Trump orders U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay kept open indefinitely
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to keep the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in operation indefinitely, suggesting that he may use the facility to house new terrorism...
View ArticleState of the Union comedy: Live skepticism, and Stormy Daniels, too
The State of the Union is skeptical. That, at least, was the takeaway Tuesday from late-night TV, which reacted to President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address with rare live shows and a...
View ArticleLINDA C. BLACK HOROSCOPES for 1/31/18
Today's Birthday (01/31/18). Hot professional opportunities abound, and your status rises this year. Discipline with planning saves time and money. Evolving circumstances in a collaboration this...
View ArticleMorning Spin: Silverstein now 1 petition signature short to stay on ballot
Welcome to Clout Street: Morning Spin, our weekday feature to catch you up with what's going on in government and politics from Chicago to Springfield. Subscribe here. Topspin What appeared to be a...
View ArticleA stranger's suggestion brings on DNA dilemma
Dear Amy: I have an 11-year-old son who is adopted. A total stranger approached and suggested to us that getting DNA testing would be a wonderful gift. He went on and on about what a loving gift this...
View ArticleGreystone Chicago home with elevator: $12.6M
1443 N. Astor St. in Chicago: $12,590,000 Listed on July 10, 2017 Current finishes include hand-crafted rift-sawn white Oak floors and stone materials direct from Europe. Custom cabinetry and millwork...
View ArticleOswego man charged with murder in Aurora triple shooting
Bail has been set at $5 million for an Oswego man charged with four first-degree murder counts for allegedly firing the shots that killed two men and seriously injured a third last March outside a bar...
View ArticleJuarez high school guard charged with sex assault in relationship with teen girl
A Chicago Public Schools security guard at Benito Juarez high school in the Pilsen neighborhood has been charged with criminal sexual assault after having sex for months with a 17-year-old girl he...
View ArticleHarvey officer shoots suspect who commandeered police car, flipped it and...
A Harvey police officer shot a man Wednesday who subsequently hit the officer with a police vehicle he commandeered, a city spokesman said. The incident happened at 4:38 p.m. on Wednesday near 148th...
View ArticleMichigan, Wisconsin, Ohio join battle to strengthen Asian Carp barrier near...
An interstate partnership has been established to help cover costs of operating a system proposed for a Chicago-area waterway that would help keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, Michigan...
View ArticleSuspected bomb at Merrionette Park shopping center turns out to be potato...
What police suspected was a pipe bomb instead was a potato chip can at a cigarette shop Wednesday in Merrionette Park, police said. Merrionette Park police Sgt. Jon Bruce said the device was not an...
View ArticleFoxx recalls blatant sex harassment in Cook County justice system, including...
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx says in a new book that she was sexually harassed while working as a prosecutor and accuses her predecessor, Anita Alvarez, of failing to change a culture that...
View ArticleBrandon Saad's second time around with Blackhawks nothing like the first
Brandon Saad has been here and done that, having helped the Blackhawks win two Stanley Cups. But the forward’s second spin with the Hawks after two seasons with the Blue Jackets has been, in a word,...
View ArticleAfter missing on Stephon Gilmore, maybe Bears will target Malcolm Butler
Just as the Bears made a run at Janoris Jenkins in free agency two years ago, they pushed hard to sign Stephon Gilmore a year ago. It got close enough that they thought they had their man, a veteran...
View ArticleJudge says 265 people have come forward to say they were victims of Larry Nassar
Another wave of victims confronted Larry Nassar on Wednesday, this time about sexual abuse at an elite Michigan gymnastics club where young athletes felt they had to use the disgraced doctor's...
View ArticleFBI voices 'grave concerns' as Trump's feud with Justice Department comes to...
The long-simmering feud between President Donald Trump and the Justice Department erupted into open conflict Wednesday when the FBI publicly challenged the president's expected release of a...
View ArticleFact checking the Chicago scenes in 'American Crime Story' Gianni Versace series
Chicago was the setting for most of Wednesday’s episode of "American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace.” The FX series follows Andrew Cunanan (played by Darren Criss) as he fatally...
View ArticleTrain carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers hits truck in West Virginia; 1 on...
A train carrying dozens of Republican members of Congress to a strategy retreat in the countryside slammed into a garbage truck in rural Virginia on Wednesday, killing one person in the vehicle and...
View ArticleIllinois lottery official resigns after tweeting Trump-like slur about East...
The Illinois Lottery Control Board chairman has resigned after tweeting a vulgarity to describe East St. Louis that got President Donald Trump into hot water earlier this month. Blair Garber confirmed...
View ArticleBrian Urlacher: The last great Bears middle linebacker was built for the 21st...
Brian Urlacher arrived as the Bears’ first draft choice in 2000, signaling the new millennium in ways coach Dick Jauron had trouble imagining. About 30 years earlier, Jauron played safety, the same...
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