Toys R Us liquidation sales begin soon. Here's what to know before you shop.
Update: Toys R Us anticipated its liquidation sales to begin Thursday, but the sale has been postponed, hopefully starting Friday. Toys R Us is kicking off its going-out-of-business sales soon, a week...
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View ArticleKansas State upsets Kentucky — and the real winner is Loyola
When Kentucky’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander missed a 3-pointer that allowed Kansas State to go crazy after its 61-58 upset Thursday night at Philips Arena, one thought immediately came to mind. Loyola...
View ArticleTrump 'considering' veto of spending bill, cites concerns over 'Dreamers,'...
President Donald Trump threw the massive spending bill into doubt Friday, saying he was "considering" a veto of the $1.3 trillion plan over concerns about young "Dreamer" immigrants and border wall...
View ArticleIllinois must change or die. What’s your plan, Mr. Pritzker?
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View ArticleFacebook played down ties to Analytica researcher
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View ArticleMan dead, Aurora police officer wounded in exchange of gunfire
A man was killed and an Aurora police officer was wounded in the leg in an exchange of gunfire after special operations investigators stopped a car that had just left a "known gang house" in the...
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They may have paved paradise and put up a parking lot, as Joni Mitchell once sang, but these days the lots themselves are Chicago’s real estate utopia. Years into a residential construction boom...
View Article4-star Oriole restaurant losing chef de cuisine and pastry chef
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View ArticleHostage-taker in France kills 3, is shot dead by police
An armed man took hostages in a supermarket in southern France on Friday, killing three people and injuring about a dozen others before being shot to death when French police stormed the market,...
View ArticleActor Anton Yelchin's parents settle with Fiat Chrysler after he was crushed...
The parents of Anton Yelchin, the "Star Trek" actor who died in 2016 when his SUV rolled down his driveway and trapped him against a security gate, have reached a settlement with the makers of Jeep...
View ArticleWhy Trump's choice of John Bolton should terrify you
President Donald Trump's choice of John Bolton as his new national security adviser — and his ongoing escalation of trade hostilities and reshuffling of his legal team — have all been widely...
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Cubs left-hander Jose Quintana got a hug from catcher Willson Contreras during pregame warmups Thursday night at Scottsdale Stadium. “I miss you, buddy,” Contreras told Quintana as the two joked about...
View ArticleAs a North Side historic African-American church moves on, a dance company...
For years I walked past Hermon Baptist Church on North Clark Street and wondered how it managed to hang on. In the past two decades, as Lincoln Park grew whiter and wealthier, as limestone mansions...
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In the vestibule leading to the gym at James Giles School in Norridge, volunteers on March 20 were selling baked goods and T-shirts in a fundraising effort that has taken on urgency. That Tuesday...
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View ArticleIllinois gets commitment from five-star QB recruit Isaiah Williams
Nine months before the early signing period in football, Illinois has landed the jewel of its 2019 recruiting class, getting a commitment Friday morning from a five-star quarterback with a...
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