Autistic man missing from Des Plaines group home, police seek public's help
Des Plaines police are seeking the public’s help in locating an autistic man who escaped from a group home early Wednesday morning and may have boarded a bus to leave the suburb. Brandon Young, 36, is...
View ArticleNorovirus outbreak puts early voting on hold at McHenry County assisted...
Early voting for the Illinois primary election has been postponed at Three Oaks Assisted Living in Cary due to an outbreak of the norovirus, McHenry County’s top health official said. “We have these...
View Article$184 million loan on Kushner-owned Loop office tower faces scrutiny
Jared Kushner’s real estate firm is facing scrutiny over the recent $184 million refinancing of its Loop office tower by a private equity fund after its founder met with Kushner at the White House....
View Article3 years after coming to U.S., Niles Township students from Mexico, Syria...
Two immigrant students – one each from Niles North and Niles West high schools – were honored recently by the school district for improved academic achievement. Joselyne Ramos-Jacobo, a junior at...
View ArticleWhy should we accept what the Blackhawks once deemed unacceptable?
Not that long ago, Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman railed about things he considered unacceptable for a championship organization — and this was last April after a 109-point season that...
View ArticleBail set at $200K for Oswego man accused of stabbing neighbor before being...
Bail was set Wednesday at $200,000 for an Oswego man charged with stabbing his neighbor until a third resident of their apartment building scared him off with an AR-15 assault-style rifle. Police said...
View ArticleU. of I. student from Naperville crowdfunding virtual reality film about...
Jewel Ifeguni has a high-tech way for people to experience the old adage of walking a mile in another's shoes before judging them: virtual reality. The University of Illinois student from Naperville...
View ArticleDavid Cromer directs 'Next to Normal' in Writers' 2018-19 season
David Cromer will take on the 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical “Next to Normal” in Writers Theatre’s 2018-19 season, the Glencoe company announced Thursday. Cromer, who recently directed the...
View ArticleA Michigan man hobbled into a Chicago hospital. His injury: a gunshot wound...
The emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital was packed with flu patients when Caleb Stevens hobbled through the doors on crutches one evening in January, his leg pulsing with pain from a...
View ArticleTrump OKs tariffs on steel, aluminum, says he'll impose them 'next week'
Determined to protect vital American industries, President Donald Trump declared Thursday that he will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, dramatically raising the possibility of a trade...
View ArticleYu Darvish scratched from debut because of illness: 'I feel good. No worries.'
Yu Darvish was scratched from his Cubs spring debut Thursday because of an illness. Darvish, who was scheduled to face the Rockies at Sloan Park, instead will throw a two-inning bullpen session. The...
View ArticlePentagon dismisses Putin's boasts about new nuclear weapons
The Pentagon on Thursday dismissed Russian President Vladimir Putin's boasts about developing a new array of nuclear weapons, saying America's missile defense is ready to protect the nation but is not...
View ArticleDistrict 64 board endorses plan to hire additional special education...
The Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 Board of Education has endorsed a plan to hire an additional elementary school special education coordinator. District 64 officials told the board that the...
View ArticleSix candidates compete in crowded 17th Representative District race
With state Rep. Laura Fine, D- Glenview, setting her political sights on moving into a state Senate seat, her 17th District seat is up for grabs in the March 20 gubernatorial primary. Fine, who has...
View ArticleChicago fills 108,000 potholes this year in 'normal' season, but one crater...
Chicago crews have filled 108,000 potholes and counting this year. Both city and state officials say this is a normal pothole season so far because it’s been a typical cold winter, compared with the...
View ArticleExtremists stage deadly attacks in Burkina Faso capital
Islamic extremists opened fire on the French Embassy and army headquarters in separate attacks in Burkina Faso's capital Friday, killing at least seven soldiers, while eight of the militants were...
View ArticleSheriff's deputies told to form perimeter instead of confronting Florida...
A sheriff's office captain told deputies to form a perimeter instead of confronting the gunman at a Florida high school where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting, according to documents obtained...
View ArticleDavid Schwimmer wants to enlighten Chicago cab passengers about sexual...
Taxi passengers in Chicago will soon get a lesson in sexual harassment from “Friends” star David Schwimmer. The Lookingglass Theater co-founder, 51, made five educational films that have been airing...
View Article2 fatally shot at Central Michigan University dorm; police search for...
Police warned the public not to a confront a 19-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting two people on Friday at a Central Michigan University residence hall, saying he is considered dangerous and...
View ArticleThe NFL's quarterback market is bursting with options for a change
Kirk Cousins or Sam Darnold? Case Keenum or Josh Rosen? It's not quite that simple, of course. Not every NFL team desperately in need of a quarterback will get to choose this offseason between a top...
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