Obama to address Emanuel's climate meeting Tuesday
Former President Barack Obama will speak at Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s climate meeting on Tuesday. Obama’s afternoon speech will unfold as Republican President Donald Trump has said he will pull the U.S....
View ArticleAfter winning lawsuit, fired sheriff's officer returns to work
Dixie Rios had butterflies in her stomach Monday morning as she walked into the Cook County sheriff's office on the city's Southwest Side following a judge's order last week to reinstate her. Rios,...
View Article'He was our friend': Union Ridge School playground named in honor of longtime...
The playground at Union Ridge School is now named in honor of Donald Crivlare, a Harwood Heights resident who died Aug. 19 at the age of 83. Students, faculty, residents, elected officials and family...
View Article10-year-old Hinsdale boy who 'touched many lives' loses battle with cancer
The Hinsdale community is remembering Brooks Tonn this week, after the 10-year-old died Friday following a nearly yearlong battle with cancer. Blue ribbons have been tied around trees in town in...
View ArticleRauner: I'm 'not in charge,' Speaker Madigan is
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has been Illinois’ chief executive for nearly three years, but on Monday he offered the observation that he’s “not in charge,” suggesting Democratic House Speaker Michael...
View Article"Booze or women or movies:' GOP senator says comments on estate tax...
A top Republican senator said Monday his comments were misinterpreted when he defended GOP efforts to scale back the federal estate taxes because it helps those who invest rather than people who spend...
View ArticleStroger won't run for Cook County Board president against Preckwinkle
Former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger won't be making a comeback bid for his old job after all, marking the second time he has failed to follow through after saying he’d try to rejoin the...
View ArticleCavaliers welcome back Derrick Rose
Sitting in the building where deafening cheers once resounded for Derrick Rose, his Cavaliers teammates answered questions about Rose’s silence throughout a self-imposed exile that ended on Monday....
View ArticleFact check: Net-neutrality claims leave out key context
Seeking to dispel "myths" about net neutrality, the Trump administration's telecom chief instead put out his own incomplete and misleading talking points when he suggested that internet providers had...
View ArticleTrump endorses Moore — something for Gross America to contemplate
The latest development in Gross America can be summed up in a rather simple headline: “President Trump offers direct endorsement of Senate candidate Roy Moore.” That’s plenty, I suppose, because in...
View ArticleIndoor synthetic ice rink, 'Ninja Warrior' facility open in Lake County
As winter descends on the area, two new businesses in Vernon Hills and Libertyville are offering active family activities indoors. After opening its first location in Chicago a year ago, Ultimate...
View ArticleAld. Pawar calls for investigation into bus company that sent racially...
A racially tinged promotion over the weekend by a bus company that serves University of Illinois students continued to generate fallout. On Monday, a North Side Chicago alderman called for an...
View ArticleIllinois Republican John Anderson, third-party candidate for president in...
John B. Anderson, an Illinois Republican who cultivated a free-thinking reputation during his 20 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, and who mounted a serious third-party bid for the White...
View ArticleRevolution Brewing steps up with 2 more barrel-aged releases
Goose Island releases its heralded family of barrel-aged beers on one day of the year: Black Friday. It’s the kind of nuts that only a television news helicopter can capture. This year, Revolution...
View ArticleRep. Foster slams Trump admin for ACA 'sabotage'
Speaking Monday in Aurora, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-Naperville) said recent moves by the Trump Administration are making it more difficult for residents to shop for health plans through the Affordable...
View ArticleRoy Moores of the world are wreaking havoc as their time runs out
When a white woman riding in an Uber heard the news over the radio that Britain’s Prince Harry was engaged to a black woman, she shrieked, “He couldn't find anyone white!” When the driver, a black...
View ArticleRoskam: Republicans have 'crossed the Rubicon' with tax overhaul plans
U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam said Monday the Republican-led House and Senate have “crossed the Rubicon” by passing separate overhauls of the tax code and predicted lawmakers soon would bridge gaps between...
View ArticleTrump offers full support for embattled Republican Roy Moore: 'We need his vote'
President Donald Trump formally endorsed embattled Republican Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race on Monday, looking past sexual misconduct allegations against the GOP candidate to argue that Moore's...
View ArticleMan hit by train, 90, had been reported missing and has dementia
Chicago police said the person was struck by a Metra train from Joliet Monday morning was a 90-year-old with dementia who had previously been reported missing. Jun Ming Kuang, 90, was reported...
View ArticleTrump scales back 2 national monuments in Utah, drawing praise and protests
President Donald Trump on Monday drastically scaled back two national monuments established in Utah by his Democratic predecessors, the largest reduction of public lands protection in U.S. history....
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