Trump calls for unity, then touts GOP agenda in State of the Union
President Donald Trump, whose first year in office saw near-constant turmoil and division, claimed Tuesday that he has ushered in an ebullient "new American moment" and issued a summons for "the unity...
View ArticleFact check: Trump's State of the Union speech doesn't skimp on exaggerations
Boastful even within the traditional confines of a State of the Union speech, President Donald Trump inflated the impact of his tax cuts Tuesday night, declared an end to a "war" on energy that did...
View ArticleState of the Union just fine for those turning blind eyes to Trump
President Donald Trump gave a speech Tuesday night. He read effectively from a teleprompter, exaggerated his accomplishments and lied outright — as presidents often do during State of the Union...
View ArticleTrump calls North Korean leadership 'depraved' and threatening
The parents of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died days after he was released from a North Korean prison last year watched Tuesday as President Donald Trump called North Korea's...
View ArticleTrump orders U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay kept open indefinitely
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to keep the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in operation indefinitely, suggesting that he may use the facility to house new terrorism...
View ArticleDemocrats can’t see compromise while stabbing their eyes over Trump’s speech
Was it just me or did members of the American political left look as if they wanted to stab their eyes out with forks during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech? No, I don’t think it’s...
View ArticleHow the Alex Smith trade affects the Bears and the rest of NFL
The Chiefs and Redskins managed to divert attention from Super Bowl LII with the news the Chiefs are shipping quarterback Alex Smith to Washington come March 14, when the 2018 league year kicks off....
View ArticleTwo 50-story residential towers could weigh on Fulton Market infrastructure,...
In an area rich with meatpacking history that unfolded in squat brick buildings, Fulton Market district residents have apprehensions about two proposed residential towers that each could rise more...
View ArticleAnthem protests were going to cost NFL, then Fox showed up with cash
So much for the reckoning the pundits predicted. Remember? It seemed inevitable the NFL and its players were going to pay for player protests during the national anthem. “The NFL is going to see an...
View ArticleBears offensive lineman Kyle Long appears headed to 2nd surgery in Instagram...
Bears offensive lineman Kyle Long posted a photo of himself on social media Wednesday as he appeared headed into a second offseason surgery. Long used an Instagram story to share the photo of himself...
View ArticleWith FBI statement on memo, Wray could now be in Trump's crosshairs
The FBI thrust its low-key director squarely into the public eye and potentially into the crosshairs of the president Wednesday when it issued a statement declaring the bureau had "grave concerns"...
View ArticleTrain carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers hits truck in West Virginia; 1 on...
A train carrying dozens of Republican members of Congress to a strategy retreat in the countryside slammed into a garbage truck in rural Virginia on Wednesday, killing one person in the vehicle and...
View ArticleChicago cops stripped of powers as FBI probes ripoffs of drug dealers,...
Several members of a Chicago police gang team have been stripped of their police powers amid a federal criminal probe into allegations they ripped off drug dealers, law enforcement sources told the...
View ArticlePlea deals still being worked out in Kendall County Food Pantry case
Plea deals are still in the works for two men accused of stealing from the Kendall County Food Pantry in Yorkville. Former pantry treasurer Kenneth M. Spaeth and his stepfather William T. Crowley both...
View ArticleSan Francisco will wipe out thousands of marijuana convictions
San Francisco will retroactively apply California’s new marijuana legalization laws to prior convictions, expunging or reducing misdemeanor and felony convictions dating back to 1975, the district...
View ArticleIn surprise move, Paul Zipser to start for Lauri Markkanen
When Lauri Markkanen missed three games with a back problem in December, Nikola Mirotic started, averaged 25 points and 8.7 rebounds and the Bulls went 3-0. Nevertheless, in a surprise move, coach...
View ArticleMan on probation for domestic abuse charged with killing fellow gang member
A man beaten by fellow gang members in a videotaped punishment fatally shot one of them in December after complaining about being punished, prosecutors said Wednesday. Jermin Beganovic, 29, was shot...
View ArticleTwo Democrats in primary to take on Roskam stand out in cash race, thanks to...
Two candidates trying to oust Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton were emerging Wednesday as leaders in the chase for campaign cash in the crowded Democratic primary field. Though some...
View ArticleSimone Biles still waiting to hear from USOC about sexual abuse
Simone Biles met the new president of USA Gymnastics but hasn't heard from the U.S. Olympic Committee regarding the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. The four-time gold medalist at the Rio Olympics...
View ArticleHarvey cop shoots suspect who commandeered police car, flipped it and crashed...
A Harvey police officer shot a man Wednesday who subsequently hit the officer with a police vehicle he commandeered, a city spokesman said. The incident happened at 4:38 p.m. on Wednesday near 148th...
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