White House and Boeing reach deal on Air Force One
The White House announced Tuesday it had reached a deal with Boeing for two presidential airplanes for $3.9 billion, ending months of negotiations that began after Donald Trump threatened to cancel...
View ArticleIvanka, you're not fooling anyone
Even a master saleswoman sometimes fails to seal the deal. If Ivanka Trump didn't learn that lesson before her father became president, she's learning it now. "I think it's a pretty inappropriate...
View ArticleTame Impala, Raphael Saadiq, DRAM lead Pitchfork lineup
Tame Impala, Raphael Saadiq and DRAM will be among the acts playing July 20-22 at the 13th annual Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago’s Union Park. The festival announced part of the lineup Tuesday,...
View ArticleAmid budget deficit, Glenview District 34 prepares to cut 25 staff members
Glenview School District 34 administrators are starting the new fiscal year with a $2.7 million deficit and are preparing for a reduction of 25 staff members across the district next school year,...
View ArticleWhite Sox prospect Jake Burger to miss 2018 season with ruptured Achilles
White Sox 2017 first-round draft pick Jake Burger will be lost for the season after rupturing his left Achilles tendon during Monday’s game against the Athletics. The third baseman was legging out a...
View ArticleEvanston police investigate death of Northwestern student
Evanston police are investigating the weekend death of a Northwestern University student who was from North Carolina. Dean of Students Todd Adams said in a statement Monday that 20-year-old Kenzie...
View ArticleCavaliers ban fan who aimed racial taunts at Spurs' Patty Mills
The Cleveland Cavaliers have indefinitely banned a fan from their arena for making racial taunts at San Antonio's Patty Mills. Security officials reviewed videotape from Sunday's game and identified...
View ArticleTrump names campaign manager for re-election bid
President Donald Trump has named former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign. In a statement, the Trump campaign said Parscale will lead "advanced...
View ArticleBears GM Ryan Pace on Kyle Fuller's status, Alshon Jeffery's Super success...
Bears general manager Ryan Pace met with Chicago media on Wednesday morning, the first full day of activities at the NFL scouting combine. Pace, with new head coach Matt Nagy in tow, has a lot to...
View ArticleNo civilians leave Syria's rebel-held Ghouta during humanitarian pause; Putin...
The Russia-ordered brief humanitarian pause was in effect for a second day Wednesday in rebel-held Damascus suburbs but no civilians used the corridor manned by Syrian and Russian forces to leave the...
View ArticleAmazon is buying smart-doorbell maker Ring
Amazon is purchasing Ring, the maker of video doorbells and other smart-home technology, the companies announced Tuesday. Ring, based in Santa Monica, California, was founded six years ago with a...
View ArticleEurope is so cold now that the Arctic appears to be a warm escape
Much of Europe woke up to yet another day of a cold spell on Wednesday that may have turned the streets of London, Rome and other capitals into pretty photo scenes but also has cost lives across the...
View ArticleAnother Oscars, another male host. Why not one of these women?
When Jimmy Kimmel takes the stage Sunday night to host the 90th annual Academy Awards, it’ll be his second stint at the helm and the 24th time a dude has hosted in the last 30 years. Since 1988, just...
View ArticleWill Trump throw Jared Kushner under the bus?
Jared Kushner should be very nervous. Rather than take heat for protecting his son-in-law, President Donald Trump left the disposition of Kushner's security clearance up to White House Chief of Staff...
View ArticleNew Bruce Norris play about sex offenders opens 43rd Steppenwolf season
Steppenwolf Theatre Company will join with the National Theatre of Great Britain to stage a major world premiere by the oft-controversial author Bruce Norris, Steppenwolf announced Wednesday. Titled...
View ArticleDick's Sporting Goods to immediately stop selling assault-style rifles in its...
Dick's Sporting Goods, a major U.S. retailer, will immediately halt sales of assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines at all of its stores and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21. The...
View ArticleGun instructor uses AR-15 to stop attacker in Oswego: 'He was a half a breath...
Dave Thomas was getting ready for work Monday afternoon when he heard women screaming in his apartment building in Oswego. Thomas, a gun instructor, peeked out the door and saw blood in the hallway....
View Article5 young Blackhawks players who should get more looks this season
With the Blackhawks’ season in shambles, what better time to look toward … the rest of this season? Coach Joel Quenneville and general manager Stan Bowman have hinted that some new — and even some...
View ArticleMatt Forte thanks Bears fans and McCaskey family in announcing his retirement
After 10 seasons in the NFL, former Bears running back Matt Forte announced his retirement Wednesday. Forte, 32, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, spent eight years with the Bears and then the Jets for...
View Article'Going rate' to buy a job in Dorothy Brown's office? $10,000, employee tells...
One employee told federal investigators that the “going rate” to a buy a job in Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown’s office was $10,000, to be paid to her personal bagman. Another said in...
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