East Chicago woman gets 17 years in prison for sex trafficking
An East Chicago woman was sentenced to 17 years in prison for sex trafficking, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Indiana. Melinda Milton, 37,...
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Chanting "This is what democracy looks like," "Vote them out" and "Am I next?", Naperville Central High School students lined Aurora Avenue across from their school Friday to support tougher gun laws...
View ArticleFatal Volo crash takes life of mother of three from Round Lake Park
A Round Lake Park woman killed in a crash in Volo this week is being remembered by relatives as a caring mother of her three children. Susana Ortega, 24, died Wednesday after being taken to Advocate...
View ArticleNorth Korean leader suspends nuclear and missile tests, shuts down test site
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared he will suspend nuclear and missile tests starting Saturday, and that he will shut down the site where the previous six nuclear tests were conducted. The...
View Article'You feel powerless watching someone go into the water:' witness says of Navy...
A motorist trapped inside a car that drove off Navy Pier into Lake Michigan was rescued by divers and taken to a hospital Friday night, officials said. By about 6:30 p.m., paramedics were trying to...
View ArticleBrad Biggs' NFL mock draft 2.0
Tribune NFL writer Brad Biggs takes his second crack at projecting who will go where in Thursday's first round.
View ArticleMissouri Gov. Eric Greitens faces felony charges over charity donor list
St. Louis prosecutors on Friday charged Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens with a felony for using a charity donor list for his 2016 political campaign, adding to the first-term governor's legal woes. The...
View ArticleDNC files lawsuit claiming Russia, Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired in...
The Democratic Party sued Donald Trump's presidential campaign, Russia, WikiLeaks and Trump's son and son-in-law Friday, accusing them of an intricate conspiracy to undercut Democrats in the 2016...
View ArticleWoman given prison for role in streaming live on Facebook a beating of teen...
A woman accused of taking part in the racially charged assault of a teen with mental disabilities that was livestreamed on Facebook was sentenced to three years in prison Friday after pleading guilty...
View ArticleFlorida school gunman carried shotgun in guitar case, says 'sorry' after 1...
A gunman carried a shotgun in a guitar case and opened fire Friday in a Florida high school, wounding one student before he was arrested on a day planned for a national classroom walkout to protest...
View ArticleBarbara Bush funeral
Some 1,500 guests are expected at a private funeral for Barbara Bush at the nation's largest Episcopal church in Houston.
View ArticleUpset at Tim Anderson for being 'over-aggressive,' Justin Verlander calls out...
Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings to help the Astros shut out the White Sox 10-0 Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field, and yet the former Cy Young Award winner found reason to be upset...
View Article'Women have suffered silently for so long': Elgin panelists discuss sexual...
The #MeToo movement is reshaping the culture around sexual harassment and assault as women continue telling their stories and spur support for stronger laws and policies to support victims, according...
View ArticleThe Yellowstone supervolcano is a disaster waiting to happen
Yellowstone National Park sits squarely over a giant, active volcano. This requires attention. Yellowstone has been a national park since 1872, but it was only in the 1960s that scientists realized...
View ArticleLost cows on loose in Hampshire subdivision; police corral roaming bovines
A handful of lost cows took a stroll around backyards in Hampshire’s Lakewood Crossing subdivision, spurring police response, according to a post on the village’s Facebook page on Friday. The cows,...
View ArticleMan dies after being stabbed outside his South Chicago residence
A 37-year-old man was pronounced dead late Saturday morning after an argument got physical and he was stabbed outside his South Chicago home, police said. Shortly before noon, two people were arguing...
View ArticleFor family of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, hopes that renewed interest translates...
From her base on the South Side, Ida B. Wells-Barnett crusaded against the racist lynching of black men, pushed for women’s right to vote and started numerous organizations to help African-Americans...
View ArticleTech entrepreneur Sales-Griffin says he 'bombed this speech' in Chicago mayor...
The long, deep breaths. The awkward pauses. The talking in circles. The longer 30-year-old tech entrepreneur Neal Sales-Griffin stayed on the stage at his unusual opening campaign rally Saturday, the...
View ArticleWillow Creek elders will renew inquiry into Hybels as more allegations of...
The elders of Willow Creek Community Church are pledging to renew their investigation of the church’s former pastor Bill Hybels as more allegations of inappropriate conduct with women surfaced this...
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