Man shot to death on West Side identified as Maryland man
A man found shot in East Garfield Park has been identified as a man from Maryland, according to authorities. The man shot Wednesday night in the 700 block of North Trumbull Avenue was identified as...
View ArticleWill Trump start a nuclear war with North Korea?
Given the improbable events of the past two years, it is almost impossible for anything to happen that would really surprise the American people. They could, however, wake up any morning to a horrific...
View ArticleLobbying for Amtrak stop, Lake Forest paid $192K without council approval:...
Longtime Lake Forest City Manager Bob Kiely said Thursday that in a quest to get an Amtrak stop on the city's west side, nearly $200,000 in city funds was paid to a lobbying firm without City Council...
View ArticleYear after unveiling, what’s latest on Tiger Woods’ Chicago golf project?
On a cold Thursday in December, Mike Keiser took a 240-mile trip from Chicago to central Wisconsin in search of the next great routing at his Sand Valley Golf Resort. This commitment helps explain why...
View ArticleTrump doesn't want to talk about Flynn pardon 'yet'
President Donald Trump won't say whether he is considering a pardon for former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI. On Friday, Trump told reporters, "I...
View ArticleJudge temporarily blocks new Trump rules on birth control
A federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday ordered the Trump administration not to enforce new rules that could significantly reduce women's access to free birth control. Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued...
View ArticleMaine Township's only synagogue spreads Hanukkah light with community menorahs
Maine Township's only synagogue is hoping to share the light of Hanukkah this year through a series of community menorahs. To mark the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, Chabad and F.R.E.E of Niles...
View ArticleTrump promised 'America First' would keep jobs here. But the tax plan might...
On the Friday before Thanksgiving, Kenny Johnson left the Nelson Global Products plant in Clinton, Tennessee, for the last time. Having devoted nearly 13 years to making tractor-trailer exhaust pipes,...
View ArticleWell-known suburban lawyer gets probation following DUI arrest, seizure of...
A well-known northwest suburban attorney who had dozens of firearms seized from his home by authorities following a DUI charge has been sentenced to probation and drug and alcohol treatment. Donald F....
View ArticleState rep's daughter, boyfriend given probation for attack on primary rival
A state legislator’s daughter and her boyfriend pleaded guilty Friday to reduced charges of misdemeanor battery in an attack last year on her mother’s political rival, court records show. Jessica Soto...
View ArticleAkiem Hicks hopes to end sack drought as Bears face Lions in 'Grinch' mode
The Bears hope to end a four-game losing streak in Detroit when they play the Lions at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Ford Field. They’ve lost eight of nine in the series, including a 27-24 defeat Nov. 19 at...
View Article19-year-old killed in crash involving 2 tollway trucks on I-88 near Sugar Grove
A 19-year-old Northbrook man was killed in a four-vehicle crash Friday morning on eastbound Interstate 88 in western Kane County near Sugar Grove, according to Illinois State Police. Police said the...
View ArticleChicago backtracks on suing estate of teen killed by cop; mayor apologizes to...
Abruptly reversing a controversial legal move, lawyers for the city of Chicago announced Friday they would not seek to sue the estate of a teen shot to death by a police officer. Mayor Rahm Emanuel...
View ArticleBoy, 13, and man wounded in Gresham shooting after fight at gas station
A 13-year-old boy on a CTA bus and a 28-year-old man were wounded when a man started shooting after a fight a Gresham neighborhood gas station Friday afternoon, authorities said. The two were shot...
View ArticleEx-cheerleading coach claims firing after text to student was retaliatory,...
An ex-Stagg high school cheerleading coach terminated Tuesday has filed paperwork with the Illinois Department of Human Rights, alleging retaliatory discharge and sexual discrimination, her lawyer Tom...
View ArticleSome associates think Trump will fire his lawyers if Mueller doesn't clear...
The White House and Republican lawmakers are pressing for an end to multiple investigations into the Trump campaign’s dealings with Russia, aiming to clear the president as soon as possible before the...
View ArticleTrump administration forbids CDC officials from using 7 words and phrases
Trump administration officials are forbidding officials at the nation's top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases - including "fetus" and "transgender" - in any official...
View ArticleGOP tax bill slashes rates for corporations and wealthy with smaller benefits...
After weeks of quarrels, qualms and then eleventh-hour horse-trading, Republicans revealed the details of their huge national tax rewrite late Friday — along with announcements of support that all but...
View ArticleHigh-ranking Cook County prosecutor resigns after inquiry into case referrals...
A top member of the Cook County state’s attorney’s office resigned Friday after an internal review found he had referred business to his old law firm, allowing it to charge up to $315 an hour above...
View ArticleBulls’ Markkanen out with back injury for 3rd straight game
MILWAUKEE – Lauri Markkanen was listed as a probable starter for Friday night’s game in Milwaukee. But considering he didn’t even make the trip … Coach Fred Hoiberg said there’s little concern among...
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