Donald Trump Jr. visits India to help sell apartments
"Trump has arrived. Have you?" shout the barrage of glossy front-page advertisements in almost every major Indian newspaper. The ads, which have run repeatedly in the past few days, herald the arrival...
View ArticleExtra-alarm fire damages church in Humboldt Park
An extra-alarm fire damaged a church in Humboldt Park on the West Side Tuesday morning, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The fire broke out around 8:30 a.m. at the red brick church at 1540 N....
View ArticleOur final U.S. House endorsements
This is our third and final installment of endorsements for contested U.S. House primaries. You’ll find candidates' answers to our surveys, and our endorsements for the March 20 primary, at...
View ArticleTake 5 minutes, read this and you’ll understand the whole Trump-Russia...
Don’t feel bad if you’re mystified by what’s going on with the Trump-Russia investigations. There’s a blizzard of misinformation out there. But if you read this, you’ll have a grip. Q. What’s being...
View ArticleTrump urges GOP to fight Pennsylvania's congressional map
President Donald Trump on Tuesday encouraged Republicans to fight Pennsylvania's new court-imposed map of congressional districts, issued a day earlier in a move expected to improve Democrats' chances...
View ArticleDrinking alcohol more important than exercise for living past 90, study says
Cheers to life — seriously. When it comes to making it into your 90s, booze actually beats exercise, according to a long-term study. The research, led by University of California neurologist Claudia...
View ArticleIllinois man to get mental health treatment after threatening Trump online
An Illinois man will get mental health treatment and substance abuse counseling after pleading guilty to making online threats against President Donald Trump. Joseph Lynn Pickett of Edwardsville was...
View ArticleSylvester Stallone is not dead - at least that's what he says
Sylvester Stallone is alive. The actor and his brother took to social media on Monday to reassure the world of this fact after a hoax began circulating on Facebook and Twitter that claimed the actor...
View ArticleSpecial counsel Robert Mueller files new charge in Russia probe
The special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election charged an attorney Tuesday with lying to federal investigators about his interactions with a former Trump campaign...
View ArticleWalmart sees online sales cut in half
Walmart reported a lower-than-expected fourth-quarter profit and wrestled with slower e-commerce sales during the busiest time of the year, signs that underscore the company's challenges in a fiercely...
View ArticleNancy Hughes, John Hughes' widow, lists Lake Forest mansion for $4.49 million
Nancy Hughes, the widow of filmmaker John Hughes, this month listed her six-bedroom, 7,445-square-foot English country-style house in east Lake Forest for $4.49 million. Hughes’ husband was the...
View ArticleWho was Jeff Bezos' tenuous personal tie to Chicago? The unicycle-riding...
The competition to snag Amazon’s second headquarters and the estimated 50,000 jobs that go with it has 20 finalist cities desperately claiming any advantage they can. Washington, D.C., can boast of...
View ArticleSeven things about NBC's Olympics coverage, including an idea for Scott Hamilton
Here are seven things about NBC’s Winter Olympics coverage: Listen to the music: “The Tara and Johnny Show” is a hoot, though — fair or not — the interplay of NBC figure skating commentators Tara...
View ArticleBachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. heads to home towns for death threats and...
Welcome to home town week, when things typically get serious on "The Bachelor." We're headed to Virginia Beach, Minneapolis, Santa Clarita, California, and Weiner, Arkansas -- which the show...
View ArticleHeavy rains close roads in south suburbs; DuPage activates flood-control...
Heavy overnight rain and thunderstorms across the Chicago area prompted flood alerts to be issued and forced the closure of several water-soaked roads, making Tuesday morning’s commute a longer one...
View ArticleFlorida shooting survivors in capital, demand action on guns: 'We're what's...
Students who survived the Florida school shooting prepared to flood the Capitol Wednesday pushing to ban the assault-style rifle used to kill 17 people, vowing to make changes in the November election...
View ArticleBradie Tennell 11th after shaky starts for U.S. women in short program
Bradie Tennell fell during her opening jump combination at the Pyeongchang Olympics, a mistake so rare that the reigning U.S. champion couldn't remember the last time it happened. Mirai Nagasu fell...
View ArticleBlanked by the Czechs in a shootout, U.S. men's hockey team is out of the...
As the clock ticked toward the conclusion of overtime, coach Tony Granato thought, "I don't like the idea of this." His team was playing to delay the end. Most of the U.S. men's hockey players had...
View ArticleA nice idea for Blackhawks fans angry over the racist treatment of Devante...
We have a chance to do something nice here. I didn’t expect it, but somehow the disgust of the racial taunts spewed by four fans at Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly as he sat in the United Center...
View ArticleFlorida House refuses to debate guns, but declares porn dangerous
The Florida House of Representatives was in session on Tuesday considering several issues. These included a motion to consider a bill banning the sale of assault weapons in the aftermath of the mass...
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