Teens charged with Chicago carjackings may be connected to larger ring
Three teenagers arrested this week in two recent carjackings may be connected to a spree of robberies this month, Chicago police said. The recent spate has added to the more than 700 carjackings that...
View ArticleBills reverse course in having Tyrod Taylor start against Chiefs
Rather than risk another meltdown with the Bills still in the midst of the playoff race, coach Sean McDermott had little choice but to reverse course at quarterback. Tyrod Taylor will start on Sunday...
View ArticleChicago comedy leader resigns, apologizes ‘if he offended anyone’
Chicago comedy figure and Sketchfest founder Brian Posen has announced he is “stepping down as Creative Director of Stage 773” after a decade at the helm of the Lakeview performance venue. Posen made...
View ArticleChicago Park District seeks to raise property taxes as part of $462 million...
The Chicago Park District is proposing a property tax increase to help pay for an expansion of recreation programs as part of its proposed $462.3 million budget, released online late Wednesday, the...
View ArticleAfter long layoff, kicker Cairo Santos says he's in good health to help Bears
Cairo Santos joined the Bears for his first official practice Wednesday at Halas Hall as the team prepares for the Eagles. Here’s what we learned as the Bears welcomed the new kicker into the fold....
View ArticleFormer USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar pleads guilty to sex charges
A former sports doctor accused of molesting at least 125 girls and young women while he worked for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple charges of sexual...
View ArticleDrug charges pending for Lake Central teacher removed from school, police say
A Lake Central High School teacher is being held at the Lake County Jail on Wednesday on pending illegal drug charges, police said. Officers were called to the school, 8855 Wicker Ave., around 11:30...
View ArticleSlowik: We may already be about halfway through Trump's presidency
It's been more than a year since the Electoral College picked popular-vote loser Donald John Trump to lead the nation. It's been 10 months since he began his presidency with an easily disprovable...
View ArticleHow will Trump's presidency impact 2018 DuPage, Kane County elections?
Political party leaders are calculating how President Donald Trump's presidency and the gridlock between Illinois' Republican governor and the Democrat-controlled legislature will influence DuPage and...
View ArticleLong-recommended changes to Park Ridge Police Station back before elected...
Changes to the Park Ridge Police Station, some recommended more than a decade ago to address safety and space needs, were back in front of the City Council this month as aldermen heard from architects...
View ArticleTrump replies 'MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!' to tweet about his attacks on...
President Donald Trump kicked off Thanksgiving Day by replying to a tweet that said his latest Twitter feud is part of a racist pattern of attacking prominent African-Americans. Trump's response,...
View ArticleGrayslake approves tax incentive to help brewery renovate 100-year-old building
A historic Grayslake building that has sat vacant for years is scheduled to get a new lease on life this spring as Light the Lamp Brewery finishes its renovations and reopens for business, about a...
View ArticleNonprofits create wreaths for auction to support Grayslake Historical Society
When artist Joan Schultz heard about Grayslake's inaugural Bows and Boughs exhibit, she wanted to create something unusual. So she fashioned a square wreath with a square diorama set inside it — and...
View ArticleLincoln-Way East, Loyola to meet for first time for Class 8A state title
As much as any big-school football programs in the state, Loyola and Lincoln-Way East are used to playing deep into November. Loyola has advanced to its fifth Class 8A championship game in seven...
View ArticleAg School students serve seniors a locally-sourced Thanksgiving dinner of...
Hundreds of seniors from the Far Southwest Side feasted on locally-sourced turkey with all the fixings Tuesday courtesy of students at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences. The...
View ArticleFire damages Wheaton train station, Metra operating normally
Metra trains are operating on their normal schedule at the Wheaton train station after a fire damaged the building Wednesday night, according to the Wheaton Fire Department. Firefighters responded at...
View ArticleEd Uhlir, architect who was key to Chicago's Millennium Park, dies at 73
Ed Uhlir, the low-key architect who played an essential, behind-the-scenes role in bringing to life the high-wattage visual spectacle of Millennium Park, Chicago's most acclaimed public space in...
View ArticleLuke Mertens leads Lake Zurich football from 'such a mess' amid hazing...
Luke Mertens said he felt a wide range of emotions when news of a hazing scandal within Lake Zurich's football program broke last November. On one hand, Mertens, who had just finished his 12th season...
View ArticleRound Lake man in critical condition after Ingleside crash
A 33-year-old Round Lake man was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a single-vehicle crash Thanksgiving morning in Ingleside, a Lake County Sheriff's Office spokesman said. The driver...
View ArticleSound heard in Argentine sub search came from explosion
An apparent explosion occurred near the time and place an Argentine submarine went missing, the country's navy reported Thursday — an ominous development that prompted relatives of the 44 crew members...
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