After chilly forecast, Trump tweets U.S. 'could use a little bit of that good...
In the years before moving to the White House, Donald Trump used Twitter to call climate change "nonsense" peddled by "con artists" and "created by and for the Chinese." Whenever temperatures reached...
View ArticleAt least 12 dead in Bronx apartment building fire, New York mayor says
Twelve people were killed and four more were seriously injured and fighting for their lives late Thursday in a fast-moving fire at an apartment building on a frigid night in the Bronx, according to...
View ArticleUnited States should resolve to avoid war with North Korea in 2018
It's the season for New Year's resolutions. So here's a good one: Let's resolve not to have a massive war on the Korean Peninsula in 2018. Any such war could result in tens of thousands of deaths in...
View ArticleDangling icicles at Apple store not company's worst problem
Winter has struck Apple's flagship Michigan Avenue store, and the hysteria has begun. With icicles dangling from the store's ultrathin carbon fiber roof and caution signs and yellow tape cordoning off...
View ArticleWild half of ejections and injuries for Northwestern at Music City Bowl
Fans of both Northwestern and Kentucky might be looking for pitchforks at halftime after this Pac-12 officiating crew enraged both sides in the Music City Bowl. Northwestern leads 17-7, but the...
View ArticleCity tow truck driver who offered to return vehicles for cash sentenced to 9...
The 39-year-old woman had been sightseeing in downtown Chicago, and when she returned to the spot where she had parked at Columbus and Balbo drives, not far from Buckingham Fountain, her vehicle was...
View ArticleEmanuel's average income is $365,000 per year, 6 years of mayor's tax returns...
In his first six years in office, Mayor Rahm Emanuel made nearly $2.2 million, an average income of about $365,000 per year, according to newly released tax returns from the mayor. About $1.1 million...
View ArticleAurora family devastated by heroin finds hope during the holidays
Editor's note: Faces of 2017 is a series of stories looking at those in the news in the Aurora area over the last 12 months. The first Christmas without Brandon Page was a difficult one for his family...
View ArticleAmid rising flu cases, West Suburban Hospital announces visitor restrictions
Officials at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park announced they are instituting temporary visitor restrictions after seeing an increased number of flu cases in recent weeks. Among the...
View ArticleTime at Mar-a-Lago is a respite for Trump — and a headache for his staff
When President Donald Trump sat down with a reporter for a wide-ranging, 30-minute interview at his private golf club here Thursday, not a single aide or adviser was present at the table - and not a...
View ArticleNearly half of Puerto Rico clients without power three months after Hurricane...
Puerto Rico authorities said Friday that nearly half of power customers in the U.S. territory still lack electricity more than three months after Hurricane Maria, sparking outrage among islanders who...
View ArticlePolice: 'Swatting' prank call led to Wichita police shooting unarmed man
Police and the FBI are investigating whether an argument over an online game prompted a hoax call that led to a house where an officer shot and killed a Kansas man who apparently wasn't involved in...
View ArticlePlan to close 4 Englewood high schools leaves students uncertain about their...
Ask Kenneth Bowman and some fellow Robeson High School students how it feels to know their school will likely be demolished, and you’ll hear a rush of opinions about a building that lacks resources...
View ArticleGuard at downtown federal jail under investigation for smuggling phones, drugs
To anyone listening, the jailhouse phone call between an incarcerated Latin Kings leader and his sister may have seemed like mundane talk about attorney troubles. “I spoke with him today … and he...
View ArticleBernie Sanders to Republicans: Stop saying I support your tax bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., clarified his opposition to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act this week, after Republicans and Fox News cited him to argue that the largely business-focused legislation was a boon...
View ArticleAt least two dead, including shooter, in workplace gunfire in Long Beach
A workplace shooting just before 2:30 p.m. in a quiet neighborhood of Long Beach on Friday left two men dead, including the shooter, officials said. Long Beach police said they went to a law office in...
View ArticleHuddle up: Danny Trevathan, Bears defense out ‘to end season right’
There’s a game to be played Sunday before the Bears’ expected main event to ring in the New Year. Just ask the Vikings, who can clinch a playoff bye with a victory at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Bears can...
View ArticleCarjackings skyrocket in Chicago in 2017 — to highest level in at least 10 years
Carjackings in Chicago surged to their highest number in at least 10 years, statistics show, a trend that has unnerved residents and visitors alike. While much of the city’s attention was focused on...
View ArticleNikola Mirotic's contract structured to be easy to move for Bulls
If the Bulls choose to trade Nikola Mirotic, his contract is easier and more attractive to move than the common perception. It has been widely reported, including by the Tribune, that Mirotic would...
View ArticleChanging coaches won't change everything for Bears, but they must start...
On the day the Bears introduced coach John Fox in January 2015, he scoffed at a question about his age. “I’m very healthy, I’m very energetic, I stay away from mirrors,’’ Fox joked. “I have great...
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