Lauri Markkanen shines, but Bulls falter against Suns in 113-105 loss
As he prepared to leave Finland to play college basketball, Lauri Markkanen visited North Carolina and Utah but chose Arizona because of the connection he felt with the program's teammates and...
View ArticleMusicians unite at AMAs in wake of tumultuous year
The 2017 American Music Awards marked a night of unison, positive vibes and American pride as musicians spoke about coming together in a year dominated by natural disasters, violence and divisive...
View ArticleCharles Manson, wild-eyed cult leader whose slayings horrified the nation,...
Charles Manson, who masterminded a string of bizarre murders in Los Angeles in 1969 that both horrified and fascinated the nation and signified to many the symbolic end of the 1960s and the idealism...
View Article5 thoughts recapping Season 8, Episode 5 of 'The Walking Dead'
At long last, perspective. For most of this season of “The Walking Dead,” we’ve been embroiled in the All Out War. Bullets here, armor there, bodies on the ground, plans in the air. But what’s been...
View ArticleMcDonald’s plans to tear down Des Plaines museum next month
The McDonald’s museum in Des Plaines, a replica of Ray Kroc’s first restaurant, is slated to be torn down next month, the world’s largest burger chain said Monday. Kroc, considered by the company to...
View ArticleNaperville Christkindlmarket offers more food options in 2nd year
While tables complete with turkey, potatoes and cranberries get the stage through Thursday, the holiday spotlight turns to Naper Settlement Friday when the Naperville Christkindlmarket, promising to...
View ArticleCBS suspends Charlie Rose after 8 women accuse TV host of sexual harassment
Eight women have told The Washington Post that longtime television host Charlie Rose made unwanted sexual advances toward them, including lewd phone calls, walking around naked in their presence, or...
View ArticleTrump golf course reimbursed President Trump's charity amid ongoing...
One of President Donald Trump's golf courses paid back more than $158,000 to Trump's charitable foundation this year, reimbursing the charity for money that had been used to settle a lawsuit against...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty to sending pipe bomb that exploded at East Chicago post...
The mayor of Hammond joined a group of about a dozen people at a federal hearing Monday for a Munster man accused of sending a pipe bomb that exploded at an East Chicago post office. "I want to look...
View ArticleChicago cop given 5 years in prison for shooting at car, wounding two teens
The first time Chicago police Officer Marco Proano shot someone, he was given a department commendation. Less than a year later, when Proano fatally shot a teen outside an overcrowded dance party, he...
View ArticleTwo Chicago men freed from prison after DNA tests prompt retrials
Nevest Coleman’s family waited eagerly Monday outside a state prison in western Illinois as the final hours of Coleman’s 23 years behind bars slowly evaporated. When Coleman finally emerged from Hill...
View ArticleFamily files suit over 'vicious' attack at Six Flags Great America
A Batavia family has sued Six Flags Great America after they were “viciously attacked” by a group of youths at the Gurnee amusement park during Fright Fest in September. The suit asserts that the...
View ArticlePreckwinkle agrees to fewer Cook County job cuts; hundreds of layoffs still...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle agreed Monday to scale back some of the hundreds of layoffs she proposed, a change that was being negotiated just a day before the vote on her $5.2 billion...
View ArticleSports memorabilia dealer jailed for continuing fraud after guilty plea
A federal judge ordered Arkansas collector John Rogers jailed Monday after prosecutors in Chicago accused him of running a new scheme to sell phony sports memorabilia while on bond awaiting sentencing...
View ArticleGrading the Bears: Mitch Trubisky shows growth in loss to Lions despite some...
The maturation of Mitch Trubisky is happening quickly. While the rookie didn’t deliver a victory for the Bears in Sunday’s 27-24 loss to the Lions at Soldier Field, he put his team in position to...
View ArticleHelp Squad: How and when can someone apply for a diminished value claim?
Dear Help Squad, I would like to file a diminished value claim in Illinois. My wife was involved in a car accident and it was not her fault. Could you tell me what I should do if I want to file it...
View ArticleTrump ending temporary permits for almost 60,000 Haitians who came to U.S....
The Trump administration said Monday it is ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States since a 2010 powerful...
View ArticleJustice Department suing AT&T to block $85 billion bid for Time Warner
The Justice Department sued Monday to block AT&T's $85 billion bid for entertainment conglomerate Time Warner, setting the stage for one of the biggest antitrust cases to hit Washington in...
View ArticleBulls' Zach LaVine cleared for contact after visit to surgeon who repaired...
As expected, Bulls guard Zach LaVine received clearance Monday to take full contact in practice after visiting the Los Angeles-based surgeon who repaired his torn left ACL in February. When LaVine...
View ArticleChicago-area high school football Week 14 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...
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