Man shot, killed Dolton man he met on dating app: prosecutors
A Markham man shot and killed a man during an argument this month at the victim’s Dolton home after the two men met on a popular dating app, prosecutors said Sunday. Marvis Boyd Jr., 25, is charged...
View ArticleJoe Maddon sees early signs of Cubs defense getting back to 2016 form
After the Cubs regressed on defense last season, manager Joe Maddon has noticed a refreshed approach in spring training resembling the sharpness of 2016. “On any given day, if we come out with the...
View ArticleStudents return to Florida school where 17 were killed
Students at a Florida high school where 17 of their classmates and staff members were killed returned Sunday to gather their belongings thrown down in panic during the school shooting nearly two weeks...
View ArticleAlsip man charged with killing man in Far South Side park
An Alsip man fatally shot a man who was walking in a Far South Side park with a friend Thursday afternoon, then stood over him and kicked him before walking away, prosecutors said Sunday. Keevon...
View ArticleMexicans wonder why their president even considered a trip to see Trump
What has surprised Mexicans is not that President Donald Trump "lost his temper" in a telephone conversation with his Mexican counterpart, prompting President Enrique Peña Nieto to cancel a trip to...
View ArticleNo. 2 Michigan State wraps up Big Ten title in trying season
No. 2 Michigan State arrived at Wisconsin feeling a little discombobulated with so many off-court issues swirling around the program. The Spartans are returning to East Lansing with the outright Big...
View ArticleMan shot by police on South Side
A man was shot by police Sunday evening in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, authorities said. A person was shot in a fight with police in the 4200 block of South Ashland Avenue, according to a...
View ArticleNBA agent Dan Fegan killed in Colorado crash; 5-year-old son injured
Longtime NBA agent Dan Fegan died in a car crash Sunday. He was 56. The Colorado State Patrol says Fegan was driving an SUV when he tried to merge onto a highway and was broadsided by a commuter bus...
View ArticleKevin Towers remembered for his love of baseball and people
Theo Epstein remembered when he first met Kevin Towers, as a 21-year-old intern working in the San Diego Padres public relations department. Towers was the new general manager. "I was just out of...
View ArticleFlorida lawmakers call for suspension of Broward sheriff after Parkland...
Republican state lawmakers in Florida called on Sunday for the suspension of Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, accusing him of "incompetence and neglect of duty" in the months before the Feb. 14...
View Article4 wounded in shootings on West, South sides
At least four people have been wounded in Chicago shootings since early Sunday afternoon, including a teenage boy and a man shot by police, authorities said. In the most recent shooting, a man was...
View ArticleSen. Dianne Feinstein loses backing of California Democratic Party
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein failed to win the official endorsement of the California Democratic Party as she seeks her fifth term, another sign that the party is divided over how best to battle...
View ArticleEmanuel wants state gun control approved, including new bill named for slain...
Declaring that America is in the midst of a gun violence crisis, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday urged state lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner to approve a series of gun control bills and called on the...
View Article'American Idol's' Haley Reinhart found guilty of hitting bouncer during...
Haley Reinhart intentionally struck a bouncer during the altercation, a judge ruled, saying she "really hauled off and punched him."
View ArticleModel for Gap paused to breastfeed her toddler during a shoot. The moment...
For thousands of Instagram followers, it was a powerful moment that normalized breastfeeding – a mother nursing her son. But the image, captured in a Gap advertisement for sleepwear, was just a...
View ArticleUniversity of Illinois graduate student employees go on strike
University of Illinois graduate student workers went on strike Monday after last-minute negotiations over the weekend failed to end a protracted contract dispute that has lasted nearly a year. Leaders...
View ArticleOpioid overdose drug hailed for life-saving successes in south suburbs last year
Wider access by police in the south and southwest suburbs to naloxone, which can revive someone suffering from an overdose of heroin or other opioids, resulted last year in 123 life-saving successes,...
View ArticlePreckwinkle says data don't back up Dart's concerns on release of gun...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Monday disputed Sheriff Tom Dart’s recent assertion that public safety could be compromised because hundreds more gun suspects have been released from...
View ArticleMonday's recap: Cubs 9, Mariners 9
A Victor Caratini line drive struck Mariners ace Felix Hernandez on the upper right forearm in the second inning Monday. Preliminary X-rays were negative, and Hernandez — a six-time American League...
View ArticleEmanuel starts sales pitch on ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ $8.5 billion O’Hare expansion
Mayor Rahm Emanuel broke out a string of strong adjectives on Monday as he began to sell an $8.5 billion expansion of O’Hare International Airport, calling his vision to catapult the major travel hub...
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