Hero or hired gun? How former spy Christopher Steele became a flash point in...
In the fall of 2016, a little more than a month before Donald Trump was elected president, Christopher Steele had the undivided attention of the FBI. For months, the British former spy had been...
View ArticleTaiwan authorities say at least 5 people trapped, 2 dead, 170 unaccounted for...
Rescuers are working to free at least five people trapped in damaged buildings and to reach another 170 unaccounted for, after a magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck Tuesday near the coast of Taiwan,...
View ArticleCasino mogul Steve Wynn resigns amid sex misconduct allegations
Casino mogul Steve Wynn resigned Tuesday as chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts amid sexual misconduct allegations. "In the last couple of weeks, I have found myself the focus of an avalanche of negative...
View ArticleSpaceX's big new rocket blasts off, puts sports car in space
SpaceX's big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red electric sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars. The Falcon Heavy rose from the same launch pad used...
View ArticleWhite Sox snubbed again (this time on a game show)
“This Chicago sports team’s fanbase is getting quite fed up with being ignored.” “What is the White Sox, Alex?” Or maybe make that Pat, as in Pat Sajak. It’s his show, “Wheel of Fortune,” after all,...
View ArticleAsian stock indexes reflect Dow rally in early trading
Japanese and Korean benchmarks were recouping losses from the day before in early Wednesday trading, mirroring a similar "correction" rally on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 surged as soon...
View ArticleIllinois signing day recap, analysis
Illinois’ early signing period did not include Peoria quarterback Coran Taylor. He was the first Class of 2018 commitment for coach Lovie Smith, but reportedly because of academic issues, he had to...
View ArticleNorthwestern signing day recap, analysis
While you were sleeping, Northwestern completed its 2018 recruiting class, adding a pair to the 16 it signed in December. The Wildcats added a big offensive lineman in Sam Stovall and a light...
View ArticleNotre Dame signing day recap, analysis
Offensive line was a priority for Notre Dame on national signing day Wednesday, and the Irish landed one of their top targets in four-star tackle Jarrett Patterson. Later in the day, Lawrence Keys of...
View ArticleAfter Iraq and Afghanistan, pioneering women in the military set sights on...
In Amy McGrath's pitch to voters in Kentucky, she wears a bomber jacket and stands next to an F/A-18, the fighter jet she flew as a Marine to drop bombs on Afghanistan. In Mikie Sherrill's political...
View ArticleSeries of tips to FBI help lead to arrest of man charged in Norridge bank...
A series of tips provided to the FBI 's public access tip line helped lead to the arrest of a man charged with robbing the PNC bank branch in Norridge of $4,650 on Dec. 28. A criminal complaint filed...
View ArticleJeff Glass opts to let controversial Flames goal speak for itself
Jeff Glass wasn’t about to put his money where his mouth was. The 32-year-old Blackhawks rookie goalie makes $575,000. He wasn’t in the mood to donate a portion of that to the NHL in the form of a...
View Article'She's a machine:' Figure skater Bradie Tennell suddenly a gold medal contender
When she was 10, Bradie Tennell was with her coach at a skating competition when they heard a mom talking to her daughter. “The mom said, ‘That Bradie Tennell, she’ll never beat you,’” Tennell’s...
View ArticleNew Lenox subdivision fears sight, smell and cost of proposed $70 million...
Nearly 100 residents gathered at American Legion Post 1977 Tuesday night to criticize a plan to build a new regional sewage treatment plant on an 80-acre site on Delaney Road in New Lenox. Some...
View ArticleRauner budget chief gives lawmakers the good news, and the bad news
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s new budget chief gave lawmakers an update on the state’s finances Wednesday, saying the income tax hike enacted over the governor’s veto is bringing in more money than...
View ArticleMan dead following Alsip shooting
A Hazel Crest man died following a shooting Tuesday evening in an apartment building in Alsip, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Andrew Scott Jr., 33, died of multiple gunshot...
View ArticleUpbeat Kris Dunn eager to return to Bulls
Several times Kris Dunn’s father made him watch the replay of the fall that concussed Dunn, dislocated two of his teeth and took a chunk out of the United Center floor. “It was definitely a scary...
View ArticleSexual assault reports double at West Point military academy
The number of sexual assaults reported at the U.S. Military Academy roughly doubled during the last school year, according to data reviewed by The Associated Press, in the latest example of the armed...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi makes 8-hour marathon plea to help 'Dreamers'
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi commandeered the House floor Wednesday for a day-into-night marathon plea to Republicans for action on immigration, casting the fate of young undocumented immigrants...
View ArticleFormer students, workers from Medill program accuse Northwestern journalism...
Ten former students and employees of Northwestern University’s journalism school are publicly accusing a prominent professor of persistent harassment, misconduct and bullying over the past decade. The...
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