State Rep. Ives collecting signatures for possible Rauner primary challenge
A three-term lawmaker from Wheaton said Saturday that she has begun circulating candidacy petitions to challenge Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary. Rep. Jeanne Ives, who has been weighing...
View ArticleDeVos may only partly forgive loans for students defrauded by...
The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit-colleges, The Associated Press has learned, abandoning the Obama administration's...
View ArticleHuman remains found in bags in Lincoln Park Lagoon
Police called to the Lincoln Park Lagoon after a fisherman found a duffel bag with human remains inside found a second bag with more remains Saturday, police said. Officers were called to the lagoon...
View ArticleIn wake of controversy over mural depicting crowd in lynching come three new...
Davis McCarty lifted colorful pieces of acrylic glass into his sculpture, titled "1835 Expedition," on Elgin's Riverside Drive Promenade and secured each into position. As he took a short break, a...
View ArticleAstros' Yuli Gurriel banned 5 games in 2018 for racist gesture at Dodgers' Yu...
Yuli Gurriel will have to sit out for making a racist gesture toward Yu Darvish — but not during the World Series. Major League Baseball suspended the Houston Astros first baseman on Saturday for the...
View ArticleWoman, man dead after apparent homicide-suicide in Plainfield
A woman was shot to death and a man died after shooting himself in the head in an apparent homicide-suicide involving two "major crime scenes" Saturday afternoon in southwest suburban Plainfield....
View ArticleOklahoma City Thunder's plane sustains large dent during flight to Chicago
Oklahoma City Thunder's Friday night loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves may have left fans wondering what happened in those final seconds. But as the NBA players deplaned after landing in Chicago...
View Article'White Lives Matter' organizers cancel second Tennessee rally after being...
Crowds of protesters began gathering at 8 a.m. on a cold, cloudy Saturday morning. They'd come to see Nazis. But, but two hours later, there were still no Nazis. Around 10:30 a.m., one of the...
View Article65-year-old man shot in face in possible road rage incident in Elmhurst
Elmhurst police were asking for a driver who is believed to have shot a 65-year-old man in a road rage incident Saturday afternoon to contact them or turn himself in to authorities. The man suffered a...
View ArticleInstead of trashing sculpture, Glencoe Park District will pay artist $1,700...
The Glencoe Park District will pay an artist to remove a sculpture he created roughly 40 years ago from district property, a move that will cost the district about $1,700 more than simply throwing it...
View ArticleParents accused of leaving disabled teen locked in filthy room for 2 years
The south suburban parents of nine children locked their adult daughter, who has severe congitive disabilites, inside a squalid, waste-covered bedroom for at least two years, prosecutors said...
View ArticleMarquette Park killing in September came after series of fights, prosecutors say
A Marquette Park man on parole for drug charges killed a South Side man who punched him in the face during a street tussle last month, prosecutors said Saturday. Raphael Young’s head sank as Judge...
View ArticleIrvin family denies it affected Illinois' recruitment of Talen Horton-Tucker
A spokesman for the Mac Irvin Fire, a Chicago AAU basketball team, denied reports the team helped persuade Illinois to retract a scholarship offer to Simeon star Talen Horton-Tucker. "The Mac Irvin...
View ArticleMan charged with killing Roosevelt High School football player in 2016
Bail was denied Saturday for a 19-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a Roosevelt High School football player nearly a year ago. Fugitive trackers with the U.S. Marshals Regional Task Force...
View ArticleNorthwestern rallies for biggest win of season against Michigan State in 3OT
Last week's overtime victory over Iowa was such a hoot, Northwestern decided to triple its fun. With the emergence of a passing attack and a friendly remaining schedule, the season can still turn out...
View ArticleAfter stunning rally over Penn State, Ohio State's Urban Meyer asks: 'Wow,...
Ohio State looked bad for most of the game, starting with all-gray jerseys as dull as a fullback dive. The Buckeyes dropped passes, fumbled an exchange, committed killer penalties and failed to cover...
View ArticleArlington Heights man charged with assaulting 2-month-old girl
An Arlington Heights truck driver is charged with sexually assaulting a 2-month-old female relative. Joe Ybarra, 30, said nothing Saturday as Cook County Circuit Judge Sophia Atcherson approved a...
View ArticleNo. 9 Notre Dame, Josh Adams run over 14th-ranked N.C. State 35-14
The theme to the 1960s television show "The Addams Family" blared throughout Notre Dame Stadium late in the fourth quarter of Notre Dame's game against North Carolina State. A series of clips on the...
View ArticleThunder re-tooled to sustain success defining the small-market franchise
The Thunder's charter plane landed safely in Chicago overnight Saturday after hitting an object — most likely a bird — that caused damage to the nose, some mechanical issues and a flight path at lower...
View ArticleCody Bellinger wakes up Dodgers, who tie World Series at 2 with 6-2 win over...
Cody Bellinger pulled into second base with his first World Series hit and said: "It's a miracle!" With the Dodgers three innings from falling into a deep deficit, the rookie slugger sparked a late...
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