Person injured when train hits vehicle on UP-Northwest line
One person was injured and service on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest line was delayed Monday afternoon after a commuter train struck a vehicle on Chicago's Northwest Side, officials said. The crash...
View ArticleChicago winters don't bug these insects, thanks to that natural antifreeze
A bonus of the sometimes brutal Midwest winters is the absence of creepy crawlies that take a bite out of us during the summer months. But in forest preserves that ring the city and suburbs and along...
View ArticleNew Park Ridge bike plan proposes routes, marked lanes
A series of new bicycle routes, striped bike lanes, and signs pointing bicyclists to specific designations are all part of a new bike plan presented to the Park Ridge City Council this month. The...
View ArticleWeekend violence in Chicago: 6 killed, 22 wounded
Six people were killed and 22 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend, including three people who ran onto a CTA bus after being shot and a man who was slain while riding in...
View Article2018 Winter Olympics: TV schedule and highlights
More than 90 countries will send roughly 2,900 athletes to compete in the Pyeongchang Olympics. There are 102 events — most in Olympic history — including four making their debuts: big air...
View ArticlePatience paying off for White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf
Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts made sure Rick Renteria was given a World Series ring for his one-year managerial stint on the North Side in 2014. White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is counting on Renteria...
View ArticleFormer Trump aide Richard Gates to plead guilty; agrees to testify against...
A former top aide to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign will plead guilty to fraud-related charges within days — and has made clear to prosecutors that he would testify against Paul Manafort, the...
View ArticleBlackhawks say fans ejected for racial taunts are banned from United Center
A Blackhawks official said Monday afternoon that the four people who made racial taunts directed toward Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly no longer are welcome to attend games at the United Center....
View ArticleMundelein firefighters, village officials debate staffing change
A proposed change in staffing at the Mundelein Fire Department has village administrators and the firefighters union engaged in a private debate about the move’s potential affect on public safety. The...
View ArticleFergie's NBA All-Star Game national anthem confuses, amuses
Fergie tried something different with her national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game, and not everybody was cheering. The Black Eyed Peas singer's slow, bluesy rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" on...
View ArticleDrug deal arranged on Facebook led to Evanston killing: Prosecutors
When Yakez Semark arranged through Facebook a marijuana sale in Evanston, the buyers had other things in mind, prosecutors said Monday. During a bond hearing Monday, Cook County Judge David Navarro...
View ArticleWith global emissions rising, the euphoria of the Paris Agreement is...
Barely two years ago, after weeks of intense bargaining in Paris, leaders from 195 countries announced a global agreement that once had seemed impossible. For the first time, the nations of the world...
View ArticleComfort dog from Grayslake church gives 'a moment to escape' for survivors of...
Since the day after 17 students and teachers were killed by a gunman at a Florida school, Jenni Hoffmeyer of Mundelein and her dog, Tobias, have been there offering comfort in a simple yet profound...
View ArticleMan charged with being driver in killing of Dolton gas station clerk is held...
A man accused of being one of the drivers involved in the fatal shooting of a teenage attendant at a Dolton gas station was ordered held without bail during a bond hearing Monday. Eric Brewer, 45,...
View ArticleIves, Kennedy airing new TV ads in governor's race
With a month to go before the March 20 primary, several statewide candidates are trying to ramp up their campaigns with a wave of television ads as voters start to tune in to the approaching election....
View ArticleCollege of Lake County discussion explores box office appeal of 'Black Panther'
A taste of the history behind the Black Panther superhero comic book character — and its impact on today's culture as a box office hit that shattered numerous records on its opening holiday weekend —...
View ArticleCubs manager Joe Maddon admits to sign-stealing during coaching days
Cubs manager Joe Maddon is not worried about the Big Brother component to be instituted by Major League Baseball with new telephone lines between dugouts and video rooms to be monitored to address...
View ArticleGrieving teens, raw emotions at funerals for Florida school shooting victims
Each funeral for the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High massacre is different, yet the same: the mourning relatives, teens walking in clutches wearing black, politicians paying their...
View ArticleBulls' standard of play for stretch run remains same regardless of personnel
The Bulls reconvene Tuesday for an evening practice at the Advocate Center, their roster whole and the standard the same. “I want to see us battle every time we step on the floor,” coach Fred Hoiberg...
View ArticleTom Ricketts message to Cubs clear: winning World Series is the goal
All the Cubs understood the direct message from Chairman Tom Ricketts on Monday during his annual remarks to the team before its first full-squad workout of spring training. “I won’t say a season is a...
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