Chicago to set out remembrance books for public as services set for slain...
With funeral services set for Friday and Saturday for slain Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer, the city is making sympathy books available for the public to leave their remembrances. The books will be...
View ArticleLINDA C. BLACK HOROSCOPES for 2/15/18
Today's Birthday (02/15/18). Your professional talents earn profit and respect this year. Advance planning pays fine dividends. Confidence fuels your performance this spring. A powerful surge...
View ArticleIs Bode Miller sorry for blaming a female skier's decline on marriage — or...
And you thought the worst thing about Bode Miller’s NBC Olympics skiing analysis was his dull, flat delivery and too-technical insights? Miller livened things up Wednesday, agreeing with colleague Dan...
View Article'Antsy' Brian Duensing happy to return to Cubs after waiting for new deal
Brian Duensing admitted he got “a little antsy” before agreeing on a two-year, $7 million contract with the Cubs three weeks ago. “We just had our fourth kid in November, so it’s a good thing I’m...
View ArticleMan carries baby from burning home: 'He looked exhausted and scared'
Through a shroud of smoke, Glenda Rodriguez saw a man sprint out the front door of a burning home on the South Side late Wednesday. He clutched a small baby and frantically performed CPR until a...
View ArticleNext on Fulton Market menu: Offices, and lots of them
The latest wave of office construction transforming Chicago'’s once-gritty Fulton Market district is likely to move closer to reality Thursday as proposals for four big office buildings are considered...
View ArticleHow a transgender woman breast-fed her baby
She told doctors that she wanted to breast-feed her baby. She explained that her partner was pregnant but was not planning to breast-feed when the child was born, so she wanted to take it on herself....
View ArticleForeign Ministry says 5 Russians likely killed by U.S. strike in Syria
After a week of swirling controversy, Russia acknowledged on Thursday that five of its citizens may have been killed by a U.S. strike in Syria, the first time Russians have died at U.S. hands in...
View ArticleRacing to production: Innovations on the track lead to improvements in the...
The old ad slogan, “NASCAR is your car,” was a hustle. That car in the winner’s circle had about as much to do with your Monte Carlo as a cheetah does to a house cat. But technology is one way in...
View ArticleAnthony Rizzo: 'Country in desperate need for change' after shooting at his...
A light rain was falling Wednesday afternoon when Anthony Rizzo was leaving Cubs camp. I ran into him outside the parking lot, and we talked about his Valentine’s Day plans. Rizzo said he was excited...
View ArticleMetra trains halted near Davis Street in Evanston after body found along tracks
Commuter trains on Metra’s UP North line are stopped in both directions Thursday morning after a body was found along the tracks in Evanston, a Metra spokeswoman said. The body was spotted by a crew...
View ArticleTrump tweets neighbors and classmates knew Fla. shooting suspect was 'a big...
In what has become a familiar ritual of grief, President Donald Trump planned to address the nation Thursday morning about a deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school, after focusing on mental...
View ArticleFlorida shooting suspect charged with 17 murders, legally bought AR-15 about...
An orphaned 19-year-old with a troubled past and his own AR-15 rifle was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder Thursday morning following the deadliest school shooting in the U.S. in five...
View ArticleXanax and opioids prove lethal mix as deaths soar: 'It’s a prescription drug,...
Nick was a high school junior already well-acquainted with mind-altering substances when a friend introduced him to Xanax. He was immediately smitten. The prescription anti-anxiety medication affected...
View ArticleMadigan ally ousted after harassment complaint accused of violating...
The political operative booted from his job with House Speaker Michael Madigan’s Democratic organization over inappropriate texting to a female campaign worker was arrested Thursday on a charge of...
View Article'Burned rock' foul causes rare stir at Olympic curling
A rare moment of controversy in the typically ultra-polite sport of curling erupted Friday over a foul known as a "burned rock" in the Canada vs. Denmark women's match. The drama unfolded in the fifth...
View ArticleFor the Republicans, Bruce Rauner
Five months after taking office — it was June 25, 2015 — Gov. Bruce Rauner confronted House Speaker Michael Madigan. Rauner vetoed most of the state budget Madigan & Co. had sent him. It was an...
View ArticlePerson found fatally stabbed after car crash on Northwest Side
A person was found fatally stabbed Friday morning after a car crashed in the Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side, according to Chicago police. The victim, identified only as a male, was found in...
View ArticleA breakdown of Yu Darvish’s 6 pitches — their effectiveness and usage
Justin Grimm can validate Yu Darvish’s wide array of pitches. “I’m sure he has eight but only throws six,” said Grimm, who became reunited with Darvish with the Cubs after playing with him in 2012-13...
View ArticleMeet American figure skater Vincent Zhou, who has been largely overshadowed...
The personality of American figure skater Vincent Zhou, who made his Olympic debut with a superb short program Friday, was neatly summed up by his social media response to a fan who recently asked...
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