City may sell Highland Park Country Club golf course for a half-million dollars
City of Highland Park officials said Monday they're willing to accept the Park District of Highland Park's offer to purchase the 93-acre golf course at the Highland Park Country Club for $500,000. The...
View Article'It’s a very difficult situation:' Bulls try to focus as Nikola Mirotic-Bobby...
The sixth question on the same subject pushed Fred Hoiberg over the edge. “Guys, I’m going to try to get our guys ready to play a game,” the Bulls coach said Tuesday. Until Nikola Mirotic speaks to...
View ArticleMan dies after multi-car October crash in Park Ridge, police say
A driver who was seriously injured in a multi-car crash in Park Ridge last month has died, police confirmed this week. Police identified the driver as Kyriakos Koutroulakis, 50, of Morton Grove....
View ArticleJudge throws out new police disciplinary guidelines in victory for FOP
An administrative law judge has recommended that the Illinois Labor Relations Board throw out the Chicago Police Department’s new disciplinary guidelines, dealing an early loss to the city as it...
View Article'Mancow' Muller sues new radio boss for emotional distress
Shock jock Erich “Mancow” Muller is so upset about his current employer hiring his former boss, longtime Chicago radio executive Marv Nyren, that he’s suing Nyren for emotional distress. Muller, who...
View ArticleHold off on stationing officers at District 64 middle schools, parents tell...
Park Ridge parents this week called upon Park Ridge-Niles District 64 school board members to hold off on approving the rules that will govern the uniformed officers set to be stationed part-time at...
View ArticleLooking for a stress-free Thanksgiving meal? Ditch the cooking
Thanksgiving can be stressful enough without also worrying about how long to cook the turkey. Whether you enjoy hosting at home but don't want to spend all day in the kitchen or would like to leave...
View ArticleGunman 'randomly picking targets' kills 4 in rural Northern California
A gunman killed four people and wounded a number of others at random Tuesday at multiple locations in rural Northern California, including an elementary school, before police shot him dead,...
View ArticleAnother fire hits Blommer Chocolate factory, no injuries reported
No injuries were reported when an extra-alarm fire broke out on the roof of the Blommer Chocolate factory in the Fulton River District Tuesday afternoon. Factory workers filed out of the building in...
View Article'The hunger is real': Midwest Veterans Closet gives out 5,000 pounds of food...
Carrying a box of food he received free Tuesday at the Midwest Veterans Closet in North Chicago, Army veteran Glenn Bucher echoed what many vets have said of the nonprofit agency over the past few...
View ArticleSessions denies lying on Russia, blames 'chaos' of campaign for hazy memory
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a raised voice and animated tone, told Congress on Tuesday he never lied under oath about Russian interference in the 2016 election and suggested that sleep...
View ArticleCupich suffers rare political defeat at hands of fellow U.S. bishops
Cardinal Blase Cupich has often been praised for his political savvy since he was installed in Chicago by Pope Francis. But Cupich suffered a rare setback Tuesday morning when his fellow U.S. bishops...
View ArticleU.S. Steel dumps more toxic chromium near Lake Michigan, faces lawsuit
Six months after U.S. Steel dumped a plume of a toxic metal into a Lake Michigan tributary, the company quietly reported another spill at the same northwest Indiana plant and asked state environmental...
View ArticleReservations are gone in 2 hours for Berwyn bar’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ pop-up
Remember, George Bailey fans, no man is a failure who has Facebook friends. It’s a lesson bartenders at FitzGerald’s Sidebar in Berwyn learned quickly after they posted an announcement on the social...
View ArticleSenate GOP to add repeal of ACA insurance mandate into tax bill
Senate Republican leaders are altering their tax bill to include a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, a major change as they now try to accomplish two of their top domestic...
View ArticleClose new Earth-size world, where year lasts under 10 days
Astronomers have discovered a close new world about the size of Earth, where a year lasts just under 10 days. At a distance of 11 light-years, Ross 128 b is the second-closest planet to be detected...
View ArticleQuincy Pondexter — not Denzel Valentine — replaces Paul Zipser in Bulls' lineup
Part by necessity and part by surprise, the Bulls will unveil a different lineup Wednesday against the Thunder. With Justin Holiday in Chicago after the birth of his first child, Kris Dunn was known...
View Article2017 holiday lights guide: 'Illumination' lets there be a little more light
When Morton Arboretum began decking its trees in LED lights in wintertime, the idea was to be judicious and tasteful with the wattage. This was going to be trees as theatrical set pieces, glowing...
View ArticleCouples' dream of farmstead-themed wedding venue planned for Huntley
At time in life when most people are looking toward simplifying and downsizing, Barb and Chris Lincoln are planning their dream business with a new venture that will bring a farmstead-themed wedding...
View ArticleCounty Board approves nearly $12 million in sheriff, hospital settlements
Cook County taxpayers are on the hook for a $4.75 million payout to a man who sued Sheriff Tom Dart after suffering debilitating brain injuries that his guardian said were caused by improper care at...
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