Claypool's departure caps week of sugarplums for Illinois taxpayers
So much happened late last week that we might as well deal with three political sugarplums at once. • A political amputation, as Chicago Public Schools boss Forrest Claypool was severed tearfully from...
View ArticleNo. 1 UConn women dominate DePaul 103-69
Katie Lou Samuelson scored 20 points, Crystal Dangerfield had 18 and No. 1 UConn gave coach Geno Auriemma his 999th victory with a 103-69 rout of DePaul on Friday night. Auriemma is on the verge of...
View ArticleNew Jersey couple deported to Mexico after 30 years in U.S., leaving family...
A couple who came to New Jersey from Mexico 30 years ago have been deported, leaving their three children behind.Oscar and Humberta Campos lived in Bridgeton, New Jersey, and own a landscaping...
View ArticleObama in Chicago speech: Protect democracy or risk taking path of Nazi Germany
Former President Barack Obama says Americans must be vigilant in their defense of democracy or risk following the path of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. At a speech earlier this week, the former president...
View ArticleSuspect in fatal Portland train stabbings says he was on 'autopilot' during...
A man charged with the stabbing deaths of two commuters on a Portland light-rail train was on "autopilot" and wasn't fully aware of his actions until he heard passengers screaming that he was killing...
View ArticleDisabato: Sam Coverick winning battle of his life off the basketball court
Sam Coverick was enjoying the first month of his senior year at Lincoln-Way East.He was attending Friday night football games. He went to homecoming. He was making lifelong memories, all the while...
View ArticleIn Nikola Mirotic's return, Bulls snap 10-game losing streak with OT victory
Nikola Mirotic is back. Now the Bulls need to figure a way to petition to play the Hornets more often. Snapping a 10-game losing streak, the Bulls outlasted the Hornets 119-111 in overtime Friday...
View ArticleWhy Claypool had to go as Emanuel's CPS chief
It was the type of top-notch send-off that few receive at City Hall, and certainly no one who departs under a dark ethical cloud. One by one, school board members, religious leaders and even Mayor...
View ArticleOne for Marvin Rea: Lighthouse wins first game after death of coach in car crash
Quincy Taylor wasn't sure how his team was going to play in its first time on the floor after Lighthouse coach Marvin Rea died in a car crash Tuesday.One point was never in doubt.The Lions were going...
View Article1st fire-related death confirmed as California wildfires force people to flee...
Flames were practically on top of Dick and Joan Marsala's home when they got an urgent knock on the door and were told to leave. The couple, in their mid-80s, grabbed only a change of clothes and...
View ArticleBlackhawks halt 5-game skid with 3-2 OT triumph over Sabres
This season hasn’t been the best of times for the Blackhawks, but Friday was headed for a new low. They were at home facing the Sabres, who had the fewest points in the league entering the night. It...
View ArticleAnalysts miffed by lack of pay hikes for workers as unemployment rate...
As the nation's post-recession recovery turned into a long-running economic expansion, policymakers had hoped wages would start to boom once laid-off workers found jobs. With workers in shorter...
View ArticleGary's Mama Pearl's closed after lease dispute with city
Mama Pearl's BBQ, a downtown Gary restaurant, has closed after failing to reach a lease agreement with the city that owns the federally-built building. Restaurant owners, Joni and Hope Mason, say the...
View ArticleMan shot to death in Back of the Yards
A man is dead after he was shot in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Friday evening, according to Chicago police. The man, 34, was shot in the neck about 5:50 p.m. in the 4300 block of South Honore...
View ArticleWidow is happy alone, tired of ambush fix-ups
Dear Amy: I feel my situation is more common than most folks are aware of. Let me explain: I'm a 48-year-old woman. I was widowed six years ago. I have no family left (our children are now adults),...
View ArticleLoyola gaining attention with its best start since 1965
Loyola guard Donte Ingram remembers feeling the court vibrating from the roaring students at Florida as he dribbled the ball. Forward Aundre Jackson said he won’t forget the deafening crowd. “Donte...
View ArticleConserve Lake County merging with Chicago-based group
Two well-known conservation groups, Conserve Lake County and Openlands, announced their merger at Conserve's annual meeting this week, matching a national trend of conservation groups combining their...
View Article'Mixed feelings and a heavy heart': Ex-Bear Kurt Becker reflects on leaving...
When Kurt Becker walked in to the athletic director's office for his annual review on Dec. 1, he knew there would be a good chance he'd not leave that Friday meeting as head coach of East Aurora High...
View Article2 accused of tying up Cicero pharmacy employees, stealing cash and thousands...
Two Austin neighborhood men robbed a Cicero pharmacy at gunpoint late last month, binding two employees with zip ties before escaping with cash and hundreds of pills, prosecutors said Saturday....
View ArticleBitter Senate race tests Alabama's image in the country — and at home
For many Alabama voters, unaccustomed to a competitive election and the national attention that has come with it, the bitter showdown between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones has become...
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