E-cig use among teen students on the rise, administrators say
E-cigarettes have become smaller and easier to conceal, which is likely contributing to an increase in vaping among teenagers, some speakers told Highland Park and Deerfield parents Wednesday. A...
View ArticleThis time, finally, at last, Bulls make that smart deal for Nikola Mirotic
Was that really so hard? Was that really something that couldn’t have been done Tuesday? Think, people, think. (Tim Gunn voice) “Make it work.’’ On Tuesday, the Bulls reached a deal to trade Nikola...
View ArticleICE detains man at traffic court after DACA status expires, then frees him...
Christian Gomez Garcia went to traffic court Monday to deal with a ticket and ended up with a much bigger legal problem. As Gomez Garcia left the room where driving offenses are heard in Cook County’s...
View ArticleNassar victim who complained in 2004 gets apology from Michigan police chief
A woman whose assault complaint against Larry Nassar was dismissed without charges being filed in 2004 accepted an apology years later Thursday from a Michigan police chief who said, "We wish we had...
View ArticleAaron Rodgers wants to play as long as Tom Brady, thinks he might have to...
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers wants to take the same path as Tom Brady, still flinging footballs and chasing championships at age 40. He knows he might have to leave Green Bay to do that. The...
View ArticleSnow, below-zero wind chills predicted for first weekend in February
Bitterly cold conditions, marked by several periods of snow and subzero wind chills, are expected in the Chicago area this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. A brief round of snow...
View ArticleMan faces life in prison for sexual assault of 2 children in Aurora
A former Aurora man faces life in prison after he was convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting two children he knew. A Kane County jury Wednesday convicted Timothy M. Arnold, 37, of the 300 block...
View ArticleWisconsin girl gets maximum 40 years in mental hospital for Slender Man stabbing
A Wisconsin girl who stabbed a classmate to curry favor with the fictional horror character Slender Man will be committed to a mental hospital for 40 years, a judge ordered Thursday, explaining his...
View ArticleGirl arrested in Los Angeles middle school shooting believed to be 12
A girl believed to be 12 years old opened fire Thursday in a middle school classroom, critically wounding one classmate and injuring three others, authorities said. Police arrested the girl and...
View Article'Rick and Morty'-themed pop-up bar lands in Lincoln Park
The time has come to get schwifty in Chicago “Rick and Morty” has landed in the city in the form of a pop-up bar at Replay in Lincoln Park. The event began Jan. 24 at the arcade bar, and is planned to...
View Article'A community of meaning': Temple Beth Israel in Skokie celebrates 100 years
In celebrating Temple Beth Israel's centennial birthday, leaders said it was important to recognize how far the synagogue has come from its earliest days in Chicago to its home in Skokie. Rabbi...
View ArticleHinsdale village president says plan to widen I-294 is not what tollway...
Hinsdale officials believe the Illinois Tollway Authority has been misleading them and the public for the past nine months. Contrary to information in conversations he and the village staff have had...
View ArticleThe State of the Union got teleprompter Trump. The GOP retreat got real Trump.
Standing before Republican lawmakers at a luxury resort in West Virginia on Thursday afternoon, President Donald Trump delivered a Trump-ified version of the State of the Union speech. Instead of...
View ArticleLawyers for cop charged in Laquan McDonald shooting subpoena newspapers
Attorneys for Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke have subpoenaed the Chicago Tribune and two other newspapers for copies of every story published on the officer’s 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan...
View ArticleTrump expected to approve release of secret GOP memo Friday with some redactions
President Donald Trump is expected to approve the release of a controversial congressional memo alleging surveillance abuses by the FBI, after the White House agreed to some redactions, and the...
View ArticleOhio truck driver charged in death of Illinois Tollway worker
An Ohio truck driver was charged Thursday with reckless homicide in the death last year of a veteran Illinois Tollway worker in Alsip. Bail was set at $175,000 for Christian Andrew David Hannah, 26,...
View ArticleThree expelled after fight that injured West Aurora students, staff member
Three students have been expelled after a fight at West Aurora High School. The fight occurred during a passing period between classes on Jan. 18, Assistant Superintendent of Operations Angie Smith...
View ArticleIllinois Supreme Court finds state gun ban near parks unconstitutional
The Illinois Supreme Court took another bite out of the state’s gun laws on Thursday, ruling that a provision barring firearms near public parks is unconstitutional. The high court’s unanimous ruling...
View ArticleQuigley: Trump’s White House wants memo released because they’re ‘freaked...
Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley on Thursday condemned the prospect of President Donald Trump clearing the way for the release of a controversial Republican memo critical of the FBI. Quigley sits on...
View ArticleRauner rival Ives cancels speech by pundit who says whites superior to blacks
Republican governor challenger Jeanne Ives abruptly canceled a Thursday night fundraising speech by an internet commentator who has said he believes African Americans are intellectually inferior to...
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