Babysitter accused of critically injuring baby before leaving her in care of...
A Hoffman Estates woman is accused of injuring an infant she was babysitting, causing permanent brain damage to the child. Delfina Bautista was looking after her neighbor’s infant daughter — as well...
View ArticleTrump hosts 'listening session' for students, parents in wake of Florida...
Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to set politics aside and protect America's school children from...
View ArticlePurists, get off the podium — Swaney’s right to dream Olympic dreams
There’s no shortage of Olympics purists who think Elizabeth Swaney’s halfpipe run at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics should have her looking for a way to crawl under the halfpipe. Representing...
View ArticleFood truck owner hopes to take fight against Chicago to Illinois Supreme Court
A cupcake food truck owner who believes Chicago’s regulations — including a rule requiring mobile vendors stay at least 200 feet away from bricks-and-mortar restaurants — are unconstitutional is...
View ArticleGraham's early ministry took hold in Chicago area, became a megaphone in Wheaton
As Americans mourned the death of the Rev. Billy Graham on Wednesday, most remembered him as a pastor with the ability to lead thousands to Jesus, take presidents under his wing and console a nation...
View ArticleAurora area students stage walkouts to honor Florida shooting victims
One week after 17 people were killed at a Florida school, high school students across the Aurora area joined others nationwide in staging walkouts. At noon Wednesday, students in Aurora, Oswego, St....
View ArticleCubs hitters say they're ready now for Dodgers' high-pitch strategy
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expressed bewilderment when he learned reliever Brandon Morrow discussed how the Cubs were dissected in the 2017 National League Championship Series. “He’s already giving...
View ArticleSyrian hospitals overwhelmed by bombing blitz outside Damascus; nearly 350 dead
Doctors in Syria's rebel-controlled suburbs of Damascus said Wednesday they were unable to keep up with the staggering number of casualties, amid a ferocious bombing campaign by government forces that...
View ArticleMcCarthy 'cover-up' accusations on Laquan McDonald case don't square with...
Potential challenger Garry McCarthy is sharpening his criticism of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, accusing City Hall of a “cover-up” in the Laquan McDonald police shooting case and a subsequent “witch hunt”...
View ArticleTwitter suspends thousands of suspected bots, angering Trump boosters
The social media service Twitter is believed to have suspended thousands of accounts for being automated bots, or for other policy violations, drawing outcry from fringe conservative media figures who...
View Article'Strong person of interest' in shooting of teen over drive-thru dispute at...
A 17-year-old boy was shot in a Batavia Steak 'n Shake drive-through Tuesday by someone apparently unhappy with how long the teen took to order his food, police said Wednesday. "The shooting appears...
View ArticleRev. Billy Graham, evangelist with worldwide following, dies at 99
Billy Graham, the evangelist whose eloquent oratory and passion for Jesus attracted a worldwide following and made him one of the most influential and best-known religious figures of his time, was...
View ArticleLoyola clinches Missouri Valley title with 75-56 win over Southern Illinois
Loyola coach Porter Moser took the floor Wednesday night wearing the gray patterned blazer that brought good luck during the team’s stunning early-season victory at Florida. And his Ramblers took the...
View ArticleTara Lipinski and Johnny Weir: 20 top looks from the Olympic fashionistas
Former Olympic figure skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir have been giving the current athletes a run for their money, at least in terms of glitz and glam. The NBC commentators have appeared on TV...
View ArticleWas Canada's Jocelyne Larocque rude for yanking off her silver medal? No,...
The silver-medal-shunning Canadian hockey player, Jocelyne Larocque, is pure. Not since Belgian cyclocross rider Sanne Cant’s “anywhere but here” podium face has there been a more elegant, eloquent...
View ArticleFew roster spots in play as Cubs begin Cactus League schedule
Cubs fans shouldn’t fret if their team struggles throughout the exhibition season, which starts Friday against the Brewers. From a historical perspective, the 1984 Cubs were 7-20 in spring training —...
View ArticleHockey fans rejoice in Olympic gold: 'There is definitely a lot of pride...
Dare to dream. Mother McAuley sophomore Abbey Murphy does. She has her sights set on playing for the USA Women's hockey team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. One of her role models, she said,...
View ArticleIllinois educators call Trump’s proposal to arm teachers ‘insanity’
Illinois teachers widely disagreed with the idea of arming educators with guns to prevent future school shootings, a strategy that President Donald Trump promoted in a series of tweets Thursday. “If a...
View ArticleStop deciding gold-medal hockey games with shootouts — it's nuts
Dear Stupid (and you know who you are, International Olympic Committee): Stop deciding gold-medal hockey games with shootouts. It’s dumber than three-on-three overtime. It’s cheap and ridiculous....
View ArticleBomb threat at Niles North deemed not credible, but investigation ongoing:...
Classes resumed Thursday at Niles North High School in Skokie, a day after a bomb threat there led officials to evacuate the building before determining the threat wasn't credible. After-school...
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