2 firefighters found injured after mayday alert called at West Side blaze
Two firefighters were taken to an area hospital after a mayday alert was sent out Saturday morning during an extra-alarm fire at a building in the Lawndale neighborhood, officials said. Around 9:30...
View ArticleSaturday's Cubs lineup: Ian Happ hits leadoff again, Tyler Chatwood to make...
Ian Happ is back in the leadoff spot Saturday as the Cubs take on the Reds at Sloan Park. Happ, the early favorite to take the top spot with three home runs in only 10 at-bats, will play center...
View ArticleGun in Central Michigan University shooting belonged to suspect's police...
A 19-year-old student suspected of killing his parents at a Central Michigan University dormitory had just been picked up from a hospital where campus police had brought him because of suspected drug...
View ArticleLINDA C. BLACK HOROSCOPES for 3/3/18
Today's Birthday (03/03/18). Discover new territory this year. Coordinated team action gets results. Stay flexible, and follow a profitable dream. Romance, weddings and family fun this summer inspire...
View ArticleNaperville gymnast, victimized by Larry Nassar at age 11, calls on school to...
Hannah Morrow says life handed her lemons. "And you best believe that I am well prepared to make some lemonade," she proclaims on a T-shirt she designed. A high school senior, Hannah first was...
View ArticleSecret Service: Person shoots themselves along fence near White House
The Secret Service says a man shot himself outside the White House, and medical personnel are on the scene. President Donald Trump is not at the White House — he's in Florida, but is set to return...
View ArticleEx-Geneva doctor who had 24 pounds of marijuana, 110 plants in basement gets...
A former Geneva doctor has been sentenced to prison for having more than 24 pounds of marijuana, along with 110 marijuana plants, in the basement of his St. Charles home. Kane County Circuit Judge...
View Article'SNL,' with Alec Baldwin as Trump, addresses gun control after Parkland...
After getting into a Twitter war with Donald Trump earlier in the week, Alec Baldwin was back on "Saturday Night Live," portraying the 45th president in the March 3rd episode. In the cold open sketch...
View ArticleJarvis Landry would make Bears better, but trade isn't the right move
General manager Ryan Pace said the wide receiver position is “where you can get better quickly through free agency or the draft,” which is good because the Bears got worse in a hurry there last...
View ArticleRoger Bannister, first to run sub 4-minute mile, dies at 88
It was a typical British afternoon in early May: wet, cool and blustery. Not exactly the ideal conditions for running four laps around a track faster than many thought humanly possible. A lanky Oxford...
View ArticleIn Syria's Ghouta, shelters are tombs for the living
There have been many goodbyes in eastern Ghouta — more than 600 in the past two weeks. That is the estimated number of civilians killed in the Syrian military's offensive to recapture the region...
View ArticleCubs starter Tyler Chatwood deals while free agent Jake Arrieta waits
While many Cubs fans are still pining for a reunion with free agent Jake Arrieta, new starter Tyler Chatwood is going about his business and looking sharp. Making his second start this spring,...
View ArticleIs salty water reused in car washes?
Q: I just had my car washed at a popular local facility. I watched almost every customer hit the “free” under-carriage rinse button. Could that rinse water be recycled from the wash process? This time...
View ArticleRepeat performance: Stephanie Hart hits winner as Geneva wins 2nd straight...
Champions, coaches will tell you, have to have heart. Geneva does. The Vikings just spell it a little differently. Stephanie Hart did it again. The 5-foot-8 senior guard sank a late game-winning shot...
View ArticleThe wrong Oscars envelope wasn't the first Academy Awards fiasco - this was
The famous Oscar envelope - as in "The envelope, please" - is a complicated, costly marvel of exquisite craftsmanship and spycraft, all born of a Hollywood scandal 78 years ago. That was Feb. 29,...
View ArticleChicago's best fried foods: chicken, shrimp, fries and more
The Tribune's Food & Dining team is on the hunt for Chicago's best fried food. Why? Why not, we ask. From shatteringly crisp chicken (everyone's favorite) to crunchy, plump curlicues of shrimp,...
View ArticleGermany will finally have a government after Social Democrats clear the way...
A political impasse that kept Germany in limbo for more than five months ended Sunday as the center-left Social Democrats voted to join a government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives....
View ArticleCollege of Lake County eliminates architecture technology program
The College of Lake County is eliminating five programs resulting in the layoff of one full-time faculty member, something that is being challenged by the faculty union, officials said. The program...
View ArticleTune-Yards' Garbus spares no one at Thalia Hall
Merrill Garbus’ refusal to stay fixated on one musical idea for any extended period Saturday at a sold-out Thalia Hall appeared to parallel the impatience of modern culture. The New England native,...
View ArticleTrump says North Korea 'called up,' seeking talks with the United States
President Donald Trump said Saturday that North Korea has recently sought talks with the United States and that he "won't rule out direct talks with Kim Jong Un," the North Korean leader. "Now we're...
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