Glenview task force recommends $17 million parks referendum to expand ice center
The Glenview Park District Citizen Task Force made a final recommendation to the Glenview Park District Board of Commissioners Finance Committee Nov. 28 for a $17 million referendum measure that would...
View ArticleTexas Rep. Joe Barton, embarrassed by sex scandal, to retire
Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, Texas' most-senior member of Congress, announced Thursday that he won't seek re-election after a naked photo of him circulated online and a conservative activist...
View ArticleWhite House considers replacing Secretary of State Tillerson with CIA...
The White House is discussing a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo in a major shake-up of President Donald Trump's national security team,...
View ArticleJim Nabors, TV's homespun Gomer Pyle and singer, dies at 87
Jim Nabors, the Alabama-born comic actor who starred as TV's dim but good-hearted Southern rube Gomer Pyle and constantly surprised audiences with his twang-free operatic singing voice, died Thursday....
View ArticleTwo jurors dismissed at Black Souls gang trial in Cook County courthouse
A man and a woman were kicked off a Cook County jury Thursday in the midst of deliberations in a dramatic turn at the high-stakes trial of six reputed West Side gang leaders. After about an hour of...
View ArticleGOP eyes post-tax-cut changes to welfare, Medicare and Social Security
High-ranking Republicans are hinting that, after their tax overhaul, the party intends to look at cutting spending on welfare, entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare, and other...
View ArticleU2 confronts the dinosaur within on new album 'Songs of Experience'
“A dinosaur wonders why it still walks the earth," U2 sings on “The Blackout.” It’s not the best song on the band’s new album, “Songs of Experience” (Interscope), but it may just be the most...
View ArticleChicago's winter parking ban: Where you can and can't park
Chicago's winter, on-street parking ban begins Dec. 1, 2017, and continues through April 1, 2018. Check our map to avoid having your car towed overnight.
View ArticleJohn Fox: 'No idea' Beyonce, Jay-Z were married, pedicures and other Fox-isms
We can’t decide whether Bears coach John Fox sounds more like the world’s most old-school head coach or your grandpa. This season, he’s been sharing (and we use the term loosely) his opinions and...
View Article'You're free to go,' judge tells men who had been serving life for 1994 rape...
Standing in front of the same judge who two decades ago sentenced them to life in prison for rape and murder, Nevest Coleman and Darryl Fulton listened Friday as prosecutors updated their case. Cook...
View ArticleMacy's hiring 7,000 more holiday workers nationwide
Macy’s says it needs 7,000 more employees to work in its stores, after hiring 80,000 temporary workers to help with the holiday rush. "Macy's has had a great start to this holiday season with high...
View ArticleHistorian had major impact on architecture and cities, including Chicago
The legendary Yale architectural historian Vincent Scully, who had a profound impact on the world of architecture and the world at large, including Chicago, died Thursday at 97. Scully, a theatrical...
View ArticleBlackhawks place Corey Crawford on injured reserve
The Blackhawks placed goalie Corey Crawford on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury Friday and recalled Jean-Francois Berube from Rockford. Crawford played 60 minutes, 51 seconds Thursday and...
View ArticleJoe Maddon 'intrigued' by idea of a two-way player, admits Jake Arrieta is...
Shortly after Shohei Ohtani was born in 1994, Cubs manager Joe Maddon was flirting with the idea of a two-way player while coaching in the Angels system. “I’ve always been intrigued by the concept,”...
View ArticleJanitor stole safe, cash and other items from Lisle special ed school,...
A janitor has been charged after allegedly stealing a safe holding $3,500 and other items from the special education school in Lisle where he worked, DuPage County prosecutors said Friday. Kenan...
View ArticleWhite Sox sign catcher Welington Castillo to 2-year deal
The White Sox bolstered their depth at catcher by signing veteran Welington Castillo to a two-year, $15 million free-agent contract Friday. Castillo, 30, who played for the Cubs from 2010 to ’15, had...
View ArticleEx-Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty, is...
Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, pleaded guilty Friday to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia, becoming the first Trump White House official to...
View ArticleChicago cop given community service in DUI crash that injured pedestrian —...
A Chicago police officer was given community service Friday for striking a pedestrian while driving drunk — a sentence championed by the victim and her mother who hoped he could learn from the pain...
View ArticleFoxx's office cites conflict, causing delay in chief judge's lawsuit to block...
Update: There’s a delay until at least Tuesday in Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans’ lawsuit against County Board President Toni Preckwinkle over layoffs in the new budget. A Lake County judge on...
View ArticleCubs sign LHP Dario Alvarez to 1-year contract, sell contract of RHP Matt...
In their relentless search for relief help, the Chicago Cubs announced the signing of free agent left-hander Dario Alvarez to a one-year contract. Alvarez, 28, posted a 2.76 ERA in 20 appearances with...
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