Ivanka Trump and Chelsea Clinton come to Malia Obama's defense over videos
Members of the First Daughter's Club sprung into action on Friday afternoon when one of their own came under attack. This week, conservative media outlets and tabloids have been circulating and...
View ArticleTinley may gauge interest in mental health center property, despite asbestos,...
Are there any companies interested in tackling the redevelopment of all or part of the environmentally challenged former Tinley Park Mental Health Center? Tinley Park trustees, while not in complete...
View ArticleSandburg High School newspaper apologizes for 'wokeness' quiz
Sandburg High School in Orland Park and the school's student newspaper issued apologies after an opinion piece on what some consider a racially charged subject in the Nov. 9 issue of the paper raised...
View ArticleTeen tried to rob woman of car keys in Pilsen, 2 others still sought: Officials
A 19-year-old Lawndale man accused of trying to steal a woman's keys as she got out of a car in Pilsen was ordered held in lieu of $25,000 bond Friday. Tabion Jones and two other people threatened the...
View ArticleCordray names lieutenant to take over consumer bureau in challenge to Trump
Richard Cordray announced that Friday would be his last day leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and named one of his lieutenants to immediately take over as acting director, setting up a...
View ArticleLake County shoppers say Black Friday is as much about the deals as the...
If you're in love, you'll do anything for your girlfriend — even get up early to go shopping on Black Friday. "Normally I get items on eBay and Etsy," said Jonathan Anderson, an Ohio resident visiting...
View ArticleAkiem Hicks hopes to return to help depleted Bears defense slow Eagles
Defensive end Akiem Hicks sneaked in a jab at a Philadelphia icon Friday as the Bears packed up at Halas Hall for Sunday's road game against the Eagles. “I don’t believe in underdogs,” Hicks said. “I...
View ArticleSmall Michigan Avenue protest is third Black Friday demonstration since...
Protesters calling for Chicago police reform marched along North Michigan Avenue sidewalks packed with post-Thanksgiving shoppers Friday, in a clash of activism and commerce that’s become something of...
View ArticleAfter NFL game missed, Dish and CBS settle to spare Bears, Alabama-Auburn
If you’re a Chicago-area Dish Network subscriber who had to forgo watching the Cowboys’ Thanksgiving loss to the Chargers or find an antenna to tune in CBS-owned WBBM-Ch. 2 via free over-the-air TV,...
View ArticleDerrick Rose takes leave from Cavaliers; source says injuries have taken...
Sitting in front of his locker last month at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland as a media contingent swarmed the lockers of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, Derrick Rose smiled. “See how it is?” the...
View ArticleEgyptian president vows mosque attack 'will not go unpunished' after at least...
In the deadliest-ever attack by Islamic extremists in Egypt, militants assaulted a crowded mosque Friday during prayers, blasting helpless worshippers with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades and...
View ArticleNaperville cops: 3 cars stolen, 9 burglarized on Thanksgiving
Three cars were stolen, nine burglarized and more than a half dozen damaged Thursday, according to the online crime map posted by the Naperville Police Department. The car thefts occurred in the 600...
View ArticleWoman found with head stuck in fence hospitalized in critical condition
A woman was in critical condition after she was found with her head stuck in a wrought-iron fence Friday afternoon, according to officials. The woman, 64, was found in the 1600 block of West...
View ArticleTrump tells Turkish president U.S. will stop arming Kurds in Syria
The Trump administration is preparing to stop supplying weapons to ethnic Kurdish fighters in Syria, the White House acknowledged Friday, a move reflecting renewed focus on furthering a political...
View ArticleMan shot to death blocks from home in Park Forest
A Park Forest man was shot and killed Thanksgiving night when someone fired at the auto he was riding in, police said. Kiante Albert, 18, of McCarthy Road in Park Forest, was pronounced dead at 8:31...
View ArticleWoman charged with mailing explosives to Obama and Texas governor
A woman accused of mailing potentially deadly homemade bombs to then-President Barack Obama and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2016 was arrested, in part, due to cat hair, a cigarette box and an...
View Article2 dead in shootings on South, West sides
Two men have been killed in shootings on the Far South and West sides since late Friday morning, according to Chicago police. The latest fatal shooting happened on the West Side in the Lawndale...
View Article'A One Time Journey' chronicles Hispanic family's roots from Mexico to Gary
On her wedding day, Feb. 11, 1918, Francesca Chavez Ornelas chronicled her holy nuptials with new husband Pablo Ornelas. She wrote in cursive in the family's leather-bound Bible."We had a very small...
View ArticleKushner’s shrinking profile: Trump's son-in-law is both near the power center...
A month ago, Jared Kushner - President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser - made a surprise trip to Riyadh to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the fellow son of a world...
View ArticleAttorney: 'No criminal liability' for Gary schools on $30K bonus for...
An Indiana State Board of Accounts audit has cited Gary Community School Corp. Superintendent Cheryl Pruitt for collecting $30,000 in bonuses without documented school board approval. The 11-page...
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