Employers who don't offer paid sick leave are making flu season worse,...
This winter's flu season is shaping up to be a nasty one, with flu-related hospitalization rates outpacing anything seen in recent years, according to the CDC. This year's vaccine is less effective...
View ArticleMan in custody after running onto Red Line tracks on North Side, causing...
A man was in custody after he ran onto the tracks at the CTA's Sheridan Road station, causing power to be shut down on the Red Line between Belmont and Howard for more than half an hour midday...
View ArticleFBI finished Rob Porter’s background check last year, director says. That...
The FBI director said Tuesday the bureau completed its security check on President Donald Trump’s staff secretary Rob Porter last summer, an account that casts more doubt on the White House’s version...
View ArticleObama portraits test our feelings about Obama era
Well, what did you think? What sounded to me like The Gasp Heard ’Round the World followed the grand, televised unveiling of the official portraits of former President Barack Obama and first lady...
View ArticleNew Cub Yu Darvish: 'I can't wait to get started'
The Cubs introduced their new free agent prize right-handed pitcher Yu Darvish Tuesday. “I can’t wait to get started,” Darvish said via a translator during a press conference at Sloan Park. “I’m...
View ArticleBus passenger stabbed in Chicago, suspect in custody
Authorities say one person was in custody and another was in a hospital after a person was stabbed Tuesday morning while riding on a bus through Chicago. Illinois State troopers and Chicago Police...
View ArticleMother advocates for 'common sense' gun laws to honor Carpentersville teen...
Mary Kay Mace plans to be among those gathering Wednesday outside Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University, where wreaths will be placed on memorial stones in a reflection garden and bells will ring...
View ArticleEvanston high school grad, shooting victim remembered for 'sense of pride and...
The man who was fatally shot last week in Evanston is being remembered for the accolades he garnered as an Evanston public school student – including "Student of the Month" and student ambassador at...
View Article'Was I the last to know?': Michelle Obama dress designer 'flipped out' when...
Designer Michelle Smith was standing in the middle of a jean shop in the Marais neighborhood of Paris when her publicist called to tell her that Michelle Obama's official portrait had been unveiled at...
View ArticleCombative cross-examination focuses largely on accused sex trafficker's...
Benjamin Biancofiori was near the end of a combative cross-examination in his sex trafficking trial Tuesday when a federal prosecutor asked what happened when the prostitutes who worked for him...
View ArticleNotre Dame president rips NCAA's denial of appeal to restore 21 football wins
Notre Dame’s president released a scathing criticism Tuesday of the NCAA’s denial of the school’s appeal to have 21 football victories from 2012 and 2013 restored. The Irish must vacate 12 wins from...
View ArticleIn surprise reversal, case collapses against ex-Schaumburg cop accused in...
In a stunning about-face, prosecutors have dropped all charges against a former Schaumburg police officer who was due to stand trial Tuesday after he was accused five years ago of taking part in a...
View ArticleUnflappable Lauri Markkanen doesn't believe in the rookie wall
Fatherhood is “awesome.” Posting up on the block is “comfortable” for him. And he doesn’t believe in the rookie wall. Yes, nothing seems to faze Lauri Markkanen, whose unflappability is as apparent as...
View ArticleSpeaker Madigan takes heat over handling of sexual harassment complaint...
Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday found himself at the center of the political fallout over the handling of sexual harassment allegations by a campaign worker and his termination of...
View ArticleHigh-ranking Chicago cop shot at Thompson Center in Loop
A high-ranking Chicago police officer was shot in the Loop Tuesday afternoon while assisting a tactical team responding to a robbery, authorities said. The shooting happened a little before 2 p.m....
View ArticleState prepares to spend $75 million to expand college-admissions-related...
In a groundbreaking move 17 years ago, the state paid for all public high school juniors to take a college entrance exam at school, a way to give 11th-graders of all backgrounds a shot at college. The...
View ArticleJoe Rogan on CM Punk versus Floyd Mayweather: 'Dude, that's the fight'
CM Punk versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. -- the very notion sounds preposterous. Until it starts making sense. Punk, a former WWE wrestler (born Phil Brooks in Chicago), got his hat handed to him in his...
View ArticleI knew Paul Bauer, and he was as wonderful as people are saying
I knew Paul Bauer as Grace’s dad. Grace is 13, a year older than my daughter. They became pals when they were 4 and 5. Her parents and I had mutual friends and we kept winding up at the same birthday...
View ArticleCmdr. Bauer was never late, so aldermen knew something was up
It wasn’t like Paul Bauer to keep people waiting. So when the Chicago police commander didn’t show up at the scheduled time for a City Hall meeting to discuss ways to respond to crime at Northwestern...
View ArticleSuspect in police killing wore body armor, but authorities say that's not...
The 44-year-old convicted felon charged with fatally shooting Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer was wearing a long jacket that concealed a bulletproof vest, according to police. In Illinois and at least...
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