Chicago's best cheap eats: 30 days of lunch deals, happy hour specials and more
Who doesn't love a great deal? For the next 30 days, Food & Dining is seeking out Chicago's best lunch deals, happy hour specials and inexpensive bites in all forms, all under $10, as we focus our...
View ArticleJackson divorce edging toward resolution
Are disgraced former power couple Jesse Jackson Jr. and Sandi Jackson finally ready to make peace? The stakes for mutually assured destruction in the couple’s bitter divorce have been ramping up all...
View ArticleLINDA C. BLACK HOROSCOPES for 11/20/17
Today's Birthday (11/20/17). Make your own dreams come true for two years. Love feeds you. Money is also useful; generate it and monitor carefully. Talk your way around career obstacles this winter,...
View Article'Roman J. Israel, Esq.' review: Denzel Washington is an activist lawyer in a...
By the time a movie star of verifiable acting ability has been around for a few decades, you start seeing interviews like the one, recently, in which George Clooney mentioned quitting acting at least...
View ArticleWhy you should never force your kid to go in for the hug
A gentle holiday reminder about kids and forced hugs: Don’t. Girl Scouts of the United States of America offers the following evergreen advice, which it just released to help families prepare for a...
View ArticleChicago passes 600 homicides for only third time since 2003
Chicago has surpassed 600 homicides for the second year in a row and for only the third time since 2003, according to data kept by the Tribune.As of early Monday, the city has recorded at least 609...
View ArticleEx-Bears QB Jay Cutler, Kristin Cavallari take a loss on $3.6 million Lake...
Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler and his actress and reality TV star-turned-accessories designer wife, Kristin Cavallari, on Friday took a loss on their seven-bedroom, 11,000-square-foot...
View ArticleAfter border agent is killed and partner injured in Texas, Trump renews call...
Authorities were searching southwest Texas for suspects or witnesses after a U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed and his partner injured Sunday while on patrol in the state's Big Bend area, officials...
View ArticleCoal City man pleads not guilty in shooting death of 24-year-old bartender...
A Coal City man accused of killing a 24-year-old bartender last week with whom he had briefly dated pleaded not guilty Monday in a Will County courtroom. Jeremy Boshears, 32, who authorities say is a...
View ArticleCubs' Kyle Hendricks weds Emma Cain with teammates in attendance
Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks is known for his calm demeanor on the mound, but he couldn’t contain his excitement when breaking the news that he got married at Montage Laguna Beach over the weekend. “We...
View ArticleTrump says U.S. will declare North Korea a state sponsor of terror
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the U.S. will designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terror amid heightened nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula. Trump said the designation will...
View ArticleTerry Glenn, former Patriots and Cowboys wide receiver, dies after car crash
Former NFL wide receiver Terry Glenn died early Monday after a car crash in Irving, Texas, a spokeswoman for the Dallas County medical examiner's office confirmed to The Washington Post. Glenn, who...
View ArticleNebraska panel approves alternative Keystone XL route
A Nebraska commission approved an alternative route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline through the state on Monday, removing the last major regulatory obstacle to building the long-delayed $8 billion...
View ArticleTherapist from Gurnee accused of molesting client at Crystal Lake pain rehab...
A therapist from Gurnee has been charged with battery for allegedly touching the breasts of a client during a massage at a pain rehabilitation center in Crystal Lake, police said. The patient told...
View ArticleKerry Wood, Carlos Zambrano, Jamie Moyer among 19 newcomers on 2018 Hall of...
Former Chicago Cubs pitchers Kerry Wood, Carlos Zambrano and Jamie Moyer are among 19 newcomers on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot released Monday. Wood, 40, spent 12 of his 14 seasons with...
View ArticleBears sign kicker Cairo Santos
The Bears brought Cairo Santos in for a physical last Thursday and he returned Monday to sign a contract as the replacement for Connor Barth. An NFL source told the Tribune Santos is at Halas Hall and...
View ArticleEx-Cook County Board President Todd Stroger says he's running again
Former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is trying to make a comeback, saying incumbent Toni Preckwinkle has been “dishonest” about taxes with the people she represents. Stroger announced his...
View ArticleNew York Times White House reporter suspended amid harassment probe
The New York Times says it has suspended White House reporter Glenn Thrush while it investigates charges that he made unwanted advances on young women while he worked as a reporter at Politico and the...
View ArticleWeather Channel tried to film Georgia Dome implosion. But along came a bus.
The timing was so perfect it felt like a comedy skit. James Crugnale, an editor with the Weather Channel, on Monday was set to film the planned destruction of the Georgia Dome, the former home of the...
View ArticleWhat meaning remains in another wayward Bears season?
Connor Barth’s field goal sailed wide right in the final seconds Sunday. Like super wide right. And with that the last-place Bears were left in a redundant stupor. A 27-24 home loss to the Lions was...
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