Fiorentina captain Davide Astori, 31, found dead before Serie A match
Fiorentina captain Davide Astori was found dead in his hotel room on Sunday at the age of 31 after a suspected cardiac arrest before an Italian league match. The defender, who has also played 14 times...
View Article'Everybody wins': Food exchanged for clothing at Aurora event
The Aurora Actionaires Club offered a lesson in sharing resources Saturday by organizing a "Give and Take" event that allowed the community to support a local food pantry in exchange for some free,...
View ArticleMichigan House to explore arming teachers, 'red flag' laws
Michigan legislators and the governor's office are roiling over two gun-control measures: arming trained teachers and removing guns from individuals with mental health symptoms. State capitols across...
View Article'La Belle' ballet is a dark, beautiful take on the fairy tale 'Sleeping...
Hailing from Monaco, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo makes its Auditorium Theatre debut this weekend with “La Belle,” by choreographer and artistic director Jean-Christophe Maillot. Princess Caroline of...
View ArticleSplendid cast gives Gounod his due in muddled 'Faust' at Lyric Opera
Stage director Kevin Newbury has devised a Faustian bargain of his own for the new production of Gounod’s “Faust” that is closing Lyric Opera’s mainstage season at the Lyric Opera House. His cinematic...
View ArticleMike Tyson's former Ohio home becoming a house of worship
A church is converting an Ohio mansion once owned by former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson into a house of worship. The Warren Tribune-Chronicle reports Living Word Sanctuary Church is converting...
View ArticleAs Italy votes, Europe fears populist gains
Italians braved long lines and confusing ballots to vote Sunday in one of the most uncertain elections in years — one that could determine if the country succumbs to the populist, euroskeptic and...
View ArticleTrump trade adviser says no exceptions for allies on new aluminum and steel...
The Trump administration will not grant exemptions from its new aluminum and steel tariffs for allies such as Canada, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday, as he defended President...
View ArticleTeen kidnapped by 2 men in Park Manor, later escapes
Police are searching for two men who grabbed a teen girl off the street and threw her into their vehicle. About 5 p.m. on Saturday, a 16-year-old girl was walking in the 7000 block of South Indiana...
View ArticleMan, 38, found shot to death in vehicle on Far South Side
A man who was found shot to death in a vehicle on the Far South Side early Sunday morning was visiting from Iowa, where he moved to escape neighborhood violence, according to his family. Arthur “AJ”...
View ArticleDuring Trump hotel strife in Panama, a 'Trump Mojito' but no water
If you can overlook the intermittently running water, Friday's four-hour power outage and occasional police presence in the lobby, the Trump hotel in Panama City retains its status as one of the...
View ArticleWith Bonzie Colson back, Notre Dame has hope heading into ACC tournament
Notre Dame’s lead, once at 22 points, had dwindled to 12 with eight minutes left in Wednesday’s game against Pittsburgh. Matt Farrell calmed the nervous Purcell Pavilion crowd, making a 3-pointer in...
View ArticleWelcome to the wild, wild West: 8 teams competing for 6 NBA playoff spots
For much of this NBA season, the attention of basketball fans has been fixated on the top of the Western Conference, where the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors — the league's two best teams —...
View ArticleA mission 'you're willing to die for': Michigan man shows up in Chicago ER...
The emergency room at Northwestern Memorial Hospital was packed with flu patients when Caleb Stevens hobbled through the doors on crutches one evening in January, his leg pulsing with pain from a...
View ArticleChicago man accused of stealing more than $20K in merchandise from Victoria’s...
A 40-year-old Chicago man was charged with running a continuing criminal enterprise after Norridge police arrested him Feb. 15. Police said he is accused in the theft of about $3,500 worth of...
View ArticleBlind Spot: 'Downton Abbey'
Lady Mary Crawley has meant nothing to me. Never had I laughed at the acerbic bon mots of the Dowager Countess. Not once had I wondered how the misanthropic and thoroughly diabolic housemaid O’Brien...
View ArticleJon Lester will conquer his throwing issue, Cubs coach Brian Butterfield insists
Cubs coach Brian Butterfield is a veteran observer of Jon Lester’s long-running battles with throwing to bases. Butterfield, who came over from the Red Sox to coach third base this season, recalled...
View Article$3M bail set for James Eric Davis Jr., of Plainfield, charged with fatally...
Bail has been set at $3 million for James Eric Davis Jr., of Illinois, charged with two counts of murder and a weapons violation for allegedly killing his parents last week at Central Michigan...
View ArticleIn 2004, he walked into school with a shotgun. Today - from prison - he...
On an icy Monday morning in February 2004, Jon Romano was hunched in a bathroom stall on the third floor of his high school outside of Albany, New York, tapping out a text message to his few friends....
View ArticleNetflix teases 'House of Cards' final season during Oscar telecast
Netflix gave the first glimpse of the revamped final season of "House of Cards" following star Kevin Spacey's departure during Sunday's 90th Academy Awards telecast on ABC. The sixth and final season...
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