SWAT team called to Lakeview residence for suicide threat
The SWAT team was called to a residence in Lakeview late Friday after a male threatened suicide, Chicago police said. The team was called to the 800 block of West Newport Avenue on the North Side...
View ArticleThey lost to Loyola when no one was watching. They're inspired to see where...
Within minutes, hours and days of a horn sounding on a regional final last Saturday in Atlanta, college basketball coaches across the American time zones commenced arranging mental notes and banging...
View ArticleBill Self is the same, unassuming Kansas coach. And yet he has embraced change.
Norm Roberts, the Kansas assistant basketball coach and unofficial Bill Self historian, likes to tell two types of stories about the man he has worked with on and off for the past 23 years. The first...
View ArticleFour people arrested after Maywood carjacking, Eisenhower chase
Four people are facing charges in connection with an armed carjacking in Maywood and a chase on the Eisenhower Expressway on the West Side, police said. Eric Cox, 18, of Chicago, is charged with...
View ArticleNotre Dame women beat UConn on last-second shot in OT to advance to national...
Arike Ogunbowale etched her name in Notre Dame lore with the shot that lifted the Irish over rival UConn. Ogunbowale's jumper from the corner with a second left gave Notre Dame a 91-89 overtime...
View ArticleLoyola vs. Michigan: Matchups, lineups, prediction for Saturday's Final Four...
Loyola (32-5) vs. Michigan (32-7) 5:09 p.m. Saturday | TBS | WMVP-AM 1000 At the Alamodome in San Antonio How they got here: The 11th-seeded Ramblers have won 14 straight. They hit dramatic shots in...
View ArticleTimeline: The Drew Peterson case
Disappearance, death, a murder-for-hire plot and a made-for-cable movie, the saga of former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson spans over two decades. Here are notable events in the Peterson...
View ArticleRauner's conflict with organized labor expands to vacant lot next to...
As a $15 million renovation of the Illinois governor’s mansion nears completion, a fight over a piece of land across the street has taken Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s long battle with organized...
View ArticleLoyola Ramblers' road to the Final Four
From Sister Jean to the 1963 team: A look back at the Tribune's coverage of the Loyola Ramblers ahead of their Final Four date in the NCAA tournament.
View ArticleIsrael threatens to expand response if Gaza clashes continue; 15 dead, 700 shot
Israel's military warned Saturday it will step up its response to violence on the Gaza border if it continues, even as the United Nations said it was "deeply concerned" and called for an investigation...
View ArticleMore Blackhawks losses mean a better spot in the NHL draft lottery on April 28
Not much has gone right for the Blackhawks this season, so maybe they’re due for some good luck. The NHL released the odds for this year’s draft lottery on Wednesday. Based on the standings entering...
View ArticleCute mascot? Beloved grandmother? Sister Jean reveals deeper stereotypes...
At 98 years old, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt has become the international star of March Madness. Fans of Loyola’s men's basketball team, which plays in a national semifinal this weekend, can snatch up...
View ArticleCops warn of man who exposed himself in a Target restroom in South Loop
Chicago police issued a warning about a man who exposed himself in front of a child in a women’s restroom in a Target store in the South Loop neighborhood. The incident happened around 4:05 p.m. March...
View ArticleWinning ticket for $521 million jackpot sold in New Jersey
A winning ticket for a giant lottery jackpot estimated at $521 million has been sold in New Jersey. Mega Millions says one winning ticket was sold in Friday night's drawing. The winning numbers were...
View ArticleNaperville's growing Asian population draws new businesses to long-vacant spots
Naperville residents don't have to leave the city to find stores that carry imported and traditional food items from India, Pakistan, Korea and China, and with Naperville's growing Asian community,...
View ArticleOmarr's daily astrological forecast, For release 03/31/18 for 03/31/18
BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Jessica Szohr was born in Milwaukee on this date in 1985. This birthday gal starred as Vanessa on "Gossip Girl" from 2007-2012. She's played the recurring roles of Nessa on...
View ArticlePalatine's Orbit Skate Center — and its universe of enthusiasts — rolls into...
The House Heads of Illinois will need a new jam. And the Jam Skaters of Wisconsin will need a new house. The R&B Skaters will look for a new rink to slow it down real nice. And the Striders, who...
View ArticleThough knocked out early, Yu Darvish proclaims Cubs debut not 'too bad'
Yu Darvish’s Cubs debut couldn’t have been much more low-key going into Saturday night’s game at Marlins Park. Now only was the attention of Chicago focused on Loyola’s Final Four appearance in San...
View ArticleFinal Four photos: Loyola 69, Michigan 57
Photos from the Loyola-Michigan Final Four game in San Antonio on March 31, 2018.
View ArticleDemocrats tell embattled congresswoman to quit over staff's treatment; she...
The cries for embattled U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty to step down for not protecting female staffers who said they experienced violence, death threats and sexual harassment by her former chief of staff...
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