Kris Dunn is Fred Hoiberg's latest shot-doctor patient
Kris Dunn didn’t need to be told that Fred Hoiberg once led the NBA in 3-point shooting by shooting 48.3 percent and shot 39.6 percent from beyond the arc during his 10-year career. “Last practice we...
View ArticleTrump administration sides with Rauner in Supreme Court case over union fees
President Donald Trump’s administration has endorsed Gov. Bruce Rauner’s side of a legal case challenging fees public employee unions collect from nonmembers, saying in a brief filed with the U.S....
View ArticleCPS watchdog says CEO Forrest Claypool 'repeatedly lied' during ethics probe
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool engaged in a “full-blown cover-up” by altering records and lying to mask the true purpose of a bill for legal advice he requested to ward off a probe by the...
View ArticleMan shot dead on West Side, 1 wounded in South Shore home invasion
A man was shot dead in the Austin neighborhood, and another man was wounded in a home invasion on the South Side Thursday, Chicago police said. The fatal shooting happened shortly before 2:45 p.m. in...
View ArticleRound Lake Beach woman charged with killing 6-year-old son, taking body on...
A Round Lake Beach woman who, police said, killed her 6-year-old son over the summer and then took his body on the train pleaded not guilty Thursday to killing the boy, a Lake County State's...
View ArticleJury in wrongful death trial told of ex-cop's bar fight just days after its...
Joseph Frugoli was a young patrolman from a cop family when he allegedly walked into a bar near his Bridgeport home 25 years ago and started beating people up in an alcohol-fueled rage. Frugoli...
View ArticleMountain town known as 'Shangri-La' threatened by Southern California fire
The biggest and most destructive of the windblown fires raking Southern California shut down one of the region's busiest freeways Thursday and threatened Ojai, a scenic mountain town dubbed...
View ArticleWoman charged with stealing from North Aurora nursing home resident
A suburban woman is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly resident of a long-term care facility in North Aurora.Mary E. Pfingston, 41, of the 3300 block of Hutchinson Road, Joliet,...
View ArticleIllinois' pension crisis: Danville's candid approach
Many people know Illinois has a public pension crisis. The mayor of downstate Danville goes a step further: He shows residents the paperwork. Danville instituted a $267 annual fee to help shore up its...
View ArticleCombative Franken quits Senate, points to GOP tolerance of Trump and Moore
Sen. Al Franken, a rising political star only weeks ago, reluctantly announced Thursday he's resigning from Congress, succumbing to a torrent of sexual harassment allegations and evaporating support...
View ArticleHorses rescued from barn fire in rural Wayne: 'It was looking at me for help’
Ed Boltz said he was coming back from a client meeting and driving down Country Club Road on Thursday morning when he noticed smoke coming from one of the properties. Fire department officials said...
View ArticleMichigan sports doctor who assaulted gymnasts gets 60 years in prison for...
A former elite sports doctor whose sexual assault cases have rocked Michigan State University and the group that trains U.S. Olympic gymnasts was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in federal prison for...
View ArticlePNC Bank branch robbed in Naperville
A PNC Bank branch in Naperville was robbed Thursday afternoon by a man who implied he had a weapon, officials said. The suspect went into the 9 E. Ogden Ave. bank about 1 p.m. and demanded money,...
View ArticlePolice: Gunman continued firing after shooting Chicago cop in the hand
A man shot a Chicago police officer in the hand Wednesday night on the Far South Side, knocking him to the ground, then continued to fire at the officer, police officials said Thursday. Police later...
View ArticleTanner Kero placed on waivers as Blackhawks prepare to shake up roster
Through 28 games, the Blackhawks have called up only one player from Rockford — goaltender Jean-Francois Berube, who came up last week when they placed Corey Crawford on injured reserve. Coach Joel...
View ArticleSources: Conservative Arizona Rep. Trent Franks resigning from Congress
Conservative Arizona Republican Rep. Trent Franks is resigning from Congress, two GOP strategists said Thursday, the third lawmaker to announce his resignation this week. Neither Republican operative...
View ArticleSandusky's son sentenced to prison for sexual abuse of girls
A son of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, serving decades for child molestation, was himself sentenced to prison Friday on child sexual abuse charges. Jeffrey Sandusky was...
View ArticleCrete police release video of chase preceding Dyer officer-involved shooting
With red and blue police lights flashing on him, a Chicago Heights, Ill., man pretended to shoot at police as he sat in a black car, video of the incident shows. "Hands, hands, hands, hands!" police...
View ArticleCops release photos of suspect in CTA Blue Line sexual abuse incident
Chicago police on Friday released surveillance photos of a man who's suspected of inappropriately touching an 18-year-old student at a West Side “L” stop, then stealing her wallet. The man attacked...
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