Mitch Trubisky's rising sack total highlights his developmental challenges
As Mitch Trubisky pulled back a fake handoff and peeked over his right shoulder Sunday, he saw the same thing as every fan at Soldier Field and every TV viewer at home: receiver Josh Bellamy running...
View Article2 dead 3 wounded in West, South side shootings
A drive-by shooting in the Sheridan Park neighborhood Monday night left one man dead, police said. The victim was standing with a group of people outside in the 1200 block of West Leland Avenue when...
View ArticleAfter pop tax loss, Preckwinkle headed for fight over budget cuts to sheriff,...
Rebuked on a pop tax, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Monday proposed cutting $200 million through a mix of laying off midlevel managers, holding the line on raises and requiring...
View ArticleSessions mulling special counsel to investigate GOP concerns on Clinton,...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is entertaining the idea of appointing a second special counsel to investigate a host of Republican concerns - including alleged wrongdoing by the Clinton Foundation and...
View ArticleEven without a liquor license, pedal pub might roll into Naperville
The lack of a permit for alcohol consumption on a pedal-powered pub isn't quashing a Naperville resident's efforts to bring the bar on wheels to city streets. Naperville Liquor Commissioners last week...
View ArticleChicago man charged with driving 158 mph on Indiana Toll Road misses court...
A Chicago man accused of driving his muscle car at 158 mph on the Indiana Toll Road near Gary in April missed his scheduled hearing on the case Monday in Crown Point. Christopher Garza, 30, of...
View ArticleNew York judge denies investors' request to freeze $225M for Outcome Health...
A New York state judge has denied a request from big-name investors in Outcome Health to freeze $225 million set to be distributed to two founders of the Chicago-based startup under fire for allegedly...
View ArticleJapanese star Shohei Otani is the talk of the GM meetings
The Shohei Otani Show was the talk of the general managers meetings Monday, and it figures to have staying power this winter. Otani, a standout pitcher and hitter in Japan, is hoping to do both in the...
View ArticleChicago-area high school football Week 13 rankings
The Chicago Tribune suburban sports department has teamed up with The Cube to present the rankings of the top 20 high school football teams in the Chicago area. See last week's rankings here. With...
View ArticleChampions Classic preview: Four top-seven teams to battle at United Center
Tuesday night’s Champions Classic at the United Center is a perfect reminder for college basketball fans not to wait until March to follow along. The sport’s marquee nonconference event this year...
View ArticleDonna Brazile at University of Chicago: 'I'm not Patsy the Slave!'
She’s been attacked by many of her former allies for airing dirty laundry in public, but former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile took no prisoners Monday night in Chicago,...
View ArticleJury says it's deadlocked in Sen. Bob Menendez corruption trial
The jury in the bribery trial of Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and a wealthy donor and friend told the judge it couldn't reach a verdict on Monday on any of the 18 counts against them, prompting...
View ArticleDonald Trump Jr. communicated with WikiLeaks during 2016 campaign
President Donald Trump's eldest son exchanged private messages with WikiLeaks during the presidential campaign at the same time the website was publishing hacked emails from Democratic officials,...
View ArticleSenate Republicans repudiate Roy Moore's candidacy, urge him to leave the race
Senate Republican leaders on Monday waged an urgent campaign to pressure GOP nominee Roy Moore to withdraw from the Alabama Senate race amid allegations of sexual misconduct, declaring him "unfit to...
View ArticleNew accuser says Roy Moore sexually assaulted her in car when she was a teen
A second woman emerged Monday to accuse Roy Moore of sexually assaulting her as a teenager in the late 1970s, this time in a locked car, further roiling the Alabama Republican's candidacy for an open...
View ArticleSeoul says North Koreans fired 40 shots at defector, hit him with 5
Four North Korean soldiers fired 40 rounds at a comrade fleeing into South Korea and hit him five times in the first shooting at the jointly controlled area of the heavily fortified border since 1984,...
View ArticleMan accused of fatal shooting outside Chicago Heights eatery denied bail
A Park Forest man had been released just 10 days from juvenile detention when he allegedly shot and killed Michael Overall outside a Chicago Heights eatery, prosecutors said. Bail was denied Tuesday...
View ArticleIsn't it romantic? Not when we're talking about Roy Moore
Ah, romance. The single yellow rose, the voyage-a-deux to France, a moonlit dinner on the beach. I love romance, you love romance, movies and songs would barely exist without its dreamy glow. Whatever...
View ArticleFire John Fox? It's more complicated for Bears
The hair-trigger response was predictable: John Fox has to go. Gather the villagers, light your torch and head out out to Halas Hall — the Creature must be brought to justice. Only problem is, grisly...
View ArticleNaperville library lays off 5 staffers, seeks 4.3% levy hike
The Naperville Public Library has laid off five employees and wants the city of Naperville to approve a 4.3 percent property tax levy increase to fill a $600,000 funding gap in its 2018 budget....
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