Disabato: Time to distribute grades to local high school football teams
The high school football season is over, which means it's time to unveil my annual high school football report card.There was a time when I handed out grades after the regular season.But then I said...
View ArticleFacing mounting legal vulnerabilities, Michael Flynn turned to a deal
When President Donald Trump's former national security adviser sat down with special counsel Robert Mueller's team, the veteran battlefield general was a vulnerable man. Michael Flynn faced the threat...
View ArticleBig Ten prediction — and 10 things to know about Ohio State and Wisconsin.
Ten things to know about a Big Ten title game that features two top-10 teams: 1. J.T. Barrett really wants to play. Ohio State’s fifth-year quarterback got his right knee ’scoped Sunday. Buckeyes...
View ArticleAt 110 years old, Arlington Heights woman joins world's elite club of...
Sipping a glass of cabernet sauvignon from a straw and wearing a sparkly necklace borrowed from her best friend, Arlington Heights resident Lois Arbanas celebrated her 110th birthday Friday as an...
View ArticleAs Republican tax bill evolved, benefits for corporations and the wealthy grew
When Senate Republicans introduced their tax bill in the middle of last month, they faced competing interests: Some senators thought it wasn't generous enough for working families. Others thought it...
View ArticleMitch Trubisky may have can-do spirit, but it seems he can't do it
No two words are as incompatible as “Bears highlights.” The phrase joins the dysfunctional family of such modern oxymorons as “rap music” and “alternative fact.” More to the point of this column,...
View ArticleSanctuary city politics killed Kate Steinle
The photograph is of a lovely young woman, with a warm smile on her face, a woman who loved and was loved in turn. Her name was Kate Steinle. The last words she said to her father before she died were...
View ArticleSan Francisco defends sanctuary status as backlash mounts over acquittal in...
The attacks on San Francisco and other cities with similar immigration policies began moments after a jury acquitted a Mexican man of killing a woman on a popular pier, some calling for a boycott of...
View ArticleBlackhawks place Corey Crawford on injured reserve, out at least 7 days
December has been the cruelest month for Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford. The Blackhawks goalie was placed on injured reserve Friday, the third time in four years he has landed there around this...
View ArticleOff-duty officer shoots at man who tried to rob him in Beverly: Cops
Chicago police were searching for a would-be robber after an off-duty officer fired shots following the robbery attempt in the Beverly neighborhood Friday evening. Officers were called to the 10100...
View ArticleChicago Public Schools closing and consolidation plan would affect thousands...
Chicago Public Schools on Friday moved ahead with school closing and merger proposals that would affect thousands of kids next school year. Under a previously announced plan, four South Side schools...
View ArticleCubs drop Hector Rondon; Joe Maddon sees Shohei Ohtani as 'wave of future'
As the Cubs entered the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes Friday, they parted with one of their best investments — reliever Hector Rondon. The Cubs elected not to tender a contract to Rondon, 29, who was...
View Article2 seriously wounded men among 4 shot on South, West sides
Two seriously wounded men where among four people who have been shot sine Friday morning on the South and West sides. The latest shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. on the West Side in the 3600 block...
View ArticleRepublicans near Senate approval of tax bill after flurry of final deals
Republicans used a burst of eleventh-hour horse-trading Friday to edge a $1.4 trillion tax bill to the brink of Senate passage, as a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph took a giant...
View ArticleStand back for Isaac Stanback as H-F rolls past Lincoln-Way Central
Junior Isaac Stanback isn't quietly entering the mix at Homewood-Flossmoor.The 6-foot-4 guard had three thunderous slam dunks Friday night. And when push came to shove, he was a real mayhem maker...
View ArticleDCCC calls for Nevada Rep. Kihuen to resign amid harassment allegations
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is calling on a freshman House lawmaker considered a rising star in the party to resign his seat after allegations surfaced that he sexually harassed...
View ArticleThis Hobart farm is a sanctuary for unwanted animals
Every animal at Erin's Farm in Hobart comes with a story. Some are tear-jerkers. Others are uplifting. All have a happy ending, thanks to Erin Yanz, a former city girl with a love for animals. Yanz...
View ArticleCalumet City man killed in Crete Township crash
A 31-year-old Calumet City man was killed early Friday morning in a car crash in Crete Township, the Will County coroner's office reported. William Bass III was pronounced dead at 12:10 a.m., Friday...
View ArticleStarving, injured baby with no name was kept in storage bin: Cops
Police say an infant girl brought to a southern Illinois hospital by her father was malnourished, had multiple broken bones and a deep cut on her leg -- and had no name. The Belleville News-Democrat...
View ArticleJudge orders Wyoming officers to return $92,000 seized from Wisconsin musician
A Wyoming judge ordered the state Friday to return nearly $92,000 seized from a musician during a traffic stop that resulted in no criminal charges or even an arrest, according to the man's attorney....
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