50 years after landmark report on riots, Kerner Commission’s last survivor...
On Friday, March 1, 1968, the Chicago Tribune ran a huge front-page headline that said: “WHY, WHAT, WHEN OF RIOTS.” Inside the paper was a long excerpt of the findings of the National Advisory...
View Article'SNL,' with Alec Baldwin as Trump, addresses gun control after Parkland...
After getting into a Twitter war with Donald Trump earlier in the week, Alec Baldwin was back on "Saturday Night Live," portraying the 45th president in the March 3rd episode. In the cold open sketch...
View ArticleJarvis Landry would make Bears better, but trade isn't the right move
General manager Ryan Pace said the wide receiver position is “where you can get better quickly through free agency or the draft,” which is good because the Bears got worse in a hurry there last...
View ArticleRoger Bannister, first to run sub 4-minute mile, dies at 88
It was a typical British afternoon in early May: wet, cool and blustery. Not exactly the ideal conditions for running four laps around a track faster than many thought humanly possible. A lanky Oxford...
View ArticleIn Syria's Ghouta, shelters are tombs for the living
There have been many goodbyes in eastern Ghouta — more than 600 in the past two weeks. That is the estimated number of civilians killed in the Syrian military's offensive to recapture the region...
View ArticleCubs starter Tyler Chatwood deals while free agent Jake Arrieta waits
While many Cubs fans are still pining for a reunion with free agent Jake Arrieta, new starter Tyler Chatwood is going about his business and looking sharp. Making his second start this spring,...
View ArticleRepeat performance: Stephanie Hart hits winner as Geneva wins 2nd straight...
Champions, coaches will tell you, have to have heart. Geneva does. The Vikings just spell it a little differently. Stephanie Hart did it again. The 5-foot-8 senior guard sank a late game-winning shot...
View ArticleThe wrong Oscars envelope wasn't the first Academy Awards fiasco - this was
The famous Oscar envelope - as in "The envelope, please" - is a complicated, costly marvel of exquisite craftsmanship and spycraft, all born of a Hollywood scandal 78 years ago. That was Feb. 29,...
View ArticleChicago's best fried foods: chicken, shrimp, fries and more
The Tribune's Food & Dining team is on the hunt for Chicago's best fried food. Why? Why not, we ask. From shatteringly crisp chicken (everyone's favorite) to crunchy, plump curlicues of shrimp,...
View ArticleGermany will finally have a government after Social Democrats clear the way...
A political impasse that kept Germany in limbo for more than five months ended Sunday as the center-left Social Democrats voted to join a government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives....
View ArticleCollege of Lake County eliminates architecture technology program
The College of Lake County is eliminating five programs resulting in the layoff of one full-time faculty member, something that is being challenged by the faculty union, officials said. The program...
View ArticleTune-Yards' Garbus spares no one at Thalia Hall
Merrill Garbus’ refusal to stay fixated on one musical idea for any extended period Saturday at a sold-out Thalia Hall appeared to parallel the impatience of modern culture. The New England native,...
View ArticleTrump says North Korea 'called up,' seeking talks with the United States
President Donald Trump said Saturday that North Korea has recently sought talks with the United States and that he "won't rule out direct talks with Kim Jong Un," the North Korean leader. "Now we're...
View ArticleFiorentina captain Davide Astori, 31, found dead before Serie A match
Fiorentina captain Davide Astori was found dead in his hotel room on Sunday at the age of 31 after a suspected cardiac arrest before an Italian league match. The defender, who has also played 14 times...
View Article'Everybody wins': Food exchanged for clothing at Aurora event
The Aurora Actionaires Club offered a lesson in sharing resources Saturday by organizing a "Give and Take" event that allowed the community to support a local food pantry in exchange for some free,...
View ArticleMichigan House to explore arming teachers, 'red flag' laws
Michigan legislators and the governor's office are roiling over two gun-control measures: arming trained teachers and removing guns from individuals with mental health symptoms. State capitols across...
View ArticleSplendid cast gives Gounod his due in muddled 'Faust' at Lyric Opera
Stage director Kevin Newbury has devised a Faustian bargain of his own for the new production of Gounod’s “Faust” that is closing Lyric Opera’s mainstage season at the Lyric Opera House. His cinematic...
View ArticleMike Tyson's former Ohio home becoming a house of worship
A church is converting an Ohio mansion once owned by former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson into a house of worship. The Warren Tribune-Chronicle reports Living Word Sanctuary Church is converting...
View ArticleAs Italy votes, Europe fears populist gains
Italians braved long lines and confusing ballots to vote Sunday in one of the most uncertain elections in years — one that could determine if the country succumbs to the populist, euroskeptic and...
View ArticleTeen kidnapped by 2 men in Park Manor, later escapes
Police are searching for two men who grabbed a teen girl off the street and threw her into their vehicle. About 5 p.m. on Saturday, a 16-year-old girl was walking in the 7000 block of South Indiana...
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