'The Parisian Woman' on Broadway starring Uma Thurman: A house of cards...
The name of Donald Trump is never spoken in playwright Beau Willimon’s “The Parisian Woman,” a stunningly smug, utterly incredible and wholly inept political satire of the sexual mores of the...
View ArticleTroubled Oak Lawn restaurant apparently closes
An Oak Lawn restaurant that has been plagued by violent incidents has apparently closed its doors, adhering to an agreement it had reached with village officials earlier this year.Moving crews were at...
View ArticleChief Judge Evans sues Preckwinkle to block layoffs spurred by pop tax repeal
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans on Thursday sued County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to block layoffs approved last week as part of a budget that was slashed in the wake of the pop tax...
View ArticleA stolen guitar 'derailed' a Skokie teen’s pursuit of music. 23 years later,...
When Nicole Pompa's guitars were reported stolen in a 1994 Skokie residential burglary, she lost her zeal for music but always kept her eye out for the instruments. "I hit up all the pawn shops in...
View ArticleBoys basketball notes: Brendan Coghlan helps fill scoring void for Brother Rice
Brendan Coghlan had a pretty good idea he would be expected to contribute more to the scoring column this season for Brother Rice.The senior guard made it a priority during the offseason to further...
View ArticleCubs bullpen set for change with possible departures of Hector Rondon, Justin...
After their subpar 2017 seasons, the Cubs may opt not to offer arbitration-eligible relievers Hector Rondon and Justin Grimm contracts before Friday night’s deadline because the salary increases they...
View ArticleAfter 30 years of holiday decorations, a Highland man's farewell light...
Sam Widdall describes the massive holiday display he has put up at his Highland home for more than three decades as a "labor of love." So when the holiday-spirited homeowner learned he would be...
View ArticleRolling Meadows man accused of attacking 3 women in their homes after waiting...
A man accused in three separate attacks on women in their homes at the suburban complex where he also lived was ordered Thursday to be held without bail. Miguel A. Gonzalez-Cruz, of Rolling Meadows,...
View ArticleSenate weighs scaling back tax package to win deficit hawks; vote delayed to...
Senate Republicans weighed scaling back the tax cuts in their massive package to secure crucial support as congressional analysts said Thursday the legislation would add $1 trillion to the nation's...
View ArticleJury: Mexican man not guilty in Kate Steinle killing that roiled immigration...
A jury on Thursday found a Mexican man not guilty in the killing of a woman on a San Francisco pier that touched off a national immigration debate two years ago, rejecting possible charges ranging...
View ArticleTrump tells confidants that a government shutdown might be good for him
President Donald Trump has told confidants that a government shutdown could be good for him politically and is focusing on his hard-line immigration stance as a way to win back supporters unhappy with...
View ArticleMatt Lauer apologizes, NBC looks to move on but questions linger
Even as Matt Lauer apologized for sexual misconduct and NBC prepared for life without him at the "Today" show Thursday, questions lingered about who knew about his behavior and whether women at the...
View ArticleGowdy, Benghazi panel use $150K to settle with aide fired after refusing to...
As chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., used $150,000 in taxpayer dollars to settle with a former aide who alleged he was fired in part because he was not...
View ArticleWoodstock nursing home worker fired for reporting patient’s mistreatment...
A woman who worked at a Woodstock nursing home is suing her former employer, claiming she was fired for reporting a resident’s claim of mistreatment. Juana Walsh is seeking to be reinstated in her job...
View ArticlePreparing for attack from North Korea, siren blares in Hawaii for first time...
A siren blared across Hawaii on Friday for the first time since the end of the Cold War in an effort to prepare tourists and residents for a possible nuclear attack from North Korea. The state is the...
View ArticleMedical emergency may have contributed to fatal Oak Brook crash, police say
A preliminary investigation found a medical emergency may have contributed to a crash Thursday in which an 84-year-old Glen Ellyn man was killed and three other people were hospitalized, Oak Brook...
View ArticlePolice: Woman made ricin, tested it on neighbors in Vermont retirement community
A retirement community resident made ricin and tested the deadly toxin on her neighbors by putting it on their food or in beverages over a period of weeks, investigators said. Betty Miller told an FBI...
View ArticleFormer Bears player Kurt Becker resigns as East Aurora football coach
Kurt Becker, a former Bears player who recently considered a run for Aurora mayor, has resigned as East Aurora High School football coach, district officials announced Friday. Becker had been head...
View ArticleSheriff's deputy allowed Waukegan police official to call for ride after...
The Waukegan Police Department and the Lake County Sheriff's Office are conducting internal investigations into a months-old traffic stop in which a deputy detained a Waukegan deputy police chief for...
View ArticleFlynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI about Russia contacts; Kushner ID'd as...
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and, in an ominous sign for the White House, said he...
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