Rand Paul recovering from 5 broken ribs
Sen. Rand Paul was recovering Sunday from five broken ribs after he was assaulted by a neighbor who tackled him from behind at the senator's Kentucky home, officials said. Senior adviser Doug Stafford...
View ArticleAt least 9 people in Trump's orbit had contact with Russians during campaign,...
After questions emerged about whether campaign foreign policy adviser Carter Page had ties to Russia, President Donald Trump called him a "very low-level member" of a committee and said that "I don't...
View Article1 dead, at least 5 wounded in Sunday shootings citywide
A 36-year-old man has died and five other men including a motorist on the Skyway were injured during shootings Sunday across the city. The fatal attack happened about 4:30 p.m. in the 100 block of...
View ArticleIn Japan, Trump pushes new trade deal, mourns Texas shooting
President Donald Trump began his second day in Japan by pushing for stronger, more equitable economic ties between the allies, yet his message in Asia was threatened to be overshadowed by a tragic...
View ArticleHarvick passes Truex for Texas win, both clinch NASCAR title shots
The timing was perfect for Kevin Harvick's first NASCAR Cup Series victory at Texas. So was his winning pass. Harvick went around the outside of Martin Truex Jr. for the lead on the 324th of 334 laps,...
View ArticleAMBER Alert issued after child, 8, taken in a silver Audi
An AMBER alert has been issued after an 8-year-old child was abducted Sunday night in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said. An unattended 2006 silver Audi A-6 with the...
View ArticleBypassed by storms Sunday, cool weather to set in
A cold front came through Chicago early Sunday, shunting severe storm development off to the south and east before afternoon destabilization of the atmosphere could occur. As a result, after morning...
View ArticleCatalan Five get conditional freedom in Belgium
Ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and four close separatist allies regained their freedom at the end of a tumultuous Sunday that started when they surrendered in Brussels to face possible...
View Article26 killed in church attack in Texas' deadliest mass shooting
A man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a church in a small South Texas community on Sunday, killing 26 people and wounding at least 16 others in...
View Article2 pedestrians, 67 and 49, shot in Heart of Chicago
A rolling shootout on Cermak Road in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood left two pedestrians injured Monday afternoon, according to police. The rifle shooting happened about 1:30 p.m. in the 2100 block...
View ArticleTrump strikes hard line against North Korea in Japan
President Donald Trump struck a hard line against North Korea's nuclear weapons program Monday and urged Japan to do the same as he closed out two days of talks, dinner and golf diplomacy with ally...
View ArticleThe legacy of 100 years of communism: 65 million deaths
One hundred years ago Tuesday, the Bolsheviks’ Big Lie took lethal root in Russia. Vladimir Lenin and his followers commandeered the vast empire and set in motion a breathtakingly cruel experiment in...
View ArticlePolice in Park City investigating traffic death of electrician from Barrington
While authorities investigate the traffic death of an electrician killed working on the shoulder of a road in the far north suburbs last week, his family mourns the loss of a man with a contagious...
View ArticleCardinal Cupich: Thoughts and prayers for shooting victims 'are not enough'
Offering thoughts and prayers for victims of Sunday’s mass shooting at a Texas church is “not enough,” Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said Monday as he called for a ban on assault weapons. Speaking at...
View ArticlePardoned Chicago-area man who spent decade in Indiana prison sues police
A south suburban man who become the first person in Indiana to receive a gubernatorial pardon based upon innocence filed a lawsuit Monday against the police officers he alleges railroaded him into...
View ArticleHow to help prevent the next gun massacre
Mass killings like the one at a South Texas church are acts of extreme violence that defy rational explanation and simple solution. They raise demands for specific steps to be taken to ban horrors...
View ArticleSuspect in attack on Sen. Rand Paul might face more serious charges, police say
The man accused of attacking Sen. Rand Paul on Friday may soon face more serious criminal charges because the Kentucky Republican is suffering from several rib injuries, law enforcement officials said...
View ArticleBarrington High teens drop lawsuit against district over 'KKK' photo
The families of six girls who claimed Barrington High School officials defamed them over a photo tagged “KKK” withdrew their lawsuit against the district Monday. Darcy Kriha, an attorney for the...
View ArticleVietnam veterans charity dissolved after 'egregious fraud'
The Rockford charity called VietNow National Headquarters Inc. raised more than $15 million during the past 10 years with appeals to help veterans racked by joblessness and post-traumatic stress...
View ArticleTexas gunman had threatened his mother-in-law, who attended services there,...
The massacre of more than two dozen churchgoers - the youngest of whom was just 18 months old - occurred amid an ongoing "domestic situation" involving the gunman and his relatives, some of whom had...
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