3 dead, 3 wounded in shootings in Chicago, including attack near Schurz High...
Three men were shot dead and three other people were wounded in attacks in Chicago between Thursday morning and early Friday, including a 16-year-old boy grazed in the head, Chicago police...
View ArticleWhat would happen if Amazon brought 50,000 workers to your city? Ask Seattle.
Amazon.com has driven an economic boom in Seattle, bestowing more than 40,000 jobs upon a city known for Starbucks coffee and Seahawks fandom. Its growth remade a neglected industrial swath north of...
View ArticleBreeding kindness: No animal turned away at safe haven for horses in Elburn
St. Charles resident Kris Anderson doesn't regard herself as a horse whisperer, but she does admit hanging around horses has made her a more sensitive human being. "Being around them has given me more...
View ArticleMaine South placed on soft lockdown after report student might have weapon...
Maine South High School was placed on a "soft lockdown" Friday morning while police investigated "a possible weapon situation off campus," the Park Ridge Police Department said. According to a...
View ArticleKenneka Jenkins' freezer-death timeline comes into focus with audio, video,...
Surveillance video, police audio and newly released police reports provide the fullest account yet of the events leading up to Kenneka Jenkins’ death in a Rosemont hotel freezer: • Sept. 8, 11:30...
View ArticleSprint and T-Mobile merger timetable delayed, report says
The push to merge wireless rivals Sprint and T-Mobile is taking longer than expected and likely will delay news until mid-or late November, according to a published report. Bloomberg, in an online...
View ArticleFor Cubs, once may not be enough — but twice had better hurry
Regret is familiar to the Cubs, a condition nourished into a brand, only lately disrupted by success, a sweet pause but off-putting, like a whiff of cologne. Not that the Cubs will return to the...
View ArticleQuentin Tarantino on Harvey Weinstein: 'I knew enough to do more than I did'
In an interview with the New York Times, Quentin Tarantino has opened up about his knowledge surrounding the sexual harassment and abuse allegations that have come out against his close collaborator...
View ArticlePatrick Beverley shuts down Lonzo Ball, and then stirs up LaVar Ball
Before the season, Clippers center DeAndre Jordan called new teammate Patrick Beverely a pest. "And that's good," Jordan told the Los Angeles Times. Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball (and his stage dad, LaVar)...
View ArticleOak Brook part of state's bid for Amazon headquarters
Oak Brook, Schaumburg and Chicago are all backed in a state bid to land Amazon's second headquarters in the metropolitan area, Oak Brook Village President Gopal Lalmalani said Thursday. Oak Brook...
View Article16 places to eat burrata in suburban Chicago
To a cheese lover, burrata is what a candy-coated truffle is to a chocolate fan. Burrata is a package of yummy goodness – a creamy cheese (stracciatella) cloaked in a gentle shell of mozzarella. The...
View ArticleFantasy football 2017: NFL Week 7 cheat sheet
Need some quick tips to assemble your fantasy lineup for Week 7? This is the third round of bye weeks in the NFL, so we've combed the far reaches of the Internet and culled only the choicest fantasy...
View Article5 key questions facing the Cubs this offseason
The Cubs' elimination from the National League Championship Series showed there's work to be done. Here are five questions entering the offseason: 1. Where does the starting pitching come from? Not...
View ArticleBourbon County beer tasting yields new favorite for 2017: The Reserve
I have had one of the best Bourbon County beers I’ve had in years. Its name is Reserve Bourbon County Brand Stout. At a media preview Thursday night at Goose Island’s barrel warehouse, the 2017...
View ArticleSecond school forfeits football game against Hope Academy over safety concerns
For the second time this month, a high school has decided to forfeit its football game against Chicago Hope Academy over safety concerns after a game in Chicago was interrupted by gunfire in late...
View ArticleDusty Baker gone as manager of Nationals after 2 NL East titles
Dusty Baker's time as the manager of the Washington Nationals is over after two seasons, two NL East titles and zero playoff series victories. The Nationals announced Friday that they would not be...
View ArticleKenneka Jenkins' death-scene photos 'raise more questions,' family lawyer says
Lawyers for Kenneka Jenkins’ mother say police photographs of the scene of her death “raise more questions than answers.” The photographs, shown to the family Thursday, “are graphic and disturbing...
View ArticleBlackhawks allow most shots on goal in NHL - here's how they can fix it
In the first period of the Blackhawks' 2-1 overtime loss to the Oilers on Thursday, the line of Patrick Kane, Nick Schmaltz and Ryan Hartman performed a clinic on how to keep possession of the puck in...
View ArticleStudy of police body cameras in Washington finds complaints against officers...
D.C. police officers wearing body cameras reported using force about as often as colleagues who didn't have them, and citizen complaints against the two groups were about even, according to a new...
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