Sandhill cranes bounce back from brink as migration over Illinois to peak...
A rolling bugle call pierces the woolen autumn sky. Looking skyward, the source comes into view: a V-formation of soaring, long-necked sandhill cranes gliding among the clouds. “That’s such a...
View ArticleZimbabwe president defies mounting pressure to leave office
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe defied calls to quit Sunday, saying he will preside over a ruling party congress in December in an announcement that could trigger impeachment proceedings this week...
View ArticleWin-win: Mitch Trubisky shows some clutch & we're a loss closer to John Fox's...
The only thing that matters this season — besides John Fox’s firing, of course — is Mitch Trubisky. And Sunday, Trubisky mattered. Specifically, Trubisky mattered in a bookend sense, making big plays...
View ArticleWhite House budget director open to removing Obamacare mandate repeal from...
President Donald Trump's budget director said Sunday that the White House is open to removing a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate from the GOP legislation to overhaul the nation's...
View ArticleTommy Wingels taking to unexpected role at center
Late last season, the Sharks asked Tommy Wingels to play center for the first time in, well, Wingels couldn’t remember. “It had been eight, nine or maybe 10 years,” Wingels said. “It was an...
View ArticleAide says Trump sees allegations against Moore as credible
President Donald Trump doesn't know who to believe about sexual misconduct allegations involving Roy Moore, but isn't campaigning for his party's Senate candidate in Alabama because of "discomfort"...
View ArticleWaukegan BMX racers plan for Grand Nationals in Oklahoma over Thanksgiving...
It's was 15 years ago that the Waukegan Park District decided to tap into the enthusiasm being generated by the new extreme sport of off-road bicycle motocross (BMX), and it has been flourishing at...
View ArticleLeonard Floyd feared out for extended period with leg injury
The Bears fear outside linebacker Leonard Floyd will be out for an extended period after he suffered a right knee injury that required him to be carted off in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 27-24 loss...
View ArticleOutcome Health offers voluntary buyouts
Outcome Health is offering voluntary buyouts to employees amid “ongoing scrutiny” regarding allegations that the high-profile Chicago startup misled advertisers and investors. The buyouts were offered...
View ArticleValparaiso man's body recovered three weeks after disappearing in Long Lake
Three weeks to the day after Keegan Whaling's canoe capsized on Long Lake north of Valparaiso, a private search and recovery firm recovered his body. Whaling, 20, of Valparaiso, disappeared the...
View ArticleBoy 14, among 5 shot including one fatally on Northwest, West sides Sunday
A man is dead and four other people were wounded including a 14-year-old boy after shootings Sunday in the city. The fatal shooting happened about 1:50 p.m. in the 1600 block of North Mango Avenue in...
View ArticleBig Ten playoff and bowl talk — plus why Paul Chryst is Wisconsin’s perfect...
Four things we learned after a weekend of brutal weather and brutal-er (let’s pretend it’s a word) Big Ten games: 1. Paul Chryst is the perfect coach for Wisconsin. About 20 questions into Chryst’s...
View ArticleMitch Trubisky's early fumble costly for Bears, energizing for Lions
There were no excuses. No elaborate explanations were needed either. Mitch Trubisky owned the blunder as best he could. Still, there was no denying the significance of the Bears rookie quarterback...
View ArticleTambor doesn't see how he can return to 'Transparent'
Following two allegations of sexual harassment against him, actor Jeffrey Tambor says he doesn't see how he can return to the Amazon series "Transparent." In an ambiguous statement Sunday that heavily...
View ArticleCharles Manson, mastermind of 1969 murders, dies at 83
Charles Manson was an unlikely figure to evolve into the personification of evil. A few inches over five feet, he was a petty criminal and small-time hustler. And his followers bore little resemblance...
View ArticleWhat GOP values? Republicans will back an alleged child predator if it means...
If you want to see the state of the GOP these days take a gander at Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey. Asked about her vote for Senate, she had this to say: "I'm going to cast my ballot on December the...
View Article2nd woman accuses Sen. Al Franken of inappropriate touching
A second woman has accused Minnesota Sen. Al Franken of inappropriate touching, saying he put his hand on her bottom as they posed for a picture at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010 — after he had...
View ArticleRoy Moore accuser says she was not paid to tell her story
A woman accusing Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of initiating sexual contact when she was 14 said Monday she wanted to confront him years ago but didn't because he was powerful and the encounter...
View ArticleKris Bryant in lederhosen is everything
You figured Kris and Jessica Bryant would do something special on their honeymoon, but lederhosen? The Cubs star donned the traditional Bavarian men’s garb while vacationing in Salzburg, Austria. “I...
View ArticleCollapse of German coalition talks deals Merkel blow, raises prospect of new...
The sudden collapse of talks to form a coalition government left German politics in turmoil on Monday, with Angela Merkel reckoning with one of the worst crises of her 12-year chancellorship. The...
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