After her brother's death, Kim Cattrall lashes out at Sarah Jessica Parker
Kim Cattrall has a message for Sarah Jessica Parker: Spare me your sympathy. Cattrall lashed out Saturday at her former "Sex and the City" co-star after Parker expressed her condolences over the death...
View ArticleFact check: Nunes makes dubious claims about Hillary Clinton colluding with...
"The truth is that they [Democrats] are covering up that Hillary Clinton colluded with the Russians to get dirt on Trump to feed it to the FBI to open up an investigation into the other campaign." -...
View ArticleNBC's editing of Olympics opening ceremony makes a long walk only longer
From the network of “This Is Us” now comes “This Is U.S.,” and NBC would do well to be careful how it tests viewers’ patience in stretching out certain storylines over the next two weeks. The...
View ArticleTurkey's offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria runs into problems:...
A Turkish offensive against Kurdish fighters has bogged down in the mountains and mud of northern Syria as troops encounter an adversary well accustomed to the terrain. The Turkish military lost its...
View ArticleDrones grounded at opening ceremony _ but not on tape delay
An army of high-flying drones expected to light up the sky at the opening ceremony of the Olympics was grounded. Viewers of NBC's tape-delayed broadcast in the United States still saw it, but it was a...
View ArticleFor the Cubs to become serious World Series contenders again, it had to be Yu
Ask Cubs fans how much longer pitcher Jon Lester has left on his contract and almost nobody will know. Even fewer will care. After Lester helped the Cubs win the World Series in 2016, it more than...
View ArticleMan, 47, shot dead outside Humboldt Park taqueria
A longtime customer of a Humboldt Park taqueria was fatally shot outside the restaurant as his wife was ordering food, according to a witness. The 47-year-old man was in his car at the Taqueria Super...
View ArticleWho's at fault in Amtrak crash? Due to secretive agreements, Amtrak will pay...
Federal investigators are still looking at how CSX railway crews routed an Amtrak train into a parked freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, last weekend. But even if CSX should bear sole...
View ArticleWayback Burgers, Kick's Chicken close; Olive Mediterranean, other restaurants...
Two Naperville restaurants — Wayback Burgers and Kick's Chicken Cafe — have shut their doors, but a new Mediterranean dining option has just come on the scene. Olive Mediterranean Palace at 1659 N....
View ArticleRound Lake High School's new approach to class time gives students more...
Round Lake High School senior Taylor Hay has a full schedule — after-school sports, evening clinical sessions for her certified nursing assistant program through the Lake County Technology Campus,...
View ArticleIsrael strikes Syria, downs Iranian drone, as F-16 crashes
In its most serious engagement in neighboring Syria since fighting there began in 2011, Israel shot down an infiltrating Iranian drone Saturday and struck Iranian targets deep in Syria before one of...
View ArticleCorey Crawford to join Blackhawks on road as goalies' return appears closer
A cape will not be part of Corey Crawford’s ensemble when he joins the Blackhawks for their morning skate Monday in Arizona. Though the injured goalie is not expected to play until Feb. 17, at the...
View ArticleTrump's GOP ditches fiscal conservatism as budget deal clips wings of deficit...
The tea party movement that shook up the Republican Party eight years ago flickered to life this week when Congress muscled through a major budget deal that prompted howls of consternation from...
View ArticleMan accused of shooting Colorado teen said victim sought hit man on...
Joseph Lopez had a chilling answer when investigators asked why he had shot a 19-year-old woman in the head around Christmas and then left her body in a rural area near Denver: she asked him to. Lopez...
View ArticleSnow cover will deepen by a few more inches
Even considering compaction, some Chicago-area locations could approach or even exceed a foot-and-a-half of snow on the ground by the time anticipated snows depart to the east Sunday afternoon. It's a...
View ArticlePatience pays off in Cubs' pursuit of Yu Darvish
It wasn’t the spring surprise Cubs President Theo Epstein pulled off two years ago with the Dexter Fowler signing. If only Yu Darvish had waited a few more days, he could’ve waltzed into spring...
View ArticleOne night after starring for Bulls, all Zach LaVine can do is sit and watch
The night after he played his finest game in a Bulls uniform, Zach LaVine played the role of cheerleader. LaVine scored 35 points in the Bulls’ stunning 114-113 victory over Tom Thibodeau’s...
View ArticleKratom praised by some as a natural pain remedy, but deaths prompt warning
Andrew Turner's years in the military left him suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, back pain and the effects of an injury that mangled his hand. "I was a broken toy," he said....
View ArticleOhio police: 2 officers killed responding to 911 call; suspect held
Two Ohio police officers responding to a 911 hang-up call were fatally shot on Saturday after entering a townhome in a Columbus suburb and a suspect was taken into custody, authorities said....
View ArticleBlackhawks GM Stan Bowman still focused on turning around disappointing season
The Blackhawks aren’t getting the job done on the ice, leading to questions about whether some jobs off it are in jeopardy. General manager Stan Bowman understands that line of thinking, but he said...
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