State to appeal ruling on former Munster administrators accused of improperly...
The Indiana Attorney General's Office will appeal a ruling that eliminated the bulk of nearly $850,000 it sued two former Munster administrators to repay. Last May, the state filed a civil lawsuit...
View ArticleMan dies in one-car crash in Aurora
A man died in a single-vehicle wreck in Aurora Thursday night, according to police. Around 6:25 p.m., a man driving a 2007 Infinity G35 west on Diehl Road near Molitor Road lost control of the car and...
View ArticleAntique Taco Bridgeport closed after vandalism
Antique Taco Bridgeport, Rick and Ashley Ortiz's second wildly creative taqueria, is closed Friday after an act of vandalism. According to the restaurant's Facebook page, someone stole the building's...
View ArticleThe politics of 'Roseanne' are about recognition and empathy
Before Wednesday evening, I'd never seen a single episode of "Roseanne." But in the interest of cultural commentary, I cranked up my ABC.com app to see what all the fuss — and the extraordinarily high...
View ArticleElgin Symphony seeks $140,000 in funding, will perform in May as planned
The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's final concerts of the year will take place as planned in May as the group's board of directors looks for an infusion of funding to meet bills and plan for next season....
View ArticleStanley's Kitchen and Tap closes, citing lease issues
Stanley’s Kitchen & Tap announced its closure on Facebook on Thursday night, with owners citing issues with the lease. “Over the last few years Stanley's Kitchen & Tap ownership has attempted...
View ArticleCook County jury orders Lutheran Social Services to pay $45M in death of...
A Cook County jury has awarded $45 million to the estate of a 2-year-old suburban Chicago boy who was beaten to death in 2011. The estate of Lavandis Hudson sued Lutheran Social Services of Illinois,...
View ArticleVote with your smartphone? It could happen, if Blago's former deputy gets his...
Around 70 percent of eligible Chicago voters skipped the March primary — but what if those who stayed away could have voted via an app on their smartphones? That’s the bold vision of the future being...
View ArticleNYSE parent said to be in advanced talks to buy Chicago Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is in advanced talks to buy the Chicago Stock Exchange, potentially scooping up the smaller venue after its sale to another buyer collapsed, according to people familiar...
View ArticleFrom beer league to big league: 36-year-old goalie Scott Foster makes...
Collin Delia was hoping he would get a chance to play in the NHL sooner or later. It turned out to be sooner. Scott Foster figured his chance might never come. It came out of nowhere. Delia got the...
View ArticleSynthetic pot warning issued after 22 people in Illinois report severe bleeding
State and local health officials issued a warning Thursday about a synthetic pot in Illinois that has caused users to experience severe bleeding. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 22...
View ArticleJury finds widow of Pulse nightclub shooter not guilty of helping carry out...
Noor Salman is not guilty of helping her husband, Omar Mateen, carry out the mass shooting that claimed 49 lives at Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016, a jury decided Friday. The 12-member jury...
View ArticleAccountant-turned-goalie helps Blackhawks beat Jets
Scott Foster thought it was going to be just another night. Then the 36-year-old accountant signed a contract, put on his goaltender gear and waited in Chicago's locker room. Then he got into the...
View ArticleNew videos show Baton Rouge cop threatening to shoot Alton Sterling before...
Kept under wraps for nearly two years, body camera footage of a policeman killing Alton Sterling shows the officer threatening to shoot the man and screaming profanities before firing the fatal shots...
View ArticleMarathon Cubs-Marlins game sparks discussion of extra-inning rule change
If a game is tied after nine innings in spring training, the managers usually motion to each other from across the field that they’ve had enough and the game ends in a tie. The Cubs played three ties...
View ArticleTaxed bullpen leaves Cubs with limited options
Cubs manager Joe Maddon looked at his lineup card following Friday night’s 17-inning loss to the Marlins and paused when asked if he had enough pitching to cover his options for Saturday night’s game....
View ArticleRobbers armed with gun, pipe hijack 4 vehicles on West Side over a week
Robbers armed with a handgun and a metal pipe committed four carjackings on the West Side in the past week, Chicago police said. In each case, one to five men approached the vehicles in the West...
View ArticleWhy I want my daughter to go to school in Chicago
When my husband and I decided to buy a house, we never really considered leaving the city. Chicago has been my home for two decades, and I can’t imagine wanting to move. Even though a little extra...
View ArticleWork email salutation is for 'gentlemen' only
Dear Readers: This week I am running topical "Best Of" columns while I'm on book tour, meeting readers of my memoir, "Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things," which is now out in paperback. I'll be back...
View Article6 people wounded in city shootings, including 4 men shot in three hours
Six people were wounded in city shootings Friday and early Saturday, including four men shot in a span of three hours Friday evening, Chicago police said. Most recently, a 36-year-old man was...
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