Ranking the spring training ballparks in Arizona
Ten stadiums. Fifteen teams. Ranking the ballparks (and facilities) in Arizona’s Cactus League. 1. Salt River Fields (Diamondbacks and Rockies) The Diamondbacks and Rockies got everything they needed...
View ArticleReforms promised but group homes still suffering from problems
Despite Illinois’ promise to reform troubled group homes for disabled adults, allegations of abuse and neglect have risen, staffing levels have fallen and state oversight has been sluggish, the...
View ArticleU.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in Chicago: Mystery of Trump's next tweet 'makes...
You might not have any idea what President Donald Trump is going to tweet next about rival world leaders, but then neither does the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley. “It makes it...
View ArticleDart warns of 'dramatic increase' in accused gun offenders released on...
Sheriff Tom Dart says hundreds more accused gun offenders have been released from Cook County Jail on electronic bracelets in recent months as a result of attempts at bond reform, raising public...
View ArticlePolice: Little Village man killed 2-year-old son because toddler was keeping...
A Little Village man slashed his 2-year-old son’s neck, nearly decapitating him, because the toddler was making too much noise while the father tried to sleep, according to Chicago police. Rolando...
View ArticleShani Davis finishes 7th in 1,000 at 5th (and final?) Olympics
Shani Davis let his skating do his talking in his last event at the Pyeongchang Olympics. The four-time Olympic medalist finished seventh in the 1,000 meters on Friday, waved to the fans inside...
View ArticleThanks, Blackhawks fans and Tribune readers, for responding to racism with...
Thank you, Blackhawks fans. Thank you, Tribune readers. Thank you all. You rallied and scored big — nearly $20,000 in donations at last count to the charity designated by Capitals forward Devante...
View ArticleChina prosecuting Anbang insurance tycoon, who controls Waldorf Astoria hotel
The founder of one of China's biggest insurers, who had discussed possibly investing in a Manhattan skyscraper owned by the family of U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and adviser, will be...
View ArticleCompanies parting with NRA following Florida school massacre
The nation's largest privately-owned bank holding company and a major car rental chain said Thursday they will stop promotions aimed at National Rifle Association members. The Nebraska-based First...
View ArticlePublic access in sight for Ethel's Woods, a 500-acre forest preserve near...
Ethel's Woods near Antioch was considered a gem of a piece of land in 2001 when it was purchased by the Lake County Forest Preserves — so much so that it was named after the woman who kick-started the...
View ArticleRussians get 1st gold thanks to 15-year-old figure skater Alina Zagitova
A few years back, Alina Zagitova nearly was sent home from training for not working hard enough.Now, she heads home with Olympic gold, the first for the Russians at the Pyeongchang Olympics.A grateful...
View ArticleWhat does a top-5 payroll buy you in baseball?
With the signing of right-hander Yu Darvish, the Cubs moved into elite company: They now have the fifth-highest payroll in baseball, according to Spotrac. The last time the Cubs had a top-five...
View ArticleHockey fans rejoice in Olympic gold: 'There is definitely a lot of pride...
Dare to dream. Mother McAuley sophomore Abbey Murphy does. She has her sights set on playing for the USA Women's hockey team at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. One of her role models, she said,...
View ArticleDozens of residents evacuated from 'deplorable, filthy' assisted living...
About 30 residents of an assisted-living home in south suburban Dixmoor were evacuated overnight after police found "deplorable, filthy" conditions and no staff on the grounds. The residents, ranging...
View ArticleOur Democratic choice for Illinois attorney general: Sharon Fairley
Attorney General Lisa Madigan startled a stateful of pols last year when she announced she wouldn’t run for re-election. “As I look ahead, I believe that the end of my fourth term as attorney general...
View ArticleKyle Schwarber starts as Cubs open exhibition season
With little time to practice, the Cubs and the other 29 major league teams aren’t required to field lineups with more than four starters for the first week of exhibition games. But manager Joe Maddon...
View ArticleLincolnshire man sues village over use of tax dollars to lobby against labor...
A Lincolnshire man and labor union member is suing the village, claiming officials' use of tax dollars to pay state lobbyists promoting policies aimed at organized labor violates his First Amendment...
View ArticleWisconsin woman accused of killing 3 infants during '80s said she 'can't take...
A Wisconsin woman has been charged with suffocating three babies more than 30 years ago — cases that investigators initially attributed to sudden infant death syndrome, prosecutors said Friday. The...
View Article15-year-old charged after violent social media threat against West Aurora
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with disorderly conduct following a social media post threatening a violent act against West Aurora High School, police said. The threat was deemed not credible,...
View ArticleDriver who caused crash that killed 4-year-old girl gets 6 months in jail;...
A New Lenox businessman was sentenced Friday to 180 days in jail and two years of probation for driving with cocaine in his system and causing a crash that killed a 4-year-old girl. Leonardo Martinez,...
View Article