GOP House and Senate tax leaders threaten to break Trump's promise not to...
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R) on Wednesday suggested that his upcoming tax bill could force changes to 401(k) plans and other retirement accounts, a move that would buck a...
View ArticleBears trade for Chargers receiver Dontrelle Inman
The Bears' desperate need for receivers thrust them into the trade market Wednesday, when they acquired Chargers veteran Dontrelle Inman for a conditional seventh-round draft pick. Offensive...
View ArticleNikola Mirotic visits specialist for facial fractures, would prefer to remain...
Throughout last season and a free agency that lasted all summer, Nikola Mirotic always maintained his desire to remain with the Bulls. That same stance has again been communicated by Mirotic’s camp to...
View ArticleIneligible player forces Waukegan soccer team to forfeit national title
Girls on a Lake County youth soccer club are forfeiting a national championship trophy won earlier this year after an investigation found one of the players was too old to play. The board of the...
View ArticleTrump set to make opioid announcement; victims of crisis want action not more...
President Donald Trump promised during the campaign to aggressively take on the opioid crisis, but his efforts to address the public health epidemic since taking office have been more show than...
View ArticleAldermen hit watchdog for criticism of police superintendent on crime
Last week, City Hall Inspector General Joe Ferguson called out the mayor, the police superintendent and aldermen on Chicago’s violent crime problem, taking to task everything from the lack of a...
View ArticleMan accused of killing Skokie teen in 1992 tells judge he wants to represent...
A 75-year-old man charged in the 1992 killing of a teenage boy in a north suburban forest preserve told a judge Wednesday that he wants to act as his own attorney in the case. Robert Serritella,...
View ArticleCubs pitcher Jake Arrieta's North Side home hits market for $1.8 million
The six-bedroom, 5,110-square-foot North Side home that Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta and his family rented until their lease ended a few weeks ago was listed Wednesday for $1.799 million. Built...
View ArticleFormer Evanston students file lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by retired drama...
Two former Evanston Township High School students filed lawsuits Wednesday alleging a former drama teacher sexually abused them nearly three decades ago. The lawsuits name former teacher Bruce...
View ArticleWhat the Trump dossier says — and what it doesn't
There are three reasons that the "Trump dossier" has been elevated as one of the central points of consideration in the public investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The first is...
View ArticleChicago school board approves tax hikes and borrowing amid special education...
The Chicago Board of Education on Wednesday approved a $5.6 billion budget that includes roughly $225 million in tax hikes and also authorized the sale of more than $1 billion in debt to help balance...
View ArticleMom of dying child blasts Illinois' public health director for newborn...
Natasha Spencer warned Illinois' top public health official two years ago that children would die unless the state quickly implemented screening for a deadly disease that can be treated only if caught...
View ArticlePhil Simms says Jay Cutler must be wondering, 'What have I got into?'
Phil Simms can relate to Jay Cutler’s situation. Well, sort of. Simms is one of the bright minds talking football, as well as a Super Bowl-winning quarterback who weathered the ups and downs of a long...
View ArticleLawsuit: Clark Middle School student in Hammond was sexually assaulted as...
A Clark Middle School father is suing the School City of Hammond alleging high school athletes sexually assaulted his son as part of a hazing ritual.A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Hammond...
View ArticleJulian Assange confirms Wikileaks was approached by data firm working for...
The editor of Wikileaks is confirming that the group was approached by a data firm working for President Donald Trump's campaign during the 2016 election. Julian Assange says on Twitter that Cambridge...
View ArticleTrump undercuts widow again, says he remembered slain soldier’s name 'right...
President Donald Trump on Wednesday revived the controversy over his handling of a condolence call with an Army soldier's widow, refuting Myeshia's Johnson's claim that he did not seem to remember her...
View ArticleFox Sports analysts are bullish on Ohio State vs. Penn State. Here's why.
You can analyze this monumental Penn State-Ohio State matchup in countless ways, but it really comes down to this question: Is it a mirage? Is Ohio State’s offense the one that embarrassed coach Urban...
View ArticleBus driver shortage forces changes, including fewer buses, to East Aurora's...
A shortage of bus drivers has forced East Aurora School District 131 to run fewer buses in its new transportation program and change the start times of some programs, officials said. Officials have...
View ArticleAmerican and Southwest signal rising airline prices ahead
American and Southwest airlines are expecting their average prices to move higher the rest of this year, which would mark a shift from fare wars that have cut into profits and created turbulence for...
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