'The West Virginia Spring': Teachers say soaring healthcare costs driving...
The Wetzel County public school district in West Virginia has given some pretty strange explanations for why every school in the state has been closed for more than a week. “All schools in Wetzel...
View ArticleAs Bears continue another reboot, GM Ryan Pace faces pressure to produce
Ryan Pace ducked into Matt Nagy’s office at Halas Hall recently and found himself instantly energized. Inside, the new Bears coach was glued to the film of a prospective free agent, plowing through a...
View ArticleFormer Blackhawk Daniel Carcillo takes NHL to task on concussions
Daniel Carcillo reached out to all 31 NHL teams and several players Thursday afternoon on Twitter in an effort to increase concussion awareness. The former Blackhawk used the hashtag #TIMETODOBETTER...
View ArticleWhatever you want to call it, Michigan-Michigan State semi should be sweet
You know you’re in New York when a reporter with a Jersey accent but not a hint of self-doubt poses this question to the Michigan players: “Everyone talks about the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry in...
View ArticleLamar Jackson only wants to play QB in NFL
As far as Lamar Jackson is concerned, there should be no confusion about his position. "I'm strictly a quarterback," the former Louisville star and Heisman Trophy winner said Friday at the NFL...
View ArticleAlone for years, Carolyn Spencer died under the bridge she called home
Weeks after she died, mementos from Carolyn Spencer's life remained under a highway exit ramp near the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond. For years, she took precautions to be alone. Her home was past...
View ArticleGary residents speak out against proposed recycling facility: 'We're not trash'
More than 100 people attended an emotionally charged community meeting Thursday about the Maya Energy LLC proposal to build a $59 million enclosed recycling facility for solid municipal waste, and...
View ArticleLawsuit over ex-Aurora employee who gave police personnel files to imprisoned...
The city of Aurora and its former records manager could be held legally responsible for endangering police officers by mailing their personnel files to an Illinois prisoner, according to a federal...
View ArticleAquan Smart's unselfish play a big reason for Niles North's success
An abundance of talent is just one of the reasons the Niles North boys basketball team lost only four games during the regular season. Players buying into their roles was another key to the team's...
View Article2 firefighters found injured after mayday alert called at West Side blaze
Two firefighters were taken to an area hospital after a mayday alert was sent out Saturday morning during an extra-alarm fire at a building in the Lawndale neighborhood, officials said. Around 9:30...
View ArticleSaturday's Cubs lineup: Ian Happ hits leadoff again, Tyler Chatwood to make...
Ian Happ is back in the leadoff spot Saturday as the Cubs take on the Reds at Sloan Park. Happ, the early favorite to take the top spot with three home runs in only 10 at-bats, will play center...
View ArticleSecret Service: Person shoots themselves along fence near White House
The Secret Service says a man shot himself outside the White House, and medical personnel are on the scene. President Donald Trump is not at the White House — he's in Florida, but is set to return...
View ArticleGun in Central Michigan University shooting belonged to suspect's father,...
A 19-year-old student suspected of killing his parents at a Central Michigan University dormitory had just been picked up from a hospital where campus police had brought him because of suspected drug...
View ArticleLINDA C. BLACK HOROSCOPES for 3/3/18
Today's Birthday (03/03/18). Discover new territory this year. Coordinated team action gets results. Stay flexible, and follow a profitable dream. Romance, weddings and family fun this summer inspire...
View ArticleNaperville gymnast, victimized by Larry Nassar at age 11, calls on school to...
Hannah Morrow says life handed her lemons. "And you best believe that I am well prepared to make some lemonade," she proclaims on a T-shirt she designed. A high school senior, Hannah first was...
View ArticleEx-Geneva doctor who had 24 pounds of marijuana, 110 plants in basement gets...
A former Geneva doctor has been sentenced to prison for having more than 24 pounds of marijuana, along with 110 marijuana plants, in the basement of his St. Charles home. Kane County Circuit Judge...
View Article'SNL,' with Alec Baldwin as Trump, addresses gun control after Parkland...
After getting into a Twitter war with Donald Trump earlier in the week, Alec Baldwin was back on "Saturday Night Live," portraying the 45th president in the March 3rd episode. In the cold open sketch...
View ArticleJarvis Landry would make Bears better, but trade isn't the right move
General manager Ryan Pace said the wide receiver position is “where you can get better quickly through free agency or the draft,” which is good because the Bears got worse in a hurry there last...
View ArticleRoger Bannister, first to run sub 4-minute mile, dies at 88
It was a typical British afternoon in early May: wet, cool and blustery. Not exactly the ideal conditions for running four laps around a track faster than many thought humanly possible. A lanky Oxford...
View ArticleIn Syria's Ghouta, shelters are tombs for the living
There have been many goodbyes in eastern Ghouta — more than 600 in the past two weeks. That is the estimated number of civilians killed in the Syrian military's offensive to recapture the region...
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