Rudy Giuliani to join Trump legal team in Russia probe
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is joining the legal team defending President Donald Trump in the special counsel's Russia investigation, a Trump attorney said Thursday. With the addition of...
View ArticleSecond lawsuit seeks to halt Deerfield's assault weapons ban
A second lawsuit is seeking to overturn the village of Deerfield’s assault weapons ban that is scheduled to take effect June 13. The suit filed Thursday by the advocacy group Guns Save Life and...
View ArticleSteve Nash: The wife of Merriville graduate Gregg Popovich was 'an absolute...
The death of the wife of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has brought an outpouring of support across the NBA. Erin Popovich died Wednesday at 67, the team said without disclosing details. Her...
View ArticleTrump will skip Barbara Bush funeral, Melania to attend alone
President Donald Trump won't be joining his wife in attending the memorial service of former first lady Barbara Bush, matriarch of a political dynasty that Trump often clashed with during his 2016...
View ArticleParkland survivor urges Thornwood students to be voice for change on gun...
Standing Thursday before a room full of students at Thornwood High School, Mei-Ling Ho-Shing asks how many of them have been impacted by gun violence, and several of them raised their hands. A junior...
View ArticleDorothy Brown plans to run for mayor of Chicago despite federal corruption probe
She’s the focus of a long-running federal investigation into an alleged bribes-for-jobs scheme, and on Thursday Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown said she’ll ask voters to elect her mayor...
View ArticleMatt Nagy gets to work
Welcome to the weekly Bear Download podcast with Rich Campbell and Dan Wiederer. Listen below or subscribe and listen on iTunes | Stitcher | Google Play Rich and Dan are back to offer their...
View ArticleThe Democrats are suing the wrong people
The Democratic National Committee,the party of Trial Lawyers, has filed a lawsuit against Russia, the Trump campaign and Wikileaks. Claiming they are responsible for the defeat of the 2016 Democratic...
View ArticleChicago mastectomy tattoo artist expands work for cancer survivors, is...
David Allen describes his work in the most basic terms: “I’m a tattooer,” he says. “I tattoo.” It’s a bit of intentional understatement — Allen is a highly sought-after tattoo artist with a specialty...
View ArticleHospice is different from palliative care but both are considered 'comfort care'
Despite confusion over what exactly constitutes “comfort care,” former first lady Barbara Bush’s decision to opt for it is opening doors onto some very important conversations, according to local...
View ArticleIn Columbine anniversary walkouts, students look to turn outrage to action
Once again, they filed out of class. In a new wave of school walkouts, they raised their voices against gun violence. But this time, they were looking to turn outrage into action. Many of the students...
View ArticleCubs place Eddie Butler on DL, promote Luke Farrell
The Cubs placed reliever Eddie Butler on the 10-day disabled list Friday because of a right groin strain and called up reliever Luke Farrell from Triple-A Iowa. Butler didn’t retire any of the four...
View ArticleFormer Lake County, Ind., deputy chief indicted, accused of lying to feds...
A former Lake County Sheriff’s Department deputy chief was indicted Friday for allegedly lying to the FBI during an investigation into pay-to-play towing that led to the conviction of former Sheriff...
View ArticleE. coli outbreak warning expands to all romaine lettuce
Public health officials are now telling consumers to avoid all types of romaine lettuce because of an E. coli outbreak linked to the vegetable that has spread to at least 16 states and sickened at...
View ArticleActing president of Providence Catholic officially taking over after...
The Rev. John Merkelis, who had been serving as the acting president of Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox since the school’s former president retired in December amid a police...
View ArticleHe asked for it! Pinning a nickname on ____ Donald Trump
President Donald Trump likes to go low. He tweeted smack Friday at “Shadey (sic) James Comey,” who on Wednesday was “Slippery.’’ Previously he’s raked over, among others, “Sneaky Dianne” Feinstein,...
View ArticleFAA orders more engine inspections after Southwest accident
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered ultrasound inspections of hundreds of jet engines like the one that blew apart at 32,000 feet in a deadly accident aboard a Southwest Airlines...
View ArticleChicago man nearly strikes Hammond police chief while fleeing traffic stop,...
Hammond police are looking for a man they say almost struck Chief John Doughty while fleeing a traffic stop last month, a spokesman said. Around 6:30 p.m. March 12, Doughty stopped a silver Hyundai...
View ArticleNewspaper war of words
Speaking of our highly toxic age, the Chicago Sun-Times has certainly captured the trash-talking zeitgeist with a new advertising campaign denigrating the Tribune. According to its 60-second TV spot,...
View ArticleCoroner identifies 1 of 2 people found dead in Highland Park house fire
The Lake County coroner has identified one of the two people recovered Wednesday morning from a home in far northwest Highland Park that was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at around 1:15...
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