Illinois' bicentennial beer finally arrives, but is it good?
Illinois’ 200th birthday celebration began in December. Someone finally brought beer to the party. 1818 Prairie State Farmhouse Ale landed on store shelves in recent days, more than three months after...
View ArticleState senator says tollway officials need to listen to Hinsdale, Western...
The Illinois Tollway invited about 20 Hinsdale property owners to meetings Thursday, but at least 50 people showed up, including state Sen. Chris Nybo. The Elmhurst Republican asked tollway officials...
View ArticleFormer Wheaton College football player sues school, former teammates over...
A former Wheaton College football player is suing the school and seven ex-teammates, alleging campus officials knew about the team’s hazing tradition and did nothing to prevent an attack in which the...
View ArticleAs theft case drags on, guilty plea brings limited closure to Kendall food...
By the time a grand jury indicted her father and husband in the Kendall County Food Pantry investigation, six months had passed since Maria Spaeth died of a prescription drug overdose. Speath's death...
View ArticleIndiana state trooper arrests man on run since 1996: officials
One of the U.S. Marshals Service's most wanted was arrested Thursday evening in Gary by state police after two decades on the run, a spokeswoman said. Andre R. Brunt, 43, was wanted on multiple...
View ArticleThe truth about astronaut Scott Kelly's 'space genes'
In March 2016, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned from an unprecedented 340-day mission on the International Space Station. A year later, his doctors released preliminary results of an extensive...
View Article2 candidates with prominent supporters seek GOP nomination to replace...
The two Republican candidates for DuPage County sheriff have a lot in common. Both have years of experience working for the office. Both want to end the opioid epidemic and improve school safety. And...
View ArticleDoctors said to let a teen's sinus infection 'run its course,' family says....
The video showed 13-year-old Marquel Brumley bundled up in a hooded coat, sluggish and slumped in his seat. He was holding somebody's hand, then loosened his grip and let go. "Get well brother," read...
View ArticleCan Democrats reboot their winning ways?
Yes, says Democratic campaign consultant Paul Begala, “Democrats can walk and chew gum at the same time.” By which he means, yes, the party can respond to its famously diverse constituencies while...
View Article6 wounded in city shootings, including deliveryman shot during robbery
Six people have been wounded in shootings Thursday and early Friday, including a man who was shot while delivering food on the South Side, according to Chicago police. Most recently a woman was shot...
View ArticleU.K. investigates death of Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov as homicide
British police said Friday they have launched a murder investigation into the death of London-based Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov after an autopsy revealed that he died from compression to the...
View ArticleIn Syria, at least 100 killed in attacks as more people flee
Airstrikes in Syria killed more than 100 people Friday as civilians fled besieged areas for the second straight day. Syrian government forces stepped up their offensive in the rebel-held eastern...
View ArticleDemocrats running for Roskam's seat put a big focus on health care
Most of the leading Democrats in the crowded field running to take on veteran Republican lawmaker Peter Roskam of Wheaton have made personal health crises central to their campaigns, seizing his...
View ArticleRyan Pace's 12 most significant wide receiver moves as Bears GM
Bears general manager Ryan Pace is in his fourth offseason of refurbishing the roster and attempting to lift the organization out of its last-place doldrums. Pace’s biggest splash this week was the...
View Article5 injured after patrol vehicle crashes en route to shooting: 'She was howling...
A police vehicle was involved in a crash while driving to a shooting, police said, leaving five people injured, including two officers. The crash happened around 2:40 a.m. in the 7800 block of South...
View ArticleUMBC stuns top-seeded Virginia 74-54, becomes first No. 16 seed to beat No. 1...
Jairus Lyles couldn't suppress a smile, knowing that a school known more for chess than hoops had finally made it happen — a 16 ousting a 1 in March Madness. The University of Maryland-Baltimore...
View ArticleWhatever happens Saturday, this looks like just the beginning for Loyola — if...
Porter Moser handed out a voluminous scouting report of Tennessee for every Loyola player to study before Saturday’s second-round NCAA tournament game. But the most important words to live by for the...
View ArticleGuilty of lying to the FBI, Michael Flynn hits the campaign trail for GOP in...
Disgraced former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn campaigned for a Republican congressional candidate in California Friday in his first public appearance since pleading guilty to lying to the...
View ArticleNFC North gets a makeover during frenzied start to free agency
The NFC North will look decidedly different in 2018 with two new head coaches, new coordinators with the other two teams and evolving rosters. The Bears have been the busiest team in the North through...
View ArticleBulls' core trio — Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and Lauri Markkanen — is failing...
Another game, another missed opportunity. One could say that about the Bulls’ victory Thursday in Memphis, Tenn., and also about Saturday night’s home game against LeBron James and the Cavaliers....
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