Four-time felon charged in fatal shooting of Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer
Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer had just parked his car near City Hall for a meeting with aldermen Tuesday when the call of a drug suspect fleeing the police crackled over his radio. It was a routine...
View ArticlePritzker on Madigan's handling of sexual harassment complaint: 'It shouldn't...
Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker was quizzed by reporters Wednesday about Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan's handling of a sexual harassment complaint lodged against a key political...
View ArticleInaugural committee directed $26M for event services to firm connected to...
President Donald Trump's inaugural committee paid $26 million for event production services to a firm connected to a friend of first lady Melania Trump, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, who serves as a...
View ArticleBerrios property tax assessments for Cook County homeowners are flawed and...
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios has been producing error-ridden property assessments that effectively punished poor homeowners while providing tax breaks to wealthy ones, according to a...
View ArticleRich Central cop accused of ramming 105-pound high school freshman against...
A police liaison officer at Rich Central High School in Olympia Fields allegedly rammed a female student against a radiator unit and then slammed her to the ground while responding to a classroom...
View ArticleWhat happened in the 82 minutes between Nikolas Cruz's arrival and arrest...
The young man got out of an Uber, wearing school colors. He had on a maroon polo shirt with the logo of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Eagles on the sleeve. He was carrying a black backpack...
View ArticleFlorida shooting suspect had a history of explosive anger, depression,...
The killing began with the squirrels. As a fourth-grader, Nikolas Cruz would try to bloody them with his pellet gun. Then he started going after chickens. By the time Cruz was a teenager, he was...
View ArticleThey survived the deadliest school shooting since Sandy Hook; now Florida...
As the shooting began, the teenagers captured the sound of gunfire on their phones. When it didn't stop, they texted their parents and took to social media to share each fearful moment with the...
View ArticleRichards freshman Mia Palumbo becomes first girl ever to win match at IHSA...
Richards freshman Mia Palumbo is used to winning on the wrestling mat, so it took a moment for her to realize the significance of her latest victory. With her opening round victory Thursday, Palumbo...
View ArticleAly Raisman responds to 'devastating' accusations of hypocrisy for SI...
To Aly Raisman, her withering words to Larry Nassar at his sentencing hearing for sexual abuse last month were of a piece with her decision to pose for this month's Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue....
View ArticleFlorida gunman was indiscriminate — these are the lives lost in the school...
When a gunman opened fire with an AR-15 at a large high school in south Florida, the 17 dead included students and school workers, young and old. Here is a look at the 17 confirmed dead by authorities...
View ArticleBlackhawks blow 2-goal lead, fall to Ducks 3-2 for 8th straight loss
Two Blackhawks ended droughts Thursday night during their 3-2 loss against the Ducks at the United Center. But Duncan Keith’s first goal on the season on his 139th shot on goal and Brandon Saad’s...
View ArticleJapan's Yuzuru Hanyu sets Olympic record in short program
Somewhere in the midst of hundreds of cascading Winnie The Pooh dolls stood Yuzuru Hanyu. Oh yeah, there he was, at center ice, bowing to a huge ovation for an Olympic-record short program. The...
View Article4 wounded in city shootings, including 14-year-old boy shot in Wicker Park
Four people have been wounded since Thursday afternoon in shootings across the city, including a 14-year-old boy who was shot early Friday in Wicker Park, Chicago police said. The boy was on foot in...
View ArticleChicago condo with walnut paneled walls: $1.7M
1300 N. Lake Shore Dr. Unit 19A in Chicago: $1,650,000 Listed on Feb. 12, 2018 Three-bedroom home on Lake Shore Drive with lake and city views from every room. Black mink walnut plank floors and a...
View ArticleMorning Spin: Another Legionnaires' case at veterans home plagued by deadly...
Welcome to Clout Street: Morning Spin, our weekday feature to catch you up with what's going on in government and politics from Chicago to Springfield. Subscribe here. Topspin Just a few hours after...
View ArticleChild wants to call parents' partners 'mom' and 'dad'
Dear Amy: My ex and I have been separated for a year, and divorced for three months. My boyfriend and I have been together for almost a year. My 7-year-old daughter asked if she could call him...
View ArticlePolice: Woman forced into alley, sexually assaulted at knifepoint in Little...
A man forced a woman into an alley and sexually assaulted her at knifepoint early Thursday morning in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side, Chicago police said. The woman was walking near...
View ArticleAnthony Rizzo offers support at vigil in Florida in wake of shooting
While his teammates lent their support 2,330 miles away, Cubs slugger Anthony Rizzo assisted in the healing of his Parkland, Fla., community in grief over Wednesday’s mass shooting that left 17 dead....
View ArticleCook County jail inmates applaud for suspect in Chicago cop's killing
Cook County Jail officials said they planned to take action after several inmates clapped as the suspected killer of Cmdr. Paul Bauer was escorted from his first court hearing on Thursday. Jail...
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