Thunder overwhelm undermanned Bulls 92-79
With Justin Holiday back in Chicago after the birth of his first child and Paul Zipser slumping, Fred Hoiberg changed the Bulls' starting lineup again Wednesday.He even did so twice, trying a...
View ArticleSuburban schools chief quits amid complaints of 'inappropriate or offensive'...
A suburban school superintendent is resigning after complaints of “inappropriate or offensive” conduct that some coworkers interpreted as sexual harassment, district officials said. Floyd Williams was...
View ArticleBlackhawks bounce back with 6-3 romp over Rangers
The Blackhawks have a new pregame tradition. Every time they play at home after a loss, the first song they skate to in warmups is Big Sean's "Bounce Back," which contains the hook, "Last night took...
View ArticleNorthwestern gets livelier crowd at Allstate Arena but falls to Creighton 92-88
Northwestern's previous game at Allstate Arena had the atmosphere of an empty lecture hall. And about the same number of undergrads. So forward Gavin Skelly pledged to do something about it, saying:...
View ArticleChicago, other cities could see 'record' Thanksgiving traffic delays, AAA says
The number of travelers hitting the road this Thanksgiving holiday is expected to swell to levels not seen in more than a decade, triggering what could be “record” traffic delays in some of the...
View ArticleRauner signs lawmakers' sexual harassment bills but says they should have...
A week after lawmakers tried to address complaints of sexual harassment in Illinois politics, Gov. Bruce Rauner joined skeptics who don’t think they did enough to ensure that complaints will be...
View ArticleNeighbors, friends hold Dilly Bar benefit to support ill Dairy Queen owner's...
Friends and supporters of Karen Moloney showed the Naperville Dairy Queen owner how much she has meant to them Sunday by holding an annual suicide prevention fundraiser she was too ill to put on...
View ArticleHow Illinois' delegation voted on the Republican tax plan
Lawmakers from Illinois split along party lines Thursday as a Republican-authored tax bill was approved by the U.S. House. U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, joined six other House...
View ArticleHealthy Mike Ivlow adds another dimension to St. Xavier football attack
For senior running back Mike Ivlow, the biggest challenge throughout his college career at St. Xavier has been staying healthy.Ivlow missed 10 games over his first three seasons. He was sidelined by a...
View ArticleDemocrat Jones leads Republican Moore by 8 points in Alabama, per Fox News poll
Democrat Doug Jones leads Roy Moore by 8 points among those likely to vote in Alabama's special election to the U.S. Senate next month, according to Fox News. The poll, released on Thursday afternoon,...
View ArticleNPR changes leadership as sexual harassment issues linger
National Public Radio elected new leadership on its board of directors on Thursday as the organizations deals with sex harassment issues that led to its top news executive recently being ousted.NPR...
View ArticleHis constant gunfire terrorized neighbors, but authorities could not prevent...
The screaming and gunfire coming from Kevin Neal’s blue mobile home last week was so disturbing that Jayne Barnes-Vinson called the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office to complain. “I heard a man and a...
View ArticleStudent kicked off Kansas community college basketball team in anthem flap
A Muslim student athlete who refused to observe the national anthem for religious reasons at a basketball game in Kansas has been kicked off the team following altercations with a team supporter, who...
View ArticleSenate panel: Kushner had contacts about WikiLeaks, Russian overtures he did...
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, received and forwarded emails about a "Russian backdoor overture and dinner invite" during last year's campaign that he kept from Senate Judiciary...
View ArticleWide receiver Dontrelle Inman calls Bears debut a 'building block'
Dontrelle Inman said he can sense it in a quarterback’s eyes when confidence is starting to build in a receiver, and he thought he saw that in Mitch Trubisky against the Packers on Sunday. The timing...
View ArticleLength of Jake Arrieta deal should concern Cubs more than annual cost
Put in terms Scott Boras might appreciate, the bombastic baseball agent is the neighbor’s car alarm that won’t stop blaring, the zit on baseball’s forehead making everyone stare, the pothole you can’t...
View ArticleRoy Moore attacks his female accusers as critics decry intimidation
Ever defiant, Republican Roy Moore's campaign on Thursday lashed out at the women accusing him of sexual misconduct, declaring "let the battle begin." Women's advocates decried the talk as worn...
View ArticleSouth suburban school chief suspected of looting low-income lunch program to...
Pamela Strain said she’d once dreamed of following in the footsteps of Clarence Darrow, the legendary Chicago attorney known for championing the underdog. Strain instead went into education, rising to...
View ArticleMan dead after shooting, crash on Dan Ryan, 3 others hurt
A man was killed and two women and a child were injured when a car crashed following a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway late Thursday afternoon near 59th Street, officials said. Two vehicles were...
View ArticleSen. Franken should take a long walk along the shores of frozen Lake Wobegon
Those popping sounds you hear aren’t lightbulbs breaking as they hit the frozen surface of Lake Wobegon. Instead, that sound comes from political heads exploding in the Democratic Media Complex....
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