Yvonne Staples, key member of Staple Singers, dies at 80
Yvonne Staples, who died Tuesday at 80, was the reluctant singer in the Staple Singers. She preferred to play a background role, and sang only when called upon by her father, Roebuck “Pops” Staples....
View ArticleBill Cosby's lawyer calls accuser 'con artist' over $3.4 million payment
Bill Cosby's lawyer launched a blistering courtroom attack on the comedian's accuser Tuesday, branding her a con artist whose goal was "money, money and lots more money." Tom Mesereau told jurors in...
View ArticleParents irked by Katie Holmes' FBI drama pilot filming next to Chicago school
Jennifer Kotecki said she was appalled that a sniper scene for a TV pilot was being filmed Tuesday in a park next to her seventh-grader’s Near North Side school. “It is unconscionable that the city...
View ArticleTrump's homeland security adviser resigns at John Bolton's request
White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert is leaving the Trump administration, another departure during what has been a chaotic few months of personnel changes. Bossert, a favorite of Chief of...
View ArticleSen. Duckworth pens letter to self about overcoming hardships
Days after Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., made history as the first sitting U.S. senator to give birth, CBS News aired a letter she penned about the obstacles she overcame before forming the family she...
View ArticleChicago grocers ramp up hiring, while balancing online growth and...
Nearly all major grocery retailers in Chicago now offer some form of delivery or pickup for increasingly tech-savvy consumers on the go. But they’re also sinking capital into their bricks-and-mortar...
View ArticleIt's baby penguin season across Chicago: Cuteness overload or something more?
Something of a soap opera played out last year among the African penguins newly situated at Lincoln Park Zoo. The institution’s bird keepers were so struck by the animals’ personality quirks and...
View ArticleIn essay revealing he was raped at age 8, novelist Junot Diaz shines light on...
By age 11, novelist Junot Diaz was struggling with depression and uncontrollable rage. At 14, he put a gun to his head. The nights were the worst. He dreamed of horrific rapes: attacks by his...
View ArticleHipsters in Homewood? Suburbs try to lure millennial city dwellers by showing...
The popular perception in the Chicago region and many large metropolitan areas is that urban living is for hip cats, but the suburbs? Squaresville. Now south suburban Homewood is challenging that...
View ArticleCollege student from Barrington dies in Minnesota snowboarding accident
A 20-year-old man from Barrington has died in a snowboarding accident in Minnesota, officials said. Derek Harms died Sunday of multiple blunt force injuries at Spirit Mountain in Duluth, according to...
View ArticleThe Park at Wrigley gets a new name in true Chicago Way fashion
Hello. I’d like to announce that I’ve changed my name. Blair Kamin was nice enough, but the newspaper business isn’t the cash cow it used to be, so I’ve signed a naming rights deal with a previously...
View ArticleIRS forgives most of Gary schools' $8.4 million tax problem, freeing vacant...
The Gary Community School Corp. and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service have brokered an agreement that releases the government’s liens on all Gary schools. The IRS is forgiving a large chunk of the...
View ArticleTo boost gender pay equity, Emanuel bans city departments from asking job...
Applicants for jobs with the city of Chicago can no longer be asked about their salary history, part of a growing effort nationwide to improve pay equality between men and women. Mayor Rahm Emanuel...
View ArticleRetirement: Planning ahead to avoid higher Medicare premiums
You may be a couple of years away from claiming Medicare , but it's not too early to plan how you can adjust your income today to prevent higher Medicare premiums later. The government yearly sets...
View ArticleTwo with Illinois ties accused of raising money for al-Qaida set for...
Three men, two with Illinois ties, who pleaded not guilty to supporting terrorism by sending money to an al-Qaida leader are due in court in Ohio for change-of-plea hearings. Federal authorities...
View ArticleBears' doubts about Cameron Meredith's knee lead them not to match Saints'...
Cameron Meredith jogged off the Halas Hall practice field and into a storm. It was late August 2015, and roster cuts were looming. As Meredith crossed the sideline, his Bears position coach at the...
View ArticleDriver cited after woman killed, 5 others hurt when SUV crashes into South...
The driver of an SUV that crashed into a CTA bus shelter Monday evening in a collision that killed a woman and injured five other people, including a 5-year-old girl, has been issued traffic citations...
View ArticleNorthwestern joins Michigan and Wisconsin in canceling Saturday spring football
Michigan fans might not get to see Mississippi transfer Shea Patterson this fall. And they definitely won’t get to watch him fire passes Saturday. The Wolverines have canceled their Saturday spring...
View ArticleRyan bowing out, sending ripples of uncertainty through GOP ahead of midterms
House Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday he will retire rather than seek another term in Congress as the steady if reluctant wingman for President Donald Trump , sending ripples through a...
View ArticlePaul Ryan: The speaker who spoke about deficits
We know how to get most members of Congress and candidates to mumble uncomfortably: Ask for their plans to deal with the nation’s troubling debt load and unsustainable Medicare and Social Security...
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