Man charged in string of downtown, South Side robberies
A South Shore man already facing multiple charges related to car thefts has been charged in a series of downtown and South Side robberies that started when a running Jeep was stolen late last month in...
View ArticleEvidence lacking in case of man accused of dressing up as wife, shooting her...
On the afternoon of the third day of Jermaine Baker's trial on charges he shot his estranged wife's new boyfriend three times in the head in Aurora in 2014, jurors finally heard opening statements...
View ArticleTrump says he's open to path to citizenship for some 'Dreamers' in...
President Donald Trump said for the first time Wednesday that he is open to a path to citizenship for some younger undocumented immigrants known as "dreamers" in an immigration deal being negotiated...
View ArticleBears go to the tape with Washington State quarterback Luke Falk
The Bears figure to have a new backup quarterback behind Mitch Trubisky this season and while conventional wisdom leads you to believe a veteran will fill the role, it’s always a good thing to do your...
View ArticleMark E. Smith, founder of post-punk band The Fall, dies at 60
Mark E. Smith, lead singer and driving force of British post-punk band The Fall, died Wednesday. He was 60. The Fall manager and Smith's partner Pam Vander — also known as Pam Van Damned — said Smith...
View ArticleLarry Nassar sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison; judge says 'I just...
The former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of the nation's top gymnasts for years under the guise of medical treatment was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison by a judge who...
View ArticleJim Thome credits Peoria roots for path to Hall of Fame
After knocking out three home runs in a game against the White Sox in the summer of 1994, Indians third baseman Jim Thome was thinking about his family and friends back home in Peoria. "They're...
View ArticleHouse Democrats write memo to counter GOP’s take on Russia probe, attacks on FBI
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have drafted a document they say will counter Republican efforts to discredit the FBI probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign. The...
View ArticleBen Simmons' triple-double powers 76ers past listless Bulls 115-101
Through a combination of injuries and rest days, Joel Embiid never had faced the Bulls until Wednesday night. But coach Fred Hoiberg knew firsthand what Embiid could do. “He whooped our ass in...
View ArticleMichigan State president resigns amid outcry over school's handling of Larry...
Michigan State University's long-serving president resigned Wednesday night in the wake of the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal, saying, "As tragedies are politicized, blame is inevitable." Lou Anna...
View ArticlePence forced to break tie over nomination of Brownback for religious freedom...
The Senate narrowly confirmed Kansas Republican Gov. Sam Brownback to a diplomatic post Wednesday, with Senate GOP leaders needing the help of Vice President Mike Pence to break a deadlock over his...
View Article6th woman alleges rape by Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons
A woman said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that Russell Simmons raped her at his Los Angeles home in 2016, joining five other women who have publicly leveled rape allegations against the music mogul....
View ArticleUS sanctions weapon is under threat but not from Bitcoin
Venezuela's announcement that it will soon launch its own virtual currency, "El Petro," with the express idea of evading U.S. financial sanctions, set alarm bells ringing in Washington about the...
View ArticleProposed law would ban tackle football for kids under 12 in Illinois
Tackle football would be banned for children younger than 12 under a proposed state law that will be unveiled in Chicago on Thursday. Citing growing worries about the long-term impact on the brain of...
View ArticleTheir school deleted an article on a teacher's firing. So these Utah teens...
The teenagers' newspaper story started with a simple question: Why had a well-liked history teacher at their high school been missing? Was there a medical issue, or something else? Conor Spahr, 18, a...
View Article1 dead, 4 wounded in separate Chicago shootings
A man was killed during a Northwest Side robbery, and four other people were wounded in city shootings on Wednesday. The fatal attack happened about 2:45 p.m. in the Cragin neighborhood in the 5000...
View Article95 heroin, opioid deaths in DuPage County in 2017 — and record 8 in Naperville
Ninety-five people — eight from Naperville — died of heroin and other opioid overdoses in DuPage County in 2017, according to the DuPage County coroner's office. While the number of deaths were...
View ArticleLake County gymnastics coach charged with sexually assaulting student at hotel
A Lake Zurich-based gymnastics coach was charged this week with sexual assault of a teenage student, Libertyville police said. An investigation found that Kendale L. Coats, 29, of the 900 block of...
View ArticleLarge fight at high school, bullying incident in Waukegan cause stir on...
A fight that broke out at Waukegan High School's Brookside campus, and an elementary school student allegedly being bullied in a separate incident, were the subject of Facebook posts Thursday. The...
View ArticleHawaii missile alert employee not cooperating in federal investigation
The Hawaii state employee who mistakenly sent an alert warning of a ballistic missile attack has refused to cooperate with federal and state investigators, officials said Thursday. Lisa Fowlkes, head...
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