Bears achieve mediocrity just in time to face Aaron Rodgers-less Packers
Mediocrity may not seem like much of a goal, but for the Bears it would be a welcome transformation. That’s not criticism, just an honest assessment of where things are for them. With a 3-5 record...
View ArticleA good man with a gun did what he had to do in Texas
What made former National Rifle Association instructor Stephen Willeford— a good man with a gun — rush forward, barefoot, to confront a killer? What made him do what had to be done in Sutherland...
View ArticleSenate GOP tax bill could delay corporate tax cut; other changes break...
Senate Republicans on Tuesday were considering a starkly different approach to overhauling the tax code than their House colleagues, weighing a delay in the implementation of a major corporate tax cut...
View ArticleRauner narrowly beats back union push to ban right-to-work zones
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday narrowly fended off a major loss for the second time in as many weeks when the Illinois House failed to override his veto of union-backed legislation to prevent local...
View ArticleRelocating and widening dugouts underway at Wrigley Field
Wrigley Field currently has two large cavities, but the venerable park is in the midst of its annual offseason renovations designed to provide more amenities for players and fans. The most noticeable...
View ArticleIn New Jersey, Democrat Murphy wins race to succeed GOP Gov. Chris Christie
Democrat Phil Murphy defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno on Tuesday in the New Jersey race to succeed term-limited Gov. Chris Christie, who failed as a presidential candidate and has seen his...
View ArticleBolingbrook police cite 'credible' ID of driver in fatal hit-and-run
Bolingbrook police investigating the hit-and-run death of a 35-year-old woman say they have “obtained credible information identifying the alleged driver.” The body of Tricia S. Hoyt was found shortly...
View ArticleIn Virginia, Democrat Northam wins race for governor closely watched by...
Democrat Ralph Northam was projected to win Virginia's race for governor Tuesday over Republican Ed Gillespie, as Democrats appeared headed for a big night across the board in races for lieutenant...
View Article2-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay dies in Gulf of Mexico plane crash
Roy Halladay had a passion for flying airplanes that nearly matched his love of baseball. Halladay worked tirelessly to become a dominant pitcher, winning a Cy Young Award in each league and tossing a...
View ArticleVirginia elects first openly transgender elected official
Democrat Danica Roem ousted longtime incumbent Delegate Robert Marshall, a Republican, on Tuesday, according to preliminary returns, becoming the first openly transgender elected official in Virginia...
View ArticleFormer Bull Jimmy Butler on trade: 'It was either going to be me or the Fred...
Jimmy Butler took a canoe trip for an ESPN segment called “Hang Time,” and the former Bulls guard made some waves. When Asked by host Sam Alipour asked him why the Bulls would have made him available,...
View ArticleCTA's Brown, Red, Purple Line service resumes following person with gun call
Service on the CTA's Red, Brown and Purple Lines are back to normal Tuesday night after someone reported seeing a person with a gun on a train at the Fullerton station in Lincoln Park. No one has been...
View ArticleTrump and the DMZ: The surprise that wasn't to be
It was the big surprise that was not to be. Donald Trump, America's showman president, hatched a secret plan to visit the Korean Peninsula's demilitarized zone before he ever left Washington last week...
View ArticleTexas church shooter once escaped from mental health center
The gunman who carried out the massacre at a small-town Texas church briefly escaped from a mental health center in New Mexico in 2012 and got in trouble for bringing guns onto a military base and...
View ArticleLawmaker tells of being objectified by colleague as sexual harassment bills...
Lawmakers on Tuesday quickly approved a flurry of bills aimed at curbing sexual harassment in Illinois politics amid warnings that the rushed effort alone isn’t enough to correct a decadeslong culture...
View ArticleCubs right fielder Jason Heyward wins 5th NL Gold Glove Award
Jason Heyward was recognized Tuesday night for his elite defense as the Cubs’ right fielder was named a National League Gold Glove Award recipient for the fifth time. This marks the fourth consecutive...
View ArticleNew York may be Trump's hometown, but it's de Blasio's city — and will be for...
He is the anti-Trump, a self-styled progressive who is mayor of the president’s hometown and a prominent voice in the Democratic resistance to the White House. Despite misgivings by many New Yorkers...
View ArticleOne dead, 2 wounded in Tuesday shootings on West, Southwest sides
One man died and two others were taken to a hospital following shootings on the West and Southwest sides Tuesday. The fatal shooting happened about 4:30 p.m. in the 3800 block of South Sacramento...
View ArticleSpark provided by Bobby Portis' return not enough as Bulls fall to Raptors...
Bobby Portis gave the Bulls a massive boost Tuesday. But they needed more than his fresh legs to beat the Raptors. Portis, clear of an eight-game suspension for clocking Nikola Mirotic during an Oct....
View ArticleSuspect in 3 Aurora deaths acquitted on some first-degree murder charges
After a man charged in two Aurora murder cases involving three deaths was acquitted on two of six first-degree murder charges over the 2005 beating death of Jorge Caro, Kane County State's Attorney...
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