Fire John Fox? It's more complicated for Bears
The hair-trigger response was predictable: John Fox has to go. Gather the villagers, light your torch and head out out to Halas Hall — the Creature must be brought to justice. Only problem is, grisly...
View ArticleNaperville library lays off 5 staffers, seeks 4.3% levy hike
The Naperville Public Library has laid off five employees and wants the city of Naperville to approve a 4.3 percent property tax levy increase to fill a $600,000 funding gap in its 2018 budget....
View Article1 dead, 3 wounded in Gage Park, Austin shootings
Shootings left one man dead and three others wounded Tuesday on the Southwest and West sides, according to Chicago police. The fatal shooting occurred about 4:10 p.m. in the 500 block of South...
View ArticleAustralians endorse gay marriage, ensuring Parliament bill
Australians supported gay marriage in a postal survey that ensures Parliament will consider legalizing same-sex weddings this year. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday 62 percent of...
View ArticleU.S. Steel dumps more toxic chromium near Lake Michigan, faces lawsuit
Six months after U.S. Steel dumped a plume of toxic metal into a Lake Michigan tributary, the company quietly reported another spill at the same northwest Indiana plant and asked state environmental...
View ArticleMan in prison for 29 years freed after Cook County prosecutors drop charges
Relatives screamed with joy a little after 6 p.m. Tuesday when Arthur Brown stepped slowly out of Cook County Jail — a free man for the first time nearly 30 years after he was arrested for a double...
View ArticleChange Stan Bowman promised made Blackhawks look different — but not better
For posterity Tuesday, a smiling bunch of Blackhawks posed in front of the Zamboni after their final practice at Johnny’s IceHouse West. The Hawks will start practicing Thursday at the $65 million MB...
View ArticleTexas prosecutor fired after drunken Uber tirade
In what is probably Exhibit A for a one-star passenger rating, a Dallas assistant district attorney was fired after she drunkenly insulted and threatened an Uber driver, then said police officers the...
View ArticleGunman who killed 4 in California was thwarted from entering elementary school
A gunman driving stolen vehicles and choosing his targets at random opened fire "without provocation" in a tiny, rural Northern California town Tuesday, killing four people and wounding at least 10...
View ArticleAt Northwestern, a continual push for athletic rankings — and cozier arenas
The year was 1993. Northwestern’s football team got off to an incredible start. Back then “incredible” was 2-1 with a respectable loss to seventh-ranked Notre Dame and victories over No. 22 Boston...
View ArticlePaul Ryan says House members, staffs must take sexual harassment training
Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday that the House will require anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training for all members and their staffs. The announcement came just hours after a hearing in which...
View ArticlePolice: Charges filed following chase, crash on Eisenhower linked to 12...
Two West Side carjacking suspects who led officers on a chase on the Eisenhower Expressway that ended with a police car crashing have been charged, police said. Police said the two, Davontae Jones and...
View ArticleCubs have options available at leadoff man, but some would be costly
It’s anyone’s guess who will lead off for the Cubs next season with three months to go until spring training. The Cubs had three players with 150 or more plate appearances in the leadoff spot in 2018,...
View ArticleGOP effort to oust Roy Moore from Senate race grows
The chorus of national Republican leaders speaking out against Alabama GOP nominee Roy Moore after allegations of sexual misconduct grew louder Tuesday, with House Speaker Paul Ryan joining the effort...
View ArticleSessions denies lying on Russia, blames 'chaos' of campaign for hazy memory
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday displayed a hazy memory of the Trump campaign's discussions about and dealings with Russians in the 2016 election, denying he ever lied to Congress about...
View Article4 key takeaways from Jeff Sessions's memory-lapse-filled congressional hearing
Meetings he had with the Russian ambassador during the campaign. Campaign-related conversations he had with the Russian ambassador. Shutting down campaign aide George Papadopoulos after Papadopoulos...
View ArticleSenate GOP changes tax bill to add Obamacare mandate repeal, make individual...
Senate Republican leaders moved Tuesday to include a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in their tax bill, a major change of strategy as they try to accomplish two of their top...
View ArticleUCLA basketball trio arrives home from China; Trump calls their actions...
The three UCLA basketball players walked slowly through the airport terminal, a barrage of camera flashes reflecting off their gray jackets as questions were shouted at them. “Did LaVar pay for your...
View Article'Justice League' review: Superheroes? More like super zeroes
It's been a long, hard road to "Justice League." Director Zack Snyder, who helmed the latest iterations of Batman and Superman in "Man of Steel" and "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice," stepped away...
View ArticleAlabama pastor says man posing as Washington Post reporter 'Bernie Bernstein'...
A pastor in Alabama said he received a voice mail Tuesday from an individual falsely claimed to be a reporter with The Washington Post and seeking women "willing to make damaging remarks" about...
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