Madigan’s lawyer defends how he handled harassment complaints as major case...
The attorney charged with looking into the sexual harassment complaint that rocked House Speaker Michael Madigan’s Democratic organization acknowledged she regrets she didn’t react faster after a...
View ArticleJimmy Butler leaves Wolves' game with apparent knee injury
Minnesota All-Star Jimmy Butler left the Timberwolves' game against the Houston Rockets with an apparent injury to his right knee. After grabbing a rebound late in the third quarter Friday, Butler...
View ArticleChicago Magic Lounge: Attention magic geeks and sleight-of-hand fans, your...
First you walk into the laundromat. Someone hits the spin-cyle button, a panel gives way and then you head into the room for the magic. A very nice 1930s-style, 120-seat salon. Replete with a...
View ArticleRead: House Democrats' Russia investigation rebuttal memo
The House Intelligence Committee on Saturday released a declassified, redacted version of a memorandum rebutting claims by their Republican counterparts that the FBI and Obama Justice Department...
View ArticleKeillor: Relationship with accuser simply 'romantic writing,' never physical
Garrison Keillor described several sexually suggestive emails he exchanged with a former researcher who accused him of sexual misconduct as "romantic writing" that never resulted in a physical...
View ArticleTake 5 minutes, read this and you’ll understand the whole Trump-Russia...
Don’t feel bad if you’re mystified by what’s going on with the Trump-Russia investigations. There’s a blizzard of misinformation out there. But if you read this, which will be updated as the case...
View ArticleCubs take flier on former first-round pitcher Danny Hultzen
The Cubs agreed to terms with left-hander Danny Hultzen, the second overall pick in the 2011 draft who hasn’t pitched since 2016 after undergoing his second major arm surgery. Hultzen, 28, spent last...
View ArticleSpring recap: White Sox 5, Mariners 3
The White Sox rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Mariners in Cactus League action Saturday in Peoria, Ariz. At the plate: Tyler Saladino went 2-for-3 for the Sox (1-1) while Nicky Delmonico, Welington...
View ArticleSpring recap: Cubs 6, Rangers 1
After fouling a pitch off his foot, Anthony Rizzo smacked a two-run, opposite-field home run in the fourth inning and Willson Contreras followed with a solo shot to lead the Cubs to a 6-1 victory...
View ArticleFact check: Trump inflates his record to see himself outperforming history
On the offensive about his record and the defensive about the Russia investigation, President Donald Trump sought in a week's worth of rhetoric to show that he is outdoing his predecessor, if not all...
View ArticleNRA lashes out over boycott movement after United Airlines and Delta cut ties
The National Rifle Association lashed out at corporations rushing to abandon it on Saturday, as companies from United Airlines to Best Western have cut ties with the gun lobby group under pressure...
View ArticleJudge dismisses coal tycoon's defamation lawsuit against HBO and John Oliver
A West Virginia judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by a coal magnate who was ridiculed on HBO’s late-night show “Last Week Tonight” by host John Oliver. Oliver targeted Murray Energy Chief Executive...
View ArticleTimeline: Months of warning signs before Florida school shooting
Each day since the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, more revelations emerge about agencies that were warned about Nikolas Cruz but failed to act. Most recently: the Broward Sheriff’s Office. The...
View ArticleHFPA investigating actor Brendan Fraser's groping claim
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association says it is investigating actor Brendan Fraser's claim that its former president, Philip Berk, groped him in 2003. Fraser, 49, best known for his role in "The...
View ArticleElgin fire engine ran out of water as fatal blaze burned; union president...
A fire engine ran out of water before a second engine arrived to fight a fatal fire in Elgin this year, according to documents obtained by The Courier-News. Elgin fire Chief David Schmidt said that,...
View ArticleAdmirers line streets for procession as Billy Graham's body arrives in Charlotte
Admirers took photos on their phones, fire trucks parked on freeway overpasses and police officers saluted as a motorcade carrying the body of the Rev. Billy Graham crossed the evangelist's beloved...
View ArticleNationalism and — and heckling — take spotlight at Trump-friendly CPAC
The year's largest gathering of conservative activists transformed into something else over a long weekend outside of Washington: A celebration of nationalism, American sovereignty and new limits on...
View ArticleRussian spies hacked the Olympics and tried to make it look like North Korea...
Russian military spies hacked several hundred computers used by authorities at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, according to U.S. intelligence. They did so while trying to make it appear...
View ArticleWoman found unconscious on CTA Blue Line train; parolee now charged in robbery
A 28-year-old convicted felon with a history of aggravated robberies was ordered held without bail Saturday for allegedly robbing a 26-year-old woman on a CTA train. The victim, who suffered blunt...
View ArticleJimmy Butler's knee injury eerily familiar to Timberwolves coach Tom...
In a scene all too familiar to Bulls fans, there was Tom Thibodeau Saturday night, giving an update on an MRI after his star player suffered a non-contact injury to his knee. This time, it was Jimmy...
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