Property taxes, spending top concerns in DuPage Board Democratic primary
Julie Renehan of Hinsdale and Mehr Qayyum of Burr Ridge agree county spending and high property taxes are key concerns of the residents of District 3 in DuPage County. The two women, along with John...
View ArticleUnited Airlines reverses plan to roll out lottery-style employee bonus program
United Airlines on Monday reversed plans to begin awarding employee bonuses through a lottery system that angered employees. Scott Kirby, president of the Chicago-based airline, said United was...
View ArticleBracketology: Michigan is the first big winner of college basketball's...
Michigan defended its Big Ten tournament title Sunday, and it would be no surprise if coach John Beilein petitioned the league to permanently move the event to East Coast venues. Michigan has claimed...
View ArticleTwo people show up at North Side police station after shooting
Two people showed up at a North Side police station parking lot after at least one of them was shot Monday morning, according to authorities. The shooting happened about 10:50 a.m. at California...
View ArticleMan arrested for allegedly stealing Frances McDormand's Oscar: L.A. police
Los Angeles police say a man has been arrested for stealing Frances McDormand's Oscars trophy after the Academy Awards. Officer Rosario Herrera, a police spokeswoman, says 47-year-old Terry Bryant was...
View ArticleDes Plaines day care workers gave melatonin to 2-year-olds before naptime,...
Three employees of a Des Plaines day care center were charged with endangering the life or health of a child after allegedly giving 2-year-olds melatonin gummies to calm them before nap time, police...
View ArticleEquanimeous St. Brown’s odd request, Justin Jackson’s 40 and other nuggets...
The NFL scouting combine wrapped up Sunday after five days of workouts and interviews for college football’s top prospects. Here’s some of what was seen and heard from local players throughout the...
View ArticleLoyola's NCAA statement sends different message to everyone in the Illinois...
Around Chicago sports over the years, perhaps only Bears fans fixated on 1985 more than Loyola basketball followers. So when the Ramblers ended 33 years of waiting Sunday by returning to the NCAA...
View ArticleTeen arrested for making threat against Larkin High School, police say
A 15-year-old has been arrested on charges he made a threat Monday night against Larkin High School in Elgin, authorities said. The teen apparently posted an online message about "shooting up" the...
View Article'This is just cruel': Viewers tear into ABC for airing brutal 'Bachelor' footage
For once, ABC's promise of the most dramatic season finale ever for "The Bachelor" actually lived up to the hype. And it was excruciating. As the tabloids have been hinting for days, Bachelor Arie...
View ArticleWhy not play tag? Confidence in ability to re-sign Kyle Fuller could be...
The Bears are expected to take a calculated risk that they can lure Kyle Fuller back as it is believed they will not use the franchise tag on the former first-round draft pick. The deadline to use the...
View ArticleBrian Scalabrine calls the Bulls' tank job ‘brave and smart’
Brian Scalabrine has seen some things. His NBA life includes 11 seasons as a player, including a two-year stint in Chicago during which the Bulls won more than 75 percent of their regular-season...
View ArticleHere's Yu: Darvish makes his Cubs spring debut
It’s Yu Day at Cubs camp, and the clubhouse was a beehive of activity Tuesday morning as a large media contingent arrived to chronicle Yu Darvish’s debut. Darvish faces at the Dodgers, his former...
View ArticleWestern Springs boy dies after being struck by train
A 15-year-old Western Springs boy was killed Monday evening after being struck by a freight train on the BNSF tracks west of the Central Avenue pedestrian crossing. Police responded after the 7:46...
View Article'Ferris Bueller' run over by 'Blues Brothers' in top Illinois movie poll;...
That mission from God paid off: “The Blues Brothers” officially has bested “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “A League of Their Own,” “The Untouchables” and “Call Northside 777,” among others, to claim the...
View ArticlePitchfork adds The War on Drugs, Chaka Khan to summer music fest lineup
The War on Drugs and Chicago-born soul music legend Chaka Khan will join Tame Impala at the Pitchfork Music Festival this summer. The festival, which arrives July 20-22 at Union Park, was scheduled to...
View ArticleCitadel's Ken Griffin is still Illinois' richest person — and he's getting...
Ken Griffin must be getting comfortable on top. Forbes released its 32nd Annual World Billionaires List on Tuesday, and although Griffin is No. 172 on the list, he places higher than any other...
View ArticleWhere did Michael Shannon watch the Oscars? On a bar TV at the Old Town Ale...
In this image from Sunday night, the Chicago-raised actor Michael Shannon sits in the Old Town Ale House and watches the movie in which he was a star win the Academy Award for best picture. I tweeted...
View ArticleLane closures start Friday on Tri-State Tollway through Lake County
Beginning this weekend, motorists should expect lane closures on the Tri-State Tollway through northern and central Lake County for a period of several months, transportation officials have announced....
View ArticleDeerfield trustees move assault weapons ban forward, April vote likely
The village of Deerfield may follow the lead of neighboring Highland Park and ban the kind of rapid-fire weapons that were used in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a Florida high school and recent...
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