Wildfire erupts in Bel-Air area of Los Angeles as blaze rages across Southern...
A wildfire erupted in Los Angeles' exclusive Bel-Air section Wednesday as yet another part of Southern California found itself under siege from an outbreak of wind-whipped blazes that have consumed...
View ArticleTrump flouts warnings, formally recognizes Jerusalem as capital of Israel
President Donald Trump shattered decades of unwavering U.S. neutrality on Jerusalem Wednesday, declaring the sorely divided holy city as Israel's capital and sparking frustrated Palestinians to cry...
View ArticleMcHenry County woman stole over $67,000 while treasurer of youth baseball...
A 32-year-old woman is accused of stealing more than $67,000 from the McHenry Baseball Association while she served as the organization’s treasurer, according to police and McHenry County authorities....
View ArticleMountain of evidence proves Bears’ futility to be extreme, prolonged
Prince Amukamara was sounding it out as best he could. The veteran cornerback was still processing the Bears’ 15-14 loss to the 49ers on Sunday and working to articulate the frustration. But then came...
View ArticleEx-Tinley Park planner to face lawsuit alleging she 'schemed' to alter...
Tinley Park's former planning director will have to respond to a lawsuit filed against her by the village after a federal judge denied her motion to dismiss the complaint. The lawsuit, filed in May,...
View ArticleGOP-led House passes bill making it easier for gun owners to carry concealed...
Republicans rammed a bill through the House on Wednesday that would make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines, the first significant action on guns in...
View ArticleWitness: Flynn texted associate that nuclear plant deal 'good to go' because...
As President Donald Trump delivered his inaugural address on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in January, his new national security adviser, Michael Flynn, sent a text to a former business associate...
View ArticleFranken's support fades as Democrats call for resignation; announcement tomorrow
The top Senate Democrat says Sen. Al Franken should resign as allegations of sexual misconduct against the Minnesota lawmaker multiply. In a brief statement on Wednesday, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer...
View ArticlePolice: Charges filed after Tribune reporter carjacked
Charges have been filed after a car was stolen from a Chicago Tribune reporter earlier this week. Noriyhea Evans, 18, was charged with vehicular hijacking and two 16-year-old boys were charged with...
View ArticleElwood sets public hearing on NorthPoint's warehouse project
A public hearing is scheduled on plans to develop nearly half of a controversial proposed 2,200-acre warehousing development in unincorporated Jackson Township.NorthPoint Development has filed its...
View Article'Silence Breakers' named Time magazine's Person of the Year
The "Silence Breakers" — those who have shared their stories about sexual assault and harassment — have been named Time magazine's Person of the Year. Numerous women have spoken out publicly since...
View ArticleDeerfield financial adviser sentenced for stealing almost $1 million from client
A Deerfield financial adviser who took advantage of a client's trust in order to steal almost $1 million has been sentenced to 55 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $911,000 in restitution,...
View ArticleWhere did the pizza puff come from? Can it even be considered a Chicago classic?
When Regards to Edith opened a few months ago at the base of Google's Midwest headquarters in Fulton Market, it launched with a menu containing a few quirky nods to classic Chicago foods. You know,...
View ArticleNational Museum of Gospel Music planned for Bronzeville site
If planners get their way, Chicago will have the nation’s first major gospel music museum, on the site once occupied by Pilgrim Baptist Church, known as the birthplace of gospel. The National Museum...
View ArticleNorthern Illinois University board upholds $600K severance for ousted president
Northern Illinois University trustees on Thursday affirmed a decision made this past summer that gave ousted President Doug Baker a severance package worth more than $600,000. Thursday’s vote comes...
View Article‘Electric’ Saquon Barkley wins 2017 Tribune Silver Football
Penn State coach James Franklin calls it “the run.” Or, given that it occurred on college football’s grand stage, The Run. Saquon Barkley took a handoff, made a USC defender miss at the line, broke...
View ArticlePolice: Medical incident likely preceded crash on I-94
A medical incident likely caused a truck driver on Interstate 94 to drive into a ditch west of Michigan City on Wednesday afternoon, police said.Porter County Coroner Chuck Harris said Howard Pruitt,...
View ArticleHouse passes stopgap spending bill, setting up bigger spending fight this month
The House on Thursday passed a stopgap spending bill to prevent a government shutdown this weekend and buy time for challenging talks on a wide range of unfinished business on Capitol Hill. The...
View ArticleYes, Trump could be indicted. The 'Nixon tapes' case proves it.
As special counsel Robert Mueller racks up indictments and guilty pleas, and President Donald Trump continues to dig himself further into a potential obstruction-of-justice charge, a question...
View ArticleMore unrest feared as Palestinians declare 3 'days of rage' over Trump...
Thousands of Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli forces in east Jerusalem and the West Bank, demonstrators in the Gaza Strip burned U.S. flags and pictures of President Donald Trump, and a top...
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