'If we keep coming together like this we will be unstoppable': Thousands of...
Thousands of students across the Chicago area walked out of schools Wednesday wearing orange, carrying signs and chanting “Enough!” — adding their voices to a chorus of young people across the country...
View ArticleHinsdale, Lyons and York students join national walkout
Students at York, Hinsdale Central and Lyons Township high schools took part in the national school walkout Wednesday, some with the permission of administrators and some in defiance. At Lyons...
View ArticleChicago girl’s drowning in west suburban hotel pool called ‘tragic accident’
An autopsy was scheduled Wednesday for an 11-year-old Chicago girl who died after being found in a pool at a hotel and resort in Westmont, but investigators said there did not appear to be anything...
View ArticleHours after Nobel-winning professor, wife reported missing in Indiana, her...
Authorities in northern Illinois are investigating the death of the wife of a Nobel Prize winning chemistry professor whose body was found at a landfill hours after the couple were reported missing in...
View ArticleCaterpillar unit Progress Rail mulls plant closure that would mean loss of...
Progress Rail, a rail car maker owned by Caterpillar, said Wednesday it is considering the closure of its engine manufacturing center near La Grange, which could mean the loss of 600 jobs. The company...
View ArticleHow's this for a season? Chicago Shakespeare announces 'Inspector Calls' and...
Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s 2018-19 season features a whopping 14 productions — which will include the North American premiere of Jessica Swale’s “Nell Gwynn,” a hit comedy from London’s West End; a...
View ArticleTheranos founder Elizabeth Holmes charged with elaborate, yearslong fraud by SEC
Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford University dropout once billed as the "next Steve Jobs" has forfeited control of Theranos, the blood testing startup she founded, and will pay $500,000 to settle charges...
View ArticleDollars and sense: Contract details for the newest Bears
Here is a dollars-and-sense breakdown of the contracts for players the Bears signed in 2018. Check back as it will be updated when there are new additions. K Cody Parkey Overview: $15 million,...
View Article'No evidence' of shots fired at Northwestern graduate dorm
Police descended on a graduate dorm west of Northwestern University’s main campus in Evanston Wednesday for reports of shots fired, but authorities said they found "no evidence of a victim, scene or...
View ArticleBears free-agency tracker: Wide receiver Markus Wheaton expects the Bears to...
The Bears enter free agency hoping to sell players on the new direction that quarterback Mitch Trubisky and coach Matt Nagy represent after four consecutive double-digit-loss seasons. General manager...
View ArticleNewly released surveillance videos show deputy's response during Parkland...
Newly released surveillance videos show the actions of former school deputy Scot Peterson outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School while Nikolas Cruz was killing 17 students and staff. Peterson,...
View ArticleChicago-area toymakers, toy store owners brace for a world without 'Toys R Us...
For a retailer that is preparing to shutter all its U.S. stores, Toys R Us still has a lot of fans. There are plenty of places consumers can shop for toys — that’s part of the Wayne, N.J.-based...
View ArticleWSCR bosses talk risk-reward of re-hiring Dan McNeil, diversity, politics and...
While Dan McNeil was on the air making his third career debut on WSCR-AM 670, The Score’s management was celebrating its major free-agent acquisition. Jimmy deCastro, senior vice president and market...
View ArticleFive wrongly convicted men denied certificates of innocence because of...
Five men whose drug convictions were thrown out because of the involvement of corrupt former Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts were denied certificates of innocence Thursday because they had been given...
View ArticleFeds, district attorney launch investigation into death of puppy on United...
Federal officials are investigating United Airlines' animal transportation practices, after a 10-month-old French bulldog died Monday while he was stowed in the overhead compartment of a flight from...
View ArticleLatest plans for Lincoln Yards development on North Side include dog park,...
Sterling Bay is unveiling a more detailed look at its planned Lincoln Yards project on the North Side, where it plans to invest up to $10 billion redeveloping more than 70 acres of former industrial...
View ArticleProsecutors: Gunman asks Truman classmate: ‘Do you want it now or later’...
A teenage boy has been charged as an adult in a recent shooting in the Uptown neighborhood, Chicago police said. Bryan Santos, 17, appeared in court with his hands and feet shackled and wearing a...
View ArticleWrigley Field will be ready for April 9 home opener, says Crane Kenney
Despite the appearance of the playing surface, Wrigley Field should be ready for the Cubs’ April 9 home opener against the Pirates. “We’re in great shape for the field to be ready April 9,” said Crane...
View ArticleEthics board: Burke didn't know his City Council move could affect property...
Ald. Edward Burke has been cleared by an ethics panel that looked into whether he violated city conflict-of-interest rules when he sidelined an effort to increase the property taxes paid by the owners...
View ArticleCubs release reliever Justin Grimm
The Cubs opened the door for another reliever to make the opening-day roster Thursday by releasing Justin Grimm. Grimm, 29, was tagged for two home runs and had a 9.00 ERA with six hits and four walks...
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