Aldermen call for water department reforms, want better service after rate hikes
Aldermen said Friday they hope the new boss at the city water department will be able to turn the page at the long-troubled agency following revelations of racist, sexist, anti-gay and anti-Muslim...
View ArticleSaturday's matchup: Pelicans at Bulls
TV/radio: 7 p.m. Saturday, NBCSCH, WLS-AM 890. Storylines: Both teams are finishing their first back-to-back set of games. Rajon Rondo remains out, with former Bull E’Twaun Moore starting at point...
View ArticleHits from Democrats and Trump put Sessions in familiar hot seat
The nation's chief law enforcement officer found himself in a familiar spot Friday: belittled by the president, pressured to investigate political opponents and sucked back into the center of the...
View ArticleEquifax probe finds executives' $1.8M in stock sales, days after massive data...
Equifax, the credit report company hacked over the summer exposing the personal information of 145 million Americans, said a special committee has determined that none of the four executives who sold...
View ArticleBulls will follow Nikola Mirotic's lead
The Bulls return home to face the Pelicans on Saturday, which means there's an opportunity for Nikola Mirotic to have face-to-face contact with his teammates and coaches. Or not. Coach Fred Hoiberg...
View ArticleFantasy football 2017: NFL Week 9 cheat sheet
Need some quick tips to assemble your fantasy lineup for Week 9? This is another big week for byes in the NFL with six franchises off in Week 9, plus we had some trades over the past week that could...
View ArticleTrump lands in Hawaii as security and trade loom large on first Asia trip
President Donald Trump is stopping in Hawaii on the eve of his first Asia trip. Trump arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam late Thursday after a daylong flight from Washington. He departs Friday...
View ArticleOne dead in Dolton crash following police chase: officials
One person is dead and others were injured in a crash in Dolton following a police chase, authorities said. The crash, which happened Friday at the intersection of Chicago Road and Sibley Boulevard,...
View ArticleBlackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy not afraid to show some fight
The last time Connor Murphy found himself in a fistfight his father had a front-row seat. And he wasn’t necessarily rooting for his son. Fifteen seconds — and some prodding — after the Blackhawks...
View ArticleWatch: Marist vs. Mother McAuley volleyball supersectional
Watch as Marist travels to Mother McAuley for a supersectional matchup between the two volleyball powerhouses on Friday, Nov. 3. First serve scheduled for 7 p.m. Find and watch the best high school...
View ArticleBeware, Morgan Park's Ayo Dosunmu could be one and done at Illinois
I'll admit it. I was genuinely excited for Illinois men's basketball fans when Morgan Park senior Ayo Dosunmu verbally committed to the Illini during a highly anticipated press conference. Let's face...
View ArticleTrump personally pushing GOP leaders to use tax bill to undermine Obamacare
House Republicans grappled Friday with the difficulty of turning their new tax plan into law, making a change that would make the proposal's tax cuts for individuals less generous and entertaining a...
View ArticleLawsuit: Elgin mental hospital patient became 'sex slave' of worker who...
A former Elgin Mental Health Center patient alleged in a federal lawsuit this week that he was the “sex slave” of a licensed social worker who abused her position of trust during a nearly three-year...
View ArticleU.S. authorities release 10-year-old immigrant girl with cerebral palsy
U.S. authorities have released a 10-year-old immigrant girl with cerebral palsy who had been detained by border agents after surgery because she is in the U.S. without legal permission. The ACLU and...
View ArticleAdministration report finds 'no convincing alternative explanation' for...
The Trump administration released a dire scientific report Friday calling human activity the dominant driver of global warming, a conclusion at odds with White House decisions to withdraw from a key...
View ArticleNeighbors fight to save oak tree stand from Des Plaines housing development
On a wooded lot near Des Plaines, 68 oak trees, some estimated to be 200 years old, tower over the landscape. Most are destined to be cut down if a proposed housing development is built — but not if a...
View ArticleBulls blow out Magic in most complete game of season
The Bulls finish their first back-to-back set of games of the season Saturday night. They'll enter it with the momentum of their most complete effort of the young season, a 105-83 domination of the...
View ArticleReport of bank robber in Hinsdale unfounded, police say
Hinsdale police said the report of a bank robber in downtown Hinsdale Friday evening was unfounded. Hinsdale deputy police chief Erik Bernholdt said someone reported seeing a man wearing a mask and...
View ArticleTrio charged in Naperville ATM scam netting more than $25k, police say
Three men who employed a skimming device in Naperville to record ATM card and PIN numbers used to steal more than $25,000 have been arrested on criminal enterprise charges, police said. Alin Doina,...
View ArticleIllinois lawmakers to consider former prosecutor for top watchdog in wake of...
A group of state lawmakers are poised to meet late Saturday in an effort to choose a new ethics watchdog in the latest move to try to address the ongoing sexual harassment scandal at the Capitol. The...
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