What does a $53 burger taste like? One reporter finds out
What does a $53 burger taste like? I never thought I'd have to answer that question until I walked into Roister for lunch. Considering the acclaimed West Loop restaurant is co-owned by Grant Achatz,...
View ArticleVernon Hills company plans to relocate, expand to Buffalo Grove under...
A midsized company specializing in computer hardware plans to leave its headquarters in Vernon Hills and expand to nearby Buffalo Grove after Buffalo Grove officials recently approved a six-year sales...
View ArticleWhite Sox talking with Red Sox about Jose Abreu trade: report
Just two months ago Jose Abreu emphatically stated his desire to remain with the White Sox. "I would like to stay here forever," Abreu said via a team interpreter during the final series of the season...
View ArticleDelays expected during evening rush on Metra, Amtrak trains after derailment...
More delays are expected on Metra trains during the Wednesday evening commute after three cars of a train derailed near Union Station overnight, an official said.Crews were still working early in the...
View ArticleTrump's far-right retweets spark outrage in UK: 'You are not welcome in my...
President Donald Trump retweeted inflammatory videos from a fringe British political group Wednesday that purported to show violence being committed by Muslims, drawing quick condemnation from civil...
View ArticlePolice: Aurora car hijacking set up via social media
A 19-year-old woman and two younger teens have been charged with a car hijacking and armed robbery on Aurora's Near Southeast Side, police announced Tuesday. The group attacked and stole the car of a...
View ArticleAmerican lacks pilots for more than 15,000 December flights after computer...
American Airlines is rushing to resolve a scheduling fault that gave time off to too many pilots in December — a flaw that has left more than 15,000 flights without sufficient crew during the holiday...
View ArticleNikola Mirotic accepts Bobby Portis' apology, but situation remains precarious
Speaking publicly for the first time since Bobby Portis broke two of his facial bones and concussed him with an Oct. 17 practice punch, Nikola Mirotic said he accepts Portis’ apology and wants to...
View ArticleTrump reacts to Lauer firing with new blast at NBC's 'Fake News'
President Donald Trump quickly responded to the firing of "Today" show host Matt Lauer on Wednesday, saying executives at NBC and Comcast should be "fired for putting out so much Fake News." Trump...
View ArticleChicago's Law Department vows to step into breach created by Trump...
The city of Chicago will assemble a legal team dedicated to suing corporations and other organizations that it believes violate the law, a move that officials say will protect residents and fill the...
View ArticleSupreme Court justices appear to favor more restraints on access to digital...
A majority of Supreme Court justices seemed to agree Wednesday that the abundance of private information available about Americans in the digital age might require new restraints on government's...
View ArticleDowners Grove teacher on leave after ex-student claims inappropriate sexual...
A longtime teacher at Downers Grove North High School has been placed on leave after a former student leveled claims that he engaged in sexually inappropriate conduct with her and other students. The...
View ArticleNBC fires Matt Lauer over 'inappropriate sexual behavior'
NBC News fired longtime "Today" show host Matt Lauer on Wednesday for "inappropriate sexual behavior," making him the second morning television show personality to lose his job because of sexual...
View ArticleGarrison Keillor fired, says he put hand on woman's back
Garrison Keillor, the former host of "A Prairie Home Companion," said Wednesday he has been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of what the network called improper behavior. Keillor told...
View ArticleJudge allows DNA evidence in trial of man for 2005 slayings of two Zion girls
Contested DNA evidence will be allowed in the upcoming murder trial of a former Zion man accused in the 2005 Mother's Day slayings of two preteen girls, despite the defense's claims that it's...
View ArticlePart-time faculty at Columbia College begin strike, hit picket line in the Loop
Part-time Columbia College instructors hit the picket line Wednesday as they prepare to negotiate a new contract with the school. To the pulsing thump of house music played by a sidewalk deejay,...
View ArticleSpring Grove man whose SUV hit tree in critical condition after extrication,...
A 38-year-old Spring Grove man remained in critical condition Wednesday after a crash Tuesday afternoon that sent his SUV into a tree, according to the McHenry County Sheriff's Office. The driver of a...
View ArticleUnsung: The Sears Wish Book, a ghost of Christmas past
The first Sears Christmas Book, in 1933, was a modest 87 pages. It offered fruitcakes and Mickey Mouse watches and live canaries. By 1968, the catalog had ballooned to 608 pages, and sold quilted...
View ArticleCroat war criminal's shocking poison death stuns UN tribunal
Seconds after a U.N. judge confirmed his 20-year war crimes sentence on Wednesday, former Bosnian Croat military commander Slobodan Praljak shouted, "I am not a war criminal!" threw back his head,...
View ArticleBitcoin surpasses $11,000 — then falls — as bubble warnings fail to cool market
Bitcoin surpassed $10,000 and $11,000 — both records — in the same day, taking this year's price surge to 11-fold as buyers shrugged off increased warnings that the largest digital currency is an...
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