Mark Cuban 'embarrassed' by allegations of 'corrosive' Mavericks workplace...
Responding Tuesday to a Sports Illustrated story alleging a "corrosive" workplace culture within his NBA team, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he was "embarrassed" and vowed to "fix" the...
View ArticleFlorida shooting survivors in capital, demand action on guns: 'We're what's...
Students who survived the Florida school shooting prepared to flood the Capitol Wednesday pushing to ban the assault-style rifle used to kill 17 people, vowing to make changes in the November election...
View ArticleAfter record rainfall, icy roads for morning commute
More than 3 inches of rain has fallen in parts of the Chicago area since Sunday night, a record amount that has caused flooding and turned some roads icy during the morning commute Wednesday as...
View ArticleBlanked by the Czechs in a shootout, U.S. men's hockey team is out of the...
As the clock ticked toward the conclusion of overtime, coach Tony Granato thought, "I don't like the idea of this." His team was playing to delay the end. Most of the U.S. men's hockey players had...
View ArticleA nice idea for Blackhawks fans angry over the racist treatment of Devante...
We have a chance to do something nice here. I didn’t expect it, but somehow the disgust of the racial taunts spewed by four fans at Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly as he sat in the United Center...
View ArticleFlorida House refuses to debate guns, but declares porn dangerous
The Florida House of Representatives was in session on Tuesday considering several issues. These included a motion to consider a bill banning the sale of assault weapons in the aftermath of the mass...
View ArticleLINDA C. BLACK HOROSCOPES for 2/21/18
Today's Birthday (02/21/18). Explore fresh terrain this year. Study, learn and grow. Disciplined teamwork allows your project to go the distance. Fall into a fine romance over summer before entering a...
View ArticleRenowned evangelist the Rev. Billy Graham dies at 99
The Rev. Billy Graham, counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, has died at age 99. Spokesman Mark DeMoss tell The Associated Press that Graham died Wednesday...
View ArticleMuseum patron uses iPod to write threat to Trump Tower
A patron at the Chicago History Museum used a museum iPod to make a written threat to Trump Tower Wednesday evening. The patron checked out an iPod that is used as an audio assist tool around 5 p.m....
View ArticleNiles North High School evacuated on report of a bomb threat: officials
Dismissal time took a dramatic turn at both Niles Township High School District 219 schools in Skokie Wednesday, after Niles North was evacuated following a bomb threat and students were bused to...
View ArticleNick Schmaltz scores winner in shootout to lift Blackhawks over Senators 3-2
After one period Wednesday night at the United Center, it was the Blackhawks almost 2, Senators 1. After three periods and a five-minute overtime, the meeting of seventh-place teams ended in a 3-2...
View ArticleChicago-area high school students chanting 'save our kids' stage walkouts to...
Hundreds of high school students across the Chicago area walked out of school Wednesday, joining a national movement of young people mobilizing in a passionate response to the Feb. 14 massacre at...
View ArticleIn wake of Florida school shooting, tearful student asks Trump: 'How do we...
Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump to set politics aside and protect America's schoolchildren from the scourge of...
View ArticleAngry students, parents at town hall confront Sen. Marco Rubio over gun control
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was put on the defensive Wednesday by angry students, teachers and parents who are demanding stronger gun-control measures after the shooting rampage that claimed 17 lives...
View ArticleNorthfield home with elevator: $2.8M
45 Meadowview Dr. in Northfield: $2,799,000 Listed on Feb. 12, 2018 Set on an acre, this 8,500-square-foot home was built in 2009. It boasts soaring ceilings, an open floor plan, spacious rooms, an...
View ArticleTo my African-American nephews, Black Panther and Spider-Man are equally...
I took my nephews to see “Black Panther” this week. To them, he was simply another superhero. While I was totally engrossed in the excitement over a film featuring the first black comic book superhero...
View ArticleMorning Spin: Alderman dismisses questions about brother's sexual harassment...
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 Ald. Marty Quinn didn't...
View ArticleSupportive friend now needs same
Dear Amy: For about six years, I have been the phone support for someone in remission from stage four cancer. She was a friend who included me in this tough and sad news from the first. Her personal...
View ArticleWalmart's online strategy isn't clicking yet. Here's how it plans to do better
Taking on Amazon isn’t so easy, even for one the world’s mightiest retailers. This is not to say superstore kingpin Walmart won’t eventually give the Seattle-based e-commerce giant a serious run for...
View ArticleIllinois voters could be asked in November about legalizing marijuana
Illinois voters could get a say whether the state should legalize recreational marijuana if lawmakers decide to put the question on November ballots. A state Senate committee advanced the idea on...
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