NFL protests named top sports story of 2017
President Donald Trump couldn't stand NFL players kneeling in protest during "The Star-Spangled Banner." His angry call to fire players who didn't stand for the national anthem rekindled both the...
View ArticleBuoyed by Alabama win, Democrats eye Tennessee Senate race
Democrats eager to take control of the Senate next year are turning to the state of Tennessee, where a popular Democratic former governor is running for the seat being vacated by the retirement of...
View ArticleFormer Cubs infielder Jerry Kindall dies at 82
Jerry Kindall, whose contributions to baseball ran much deeper than replacing Hall of Famer Ernie Banks at shortstop for the Cubs in 1961, died Sunday night. Kindall, 82, spent the first five of his...
View ArticleCube high school boys basketball rankings, Dec. 25
The Chicago Tribune suburban sports department has teamed up with the Cube to present the rankings for the top 20 high school boys basketball teams in the Chicago area. With records through Sunday,...
View ArticleInvesting: Eight stocks to buy now
These stocks should be able to capitalize on a strong economy and a strong market. Applied Materials (AMAT) Exploding global demand for computer chips is a bonanza for the world's leading maker of...
View Article'Sound of Music' actress Heather Menzies-Urich dies at 68
Actress Heather Menzies-Urich, who played one of the singing von Trapp children in the hit 1965 film, "The Sound of Music," has died. She was 68. Her son, actor Ryan Urich, told Variety that his...
View ArticleNikola Mirotic and Bulls reaping benefits of his offseason devotion to...
Nikola Mirotic doesn’t mince words when asked how hard it was for him to skip last summer’s EuroBasket tournament, typically a part of his Spanish national team commitment. “It was very hard,” Mirotic...
View ArticleMan stabbed with an ice pick succumbs to injuries
A man was stabbed to death with an ice pick during a domestic dispute, according to police and medical examiner’s office records. Mario Jones, 28, died Saturday as a result of injuries he suffered...
View ArticlePuerto Ricans wait in darkness and desperation without power
Three days before Christmas, Doris Martinez and daughter Miriam Narvaez joined their neighbors in a line outside city hall in Morovis, a town of 30,000 people still living without electricity in the...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth uses Christmas address to welcome Meghan Markle to the family
For the past nine decades, the British monarch has broadcast a Royal Christmas Message, a fusty but revealing time capsule written in a clipped Royal Family haiku, the fewest possible lines of script...
View ArticleYMCA brings Naperville together for Christmas luncheon
Naperville resident Diane McDonald found a new way to celebrate Christmas Day a year ago and liked it so much, she decided to give it another try. "My husband, Loren Schepers, works as a volunteer at...
View ArticleFormer Chicago police officer shot to death in rural Arkansas
A man who spent decades as a Chicago police officer has been killed in rural Arkansas. Chester Hornowski, 71, was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds in a residence in Mountain Home, Ark., on Dec....
View ArticleAnother touchdown reversal has NFL facing more scrutiny
With yet another touchdown reversal by officiating chief Al Riveron, the only thing that's "clear and obvious" anymore is the owners' decision to grant full replay authority to NFL headquarters has...
View ArticleUnited apologizes to passenger who says U.S. representative got her seat
United Airlines has apologized and given a $500 travel voucher to a passenger who accused the airline of giving her first-class seat to U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Houston Democrat. An airline...
View ArticleVictims identified in two fatal Christmas Eve crashes in Lake County
The identities of the victims of two separate Christmas Eve crashes were released by authorities Tuesday. Both crashes, one in Wauconda Township and one in North Barrington, remain under investigation...
View ArticleWoman gets $284 billion electric bill, wonders whether it's her Christmas lights
You could own all of Netflix. Or purchase 747 Boeing 747s, with change to spare. Or erase the national debts of Venezuela, Nigeria, Peru and Iceland, combined. Or, if you're Mary Horomanski, you could...
View ArticlePizza delivery driver robbed by masked teens in Oak Park: Police
Police are searching for several teenagers who police said stole food from a pizza delivery driver in northeast Oak Park. According to a police summary, a Slice Factory pizza delivery driver was...
View ArticleThey said what?! Chicago's best, worst and oddest quotes of 2017
People — they say the darnedest things, and 2017 was no exception. Whittling down the contenders for Chicago Inc.’s list of the best, worst and oddest Chicago quotes wasn’t easy, but we’ve found room...
View ArticleStreaming becomes mainstream as cord-cutting accelerates
Cord-cutting is not just for millennials anymore. Fed up with high prices and bloated packages, millions of Americans cut the cord on cable TV in 2017, finding refuge with a growing number of...
View ArticleWestmont approves Oakbrook Hills development changes
Alan Hanzlik was disappointed, but not surprised when the Westmont Village Board gave approval Thursday to changes in an apartment/natatorium development at Hilton Oakbrook Hills resort, 3500 Midwest...
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