Wheeling carjacking suspect arrested in Chicago
Police have arrested a man wanted for allegedly carjacking a vehicle with a mother and two young children inside as her husband made a quick run into a drugstore Sunday in Wheeling. Leon Spektor, 38,...
View ArticleSo the unions and the giant rat don't want more Illinois jobs?
State Rep. Michael McAuliffe, R-Chicago, was out of town Wednesday morning when a neighbor called with some news. Union members were protesting outside his under-construction Northwest Side home with...
View ArticleProsecutors drop murder charges after 5 ex-Chicago cops plan to take the 5th
Cook County prosecutors moved swiftly Wednesday to drop charges against a convicted murderer after five former Chicago cops all indicated they would take the Fifth Amendment and refuse to answer...
View ArticleBears try to explain Tarik Cohen’s reduced role
Several times this week, John Fox has circled back to a play from the first drive of Sunday’s loss to the Packers. It’s a simple cause-and-effect explanation the Bears coach uses to emphasize how...
View ArticlePreckwinkle expects only 'modest changes' to her plan to cut $200 million in...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday predicted there won’t be big changes to the budget-slashing plan she presented earlier this week and said she had to propose the cuts because...
View ArticleDisguised bank teller robs branch of own bank, arrested later at work: FBI
A pink floral nightgown and black lipstick didn’t help a bank teller who was immediately recognized by former colleagues when she held up her former workplace, stealing $126,000, according to court...
View ArticleAll signs point to White Sox's Eloy Jimenez being gem of Jose Quintana trade
There was no hint of wistfulness in Jed Hoyer’s voice when discussing the subject of Eloy Jimenez during an interview session at the general managers meetings. The Cubs GM, however, did use the word...
View ArticleActivists opposing Palos Township trustee say officials failed to inform them...
A group of activists, inflamed by the controversial social media musings of a Palos Township trustee, have systematically packed monthly board meetings since July to call for the trustee's...
View ArticleGOP tax plan in trouble after Republican senator says he won't back it
The Republican effort to overhaul the tax code suffered serious setbacks Wednesday after a conservative senator unexpectedly said he opposed the Senate plan and a GOP moderate raised major concerns...
View ArticleMr. Thanksgiving Advice Man solves your turkey issues
Two things: I’ve always wanted to write an advice column and give answers such as “Shut up and grow the (bleep) up” or “Your sister probably hates you, too, that’s why she slept with your husband!”...
View ArticleCTE confirmed for 1st time in live person, according to exam of ex-NFL player
Four years ago, researchers from Evanston’s NorthShore University HealthSystem and other scientific organizations announced they had used brain scans to detect the hallmark of chronic traumatic...
View Article2 more women accuse Roy Moore of pursuing them when they were teens
Gena Richardson says she was a high school senior working in the men's department of Sears at the Gadsden Mall when a man approached her and introduced himself as Roy Moore. "He said, 'You can just...
View ArticleLauri Markkanen will remain Bulls starter when Nikola Mirotic cleared to play
Fred Hoiberg said it hasn't yet been determined whether Nikola Mirotic will travel on the Bulls' four-game trip that begins Sunday in Phoenix. What is settled is who will be the starting power forward...
View ArticleIndiana water company, park service say they weren't told about latest U.S....
Officials with the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and Indiana American Water Company said they weren't informed about a late October leak of 56.7 pounds of chromium from U.S. Steel's Midwest Plant...
View ArticleChicago-area victims among 14 filing lawsuits in Las Vegas shooting
Legal action following the mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert is picking up with lawsuits filed Wednesday on behalf of 14 concertgoers, including some who were shot or injured trying to escape and...
View ArticleNotre Dame QB Brandon Wimbush: 'We're not done yet' after loss to Miami
Notre Dame quarterback Brandon Wimbush posted a picture on Instagram in the days after the loss to Miami. In the photo, the redshirt sophomore is walking and left guard Quenton Nelson — a redshirt...
View ArticleMass murderer Charles Manson hospitalized; severity of illness unclear
Authorities confirmed Thursday that mass murderer Charles Manson is back in a Bakersfield hospital, though the severity of his condition is unclear. Kern County Sheriff’s Lt. Bill Smallwood confirms...
View ArticleChrist painting by Leonardo da Vinci sells for record $450M
A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record $450 million at auction on Wednesday, smashing previous records for artworks sold at auction or privately. The...
View ArticleInternet mocks Treasury secretary and his wife for posing with a sheet of money
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin did what just about anyone would do when presented with a newly minted sheet of American currency bearing their name and signature on Wednesday: he posed for a photo....
View ArticleState's attorney to dismiss 18 convictions tied to former Chicago police...
In what is believed to be the first mass exoneration in Cook County history, prosecutors on Thursday plan to drop all charges against 15 men who alleged they were framed by corrupt former Chicago...
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