FBI: Fugitive wanted in Hell's Angels investigation could be in Joliet area
The FBI office in Westchester County, N.Y., is seeking a fugitive wanted in an investigation into the Hell’s Angels motorcycle gang and says he could have gone to Illinois — and may be in Joliet or...
View ArticleThe dark side of daylight saving time
A train hurtled around a corner at 82 mph, eventually coming off the rails and killing four passengers. Decades earlier, faulty decision-making resulted in the deaths of the seven-person crew of the...
View Article‘Flippy,’ the fast food robot, turned off for being too slow
He was supposed to revolutionize a California fast food kitchen, churning out 150 burgers per hour without requiring a paycheck or benefits. But after a single day of working as a cook at a Caliburger...
View ArticleJavier Baez likely to miss more time with hamstring soreness
The left hamstring of Javier Baez isn’t 100 percent, as the Cubs infielder initially thought an hour after suffering a cramp during Thursday’s spring game. Manager Joe Maddon indicated that Baez...
View ArticleService restored after Metra Southwest train hits truck near Wrightwood station
Trains are operating normally Friday afternoon on Metra's Southwest Service line after a train hit a truck at a crossing near the Wrightwood station on the southwest side of Chicago, the agency said....
View ArticleTiger Woods surges to the top of a PGA Tour leaderboard for the first time...
Entering Friday, Tiger Woods had not led a golf tournament since Aug. 22, 2015, when he ascended to the top of the leaderboard during the third round of the Wyndham Championship. Woods would falter...
View ArticleClaire's said to plan bankruptcy
Claire's Stores, the fashion accessories chain where legions of preteens got their ears pierced, is preparing to file for bankruptcy in the coming weeks, according to people with knowledge of the...
View ArticleWoodridge man is accused of biting cop's face during altercation, records show
A Woodridge man remained in custody Friday on charges that he bit a police officer on the face and tried to disarm him during an altercation this week, records show. Antonio Rome, 50, of the 2300...
View ArticleMan shot to death at Izzy's bar in Joliet; charges pending
Joliet police are investigating a shooting at a bar early Friday that killed one person and injured another. The suspected shooter, identified as a man from Crest Hill, was hospitalized with...
View ArticleLake County deputy charged with misconduct after he 'recklessly failed' to...
A Lake County Sheriff's deputy was charged with official misconduct this week after sheriff's officials say he failed to assist a victim of domestic abuse and arrest a man accused of striking her...
View ArticleDan Aykroyd takes shot at Cook County Assessor Berrios in 'Blues...
The Kennedy family name still has sway in Hollywood, it seems. Not only have comedian Larry David and diva Barbra Streisand donated to Chris Kennedy’s gubernatorial campaign fund, but now Dan Aykroyd...
View ArticleWho put a bouncy house in Theo Epstein's parking space?
Joe Maddon won’t bother dusting for fingerprints. He has a pretty good idea of who paid to have a bouncy house constructed in the parking lot of the Cubs’ Under Armour Performance Center. Tommy La...
View ArticleACLU sues Trump administration over separation of families at the border
There’s another child in Chicago who shouldn’t be here, another child who should be with his mother. For more than a week I’ve been writing about a 7-year-old Congolese girl who was separated from her...
View ArticleMichael Smith leaving the early-evening edition of ESPN's 'SportsCenter'
ESPN's Michael Smith, who last month ripped his bosses for “pushing the panic button” by abandoning the original concept of the early-evening edition of “SportsCenter” he launched last year with...
View ArticleIs Arie Luyendyk Jr. really a monster? Three former Bachelors weigh in
In a case of something like poetic justice, “The Bachelor” came to its explosive and controversial close this season just as Times reporter Amy Kaufman was embarking on a book tour for her recently...
View ArticleChicago rapper Valee makes his mark on debut EP, but gently
Valee jump-started his career a couple years ago with a deceptively simple but addictive single, “Shell.” Now that the Chicago rapper has gone nationwide with a major-label deal, he repurposes “Shell”...
View ArticleRichard Sherman's release accelerates Seahawks' dismantling, creates...
The dismantling of the Seattle Seahawks, the mini-NFL-dynasty version, continued Friday with the exit of cornerback Richard Sherman. No one should be the least bit surprised because everyone should...
View ArticleCalifornia veterans facility on lockdown amid reports of active shooter,...
A gunman took at least three people hostage at a large veterans home in California on Friday and police locked down the sprawling grounds, Napa County Fire Capt. Chase Beckman said.Police closed...
View ArticleIllinois basketball picks up commitment from 7-foot center Samba Kane
Illinois landed a commitment from 7-foot center Samba Kane, the Florida prep star announced Friday on social media. The Illini have been searching for a post presence and rim protector to add to its...
View ArticleFour-time felon indicted on 56 counts in killing of police Cmdr. Paul Bauer
A four-time felon accused of killing Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer has been formally indicted on more than 50 counts of murder, gun and other felony charges, court records show. The indictment says...
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