Through successes and mistakes, Mitch Trubisky's steadiness fuels development
This is a tale of two throws. One interception, one completion. One bad, one good. Down, then up. A football roller coaster, typical of any rookie’s season and by now familiar to Bears quarterback...
View ArticleToll of railroads' speed control delays: 150 crashes, 298 dead
Nearly 300 people have died in train crashes that could have been prevented if railroads across the U.S. implemented critical speed-control technology that federal safety investigators have been...
View ArticleMan appeals for dismissal of charges in 1980 Hammond cop killing
A man seeking to have a case stemming from the 1980 killing of a Hammond police officer dismissed claims his constitutional rights were violated when prosecutors took more than 30 years to charge him,...
View ArticleCavaliers end Bulls' 7-game win streak with 115-112 victory
The Bulls had every reason to wilt Thursday night. They were playing the second game in as many nights. They were playing the Cavaliers, who went up by 10 early in the fourth. Instead, they proved...
View ArticleLauri Markkanen kept confidence up during shooting woes
Lauri Markkanen has downplayed talk of hitting the rookie wall every time he has been questioned on the subject. On Thursday, he did it with actions, not words. Just 7-for-21 in his first two games...
View ArticleMan found shot to death in vehicle on West Side
A man was found dead with a gunshot wound and three other people, including a teenage boy attempting an armed robbery, have been wounded in Chicago shootings since Thursday morning, according to...
View ArticleNaperville dry cleaners held up Thursday; sixth armed robbery since Nov. 27
A man wearing a black ski mask or scarf around his face held up a dry cleaning business Thursday night in the 1600 block of North Route 59, the sixth armed robbery in Naperville in less than a month,...
View ArticleMan charged in DUI crash that killed two had phone open to social media, was...
A 23-year-old man was on drugs and had his phone open to a social media app when he caused a fatal crash that killed two people in Lyons in October, prosecutors said Thursday. Jordan Michalak, 23, of...
View ArticleGlenview Park Board approves $17 million referendum for March ballot
In March 2018, Glenview voters will have an opportunity to vote on a $17 million referendum question that would fund three Glenview Park District projects, including the renovation and expansion of...
View ArticleTwo Chicago-area residents sue Apple over its practice of slowing older iPhones
Two Chicago-area residents are part of a lawsuit against Apple that claims the company’s failure to explain its practice of slowing older iPhones to prevent problems with aging batteries fraudulently...
View Article2017: The year in quotes
From presidents and politicians to athletes and activists, everyone had something to say in 2017. The words of some newsmakers shocked, others soothed, but all were memorable. These are the top 20...
View ArticleAT&T hands out bonuses to 200,000 workers, pink slips to 600 others
AT&T, which is giving $1,000 bonuses to 200,000 employees in the wake of the Republican tax overhaul, is also handing out hundreds of pink slips to workers in Illinois and five other Midwest...
View ArticleU.N. imposes tough new sanctions on North Korea after missile launch
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved tough new sanctions against North Korea on Friday in response to its latest launch of a ballistic missile that Pyongyang says is capable of reaching...
View ArticleFBI: Former Marine threatened San Francisco tourist area on Christmas
The FBI said Friday that it found a martyrdom letter and several guns in the home of a former Marine who said he wanted to carry out a Christmas Day attack on San Francisco's Pier 39, a popular...
View ArticleBitcoin goes on wild ride and it may only get crazier
What's a bitcoin worth? Lately nobody knows for sure, but after a wild ride on Friday, it's worth a good deal less than it was Thursday. After losses over the last few days, the digital currency fell...
View ArticleComptroller calls for hearing on food stamp computer contract in wake of...
State Comptroller Susana Mendoza is calling for a public hearing on a proposed $67.5 million improvement to a state computer system after its rollout resulted in thousands of households temporarily...
View ArticleEx-staffer accused of stealing more than $80K from Hoffman Estates High
A former employee of a northwest suburban high school has been charged with stealing more than $80,000 from the school district. Denise Bazsali, 54, of Schaumburg, was charged in Cook County Circuit...
View ArticleBy George, only one guy really knows what's at stake in Bears-Browns game
On Christmas Eve in Chicago, where the Bears are the gift that keeps on giving us reasons to snicker, apathy threatens to leave one of every two Soldier Field seats empty for the home finale. If the...
View ArticleLawsuit claiming men were unfairly targeted as suspects in death of Fox Lake...
A federal judge is allowing a wrongful arrest lawsuit to proceed against Fox Lake and other area law enforcement agencies that investigated the death of police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, whose...
View ArticleTrump scraps national motto in bid to make presidential coin great again
For two decades, the commander in chief has doled out distinguished-looking coins as personal mementos. Now, the presidential "challenge coin" has undergone a Trumpian transformation. The presidential...
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