Flu hits Lake County harder, sooner this season; officials insist people...
The flu is hitting Lake County, and the rest of the U.S., hard this season. While individual cases of flu are not reported in Illinois, 37 people had been sent to intensive care units for flu-related...
View ArticleTeens are daring each other to eat Tide pods. We don't need to tell you...
First, it was the "gallon challenge" and the "cinnamon challenge." Then some teenagers started playing the "bath-salt challenge." They have dared each other to pour salt in their hands and hold ice...
View ArticleLiverpool ends Manchester City's 22-match unbeaten streak with 4-3 win
Manchester City's 22-match unbeaten run in the Premier League came to a crashing halt with a 4-3 loss to Liverpool in a wild and thrilling game at Anfield on Sunday. City finally stumbled at a ground...
View Article'Trump saying something racist isn't exactly news anymore,''SNL' laments
It's the job of "Saturday Night Live" to parody the happenings of the previous week. Was that even possible Saturday night, or was parody defeated by the cumulative surreality of Oprah's political...
View ArticlePBS show connects sister of Oak Lawn geologist killed on Mount St. Helens...
Pat Ruthenberg last spoke with her brother, David A. Johnston, a week before he was killed in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. "He quite understood the danger," Ruthenberg recalled, over coffee...
View ArticleEarthquake in Peru destroys dozens of homes, kills 1 man
A powerful earthquake struck off Peru's coast early Sunday, tumbling adobe homes in small, rural towns, killing at least one person and leaving dozens injured, officials said. The earthquake...
View ArticleTrump says program to protect 'Dreamers' is 'probably dead'
President Donald Trump said Sunday that a program that protects immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children is "probably dead," casting a cloud over already tenuous negotiations just...
View ArticleBlackhawks fall to rival Red Wings 4-0
The Blackhawks’ 4-0 loss against the Red Wings on Sunday was as much about how they started — poorly — as how they didn’t finish. The Red Wings scored twice during a 2-minute, 20-second span early in...
View ArticleTuesdays in Niles — cops nab distracted drivers
Niles police Officer John Gaba has heard it all — tears, protests that it was a medical emergency and even the guy who said he was holding his wallet up to his cheek. It doesn’t matter— if Gaba sees...
View Article3 injured in Lake Villa Township fire Monday, Wauconda family displaced in...
Three adults were injured in a house fire early Monday in unincorporated Lake Villa Township and a Wauconda family escaped injury in a Saturday fire, officials said. The Lake Villa Fire Protection...
View ArticleThe closing of 63 Sam's Club stores has big implications for small business
Last week, Walmart announced that it would be closing 63 of its under-performing Sam's Club stores at various locations throughout the country. While most of the news centered around the thousands of...
View ArticleAt two of the nation’s most historic black churches, sermons reflect on...
The Rev. Raphael G. Warnock had not planned to mention the words “Donald Trump.” It was the day before the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, and Warnock was going to focus elsewhere. But after...
View ArticlePedestrian fatally struck by Metra Electric train on South Side
One person was killed when an outbound Metra Electric train struck them late Monday morning in the Kenwood neighborhood, officials said. It happened about 11:30 a.m. near the 4700 block of South Lake...
View ArticleFrom Alshon Jeffery to Patrick Omameh: Bears have ties to NFL’s final four teams
With the NFL down to the final four and conference championship games set for Sunday, here’s a look at ties to the Bears for the remaining four teams: Jaguars 53-man roster (2) • Guard Patrick Omameh...
View ArticleBurglary suspect found in Lake Forest Sunday
A Lake Forest police officer on Sunday found a suspect on Quail Drive who could be connected to numerous burglaries along the North Shore and in DuPage County, according to police. Christian Lopez,...
View ArticleU.S. judge, Indiana native who was target of Trump attack reminds that King...
U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel is no stranger to being attacked for his heritage, as he was once the focus of President Donald Trump's outrage while he presided over a civil lawsuit involving...
View ArticleHow a man's first-ever tweet, about Obama's respect, proved more popular than...
Donald Trump sent the 2,559th tweet of his presidency on Saturday. Like many before, it was combative and vague and quite popular. "So much Fake News is being reported," Trump wrote - perhaps...
View ArticleCubs Convention 'colorful' in more ways than one (looking at you, Willson...
Cubs fans got a lot of face time this year from some of the team’s biggest stars, who played up their starring roles at this year’s convention. Here’s a recap of some of the highlights. An addition to...
View ArticleDolores O'Riordan, lead singer of The Cranberries, dies at 46
Dolores O'Riordan, whose urgent, powerful voice helped make Irish rock band The Cranberries a global success in the 1990s, died suddenly on Monday at a London hotel. She was 46. The...
View ArticleCops: Gunman who opened fire at police injured
Someone shooting at police was injured in the incident Monday afternoon on the Far South Side. Police initially reported that the man had been shot when police returned gunfire, but about an hour...
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