Cook Co. board incumbent Suffredin says employee count 'right-sized' as...
Commissioner Larry Suffredin , D-13th District, defended his positions on taxes, criminal justice and minimum wage laws on Saturday against a pair of challengers looking to cap his tenure on the Cook...
View ArticleThe Chicagoans who served in World War I
A century ago, Lt. Arthur Keating, who hailed from Van Buren Street on Chicago’s West Side, led an infantry platoon in a raid on enemy-held trenches in northern France. “Hey Arthur, don’t you know...
View Article11 nations to sign Pacific trade pact as U.S. plans tariffs
Trade ministers from 11 Pacific Rim countries are set to sign a sweeping agreement to streamline trade and slash tariffs just as U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to formalize new tariffs on...
View Article16-year-old arrested on charges he started two fires at Valparaiso High School
Valparaiso police said a 16-year-old boy, a student at Valparaiso High School, has been arrested and charged with felony arson and misdemeanor criminal mischief in connection with two fires in...
View ArticleWhy do egg rolls in Chicago taste like peanut butter? And more egg roll...
“We loved the peanut butter-flavored egg rolls at Pekin House. Is there anyplace in the city or nearby burbs where we can find similar ones?” Carole Perlman submitted that question to our reader...
View ArticleOwner of 2 pugs who were beaten to death rebuffed advances of man accused in...
The woman who owned two pugs that were beaten to death last month in Porter Township reportedly rebuffed the advances of the man charged in the dogs' deaths, according to court documents. Anthony...
View ArticleA legislator has a bill to ban 'The Bachelor's' Arie Luyendyk Jr. from Minnesota
That "Bachelor" finale on Monday night sure was infuriating. So much so that the footage of Bachelor Arie Luyendyk Jr. breaking up with his fiance Becca Kufrin -- when she thought they were heading...
View ArticlePeyton Manning sold Papa John's stores 2 days before NFL cut chain
Peyton Manning sold 31 Denver-area Papa John's stores last week, two days before the NFL dropped the chain as its official pizza sponsor. The Denver Post reported Wednesday that Papa John's spokesman...
View ArticleWhite Sox prospect Eloy Jimenez lobbying to play against the Cubs this weekend
Eloy Jimenez is lobbying White Sox manager Rick Renteria to put him in the lineup Saturday for the televised game against the Cubs at Sloan Park. Jimenez, the team’s top prospect, has been out since...
View ArticlePenguins found a camera in Antarctica and captured a surprisingly good selfie
The selfie-snapping animals are at it again. Two emperor penguins in Antarctica captured a short video of themselves after coming across a camera left on the ice by a human. The Australian Antarctic...
View ArticleDePaul's dogged Doug Bruno epitome of what Chicagoans appreciate in coaches
Back in 1976, when Title IX was closer to a revelation than a revolution for women’s sports, a 26-year-old DePaul assistant athletic director named Doug Bruno didn’t see it coming when his job...
View ArticleGrad students, U. of I. reach tentative contract agreement to end strike
University of Illinois leadership and graduate employees at the Urbana-Champaign campus have reached a tentative contract agreement to end a nearly two-week-long strike, university and union leaders...
View ArticleOff duty officer injured during attempted carjacking in Chatham neighborhood
An off-duty Chicago police officer was injured Thursday morning during an attempted carjacking on the South Side where he opened fire at the suspect and was able to disarmed him before he fled, police...
View ArticleTruman College student shot near Uptown neighborhood campus
Two men were shot and wounded during separate attacks in the Uptown and Lawndale neighborhoods Thursday, Chicago police said. The most recent shooting happened about 12:10 p.m. in the 4500 block of...
View ArticleFlorida Gov. Rick Scott won't say whether he will sign gun bill on his desk
Three weeks after the Parkland high school shooting, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has a gun-control bill on his desk that challenges the National Rifle Association, but it falls short of what the...
View ArticlePolice find 200 pot plants inside Elburn warehouse
The Kane County Sheriff's Office said it discovered more than 200 marijuana plants being cultivated inside a warehouse in Elburn. According to a press release from the sheriff's office, a deputy was...
View ArticleMexico says Playa del Carmen safe; president to go there
Mexican officials said late Wednesday that the Caribbean resort city of Playa del Carmen is safe, despite a U.S. security alert. The government of the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo said that...
View ArticleIce hockey would 'flourish' at University of Illinois, study shows
A study on the feasibility of using an NCAA men’s ice hockey team at the University of Illinois reached a clear conclusion: Go for it. The study that launched in June found the interest level and...
View ArticleSkokie woman free on bond after being charged in fatal hit-and-run
A Skokie woman is free on bond after being charged earlier this week in a hit-and-run traffic accident that left a local woman dead. Skokie police said Luz Maria Aguilar-Soto, 28, of Skokie, was...
View ArticleJavier Baez leaves in the 2nd inning of Cubs spring game with leg injury
Cubs second baseman Javier Baez left Thursday’s game in the second inning because of a leg injury. Baez grabbed his leg after rounding first base after hitting a two-run double off Padres starter...
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