Berrios and 'The Silence of the Dems'
In 2016, Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios began the year staunchly defending nepotism in his office. He began 2017 engaged in an ethics battle with the county’s inspector general. And he begins...
View ArticleMan fathered a child; now dreads the DNA knock on the door
Dear Amy: I am a male in my early 70s. I made a terrible mistake when I was 16 years old: I got my girlfriend (also 16) pregnant. Both sets of parents were supportive and arranged for my girlfriend to...
View ArticleJohn DeFilippo, Pat Shurmur, Josh McDaniels, Steve Wilks emerge in Bears’ search
Ryan Pace was stingy with details about the coaching search he initiated Monday morning after firing coach John Fox, but it’s easy to add up the clues and determine the Bears are looking for a dynamic...
View ArticleFantasy football 2018 sleepers: Derrick Henry, Adam Shaheen and names you've...
Every season several rookies and young players fulfill preseason potential or come completely out of nowhere to knock a few veterans off the fantasy leaderboard. Here are some of the breakout...
View ArticleHarvey firefighter injured while extinguishing blaze
A Harvey firefighter suffered minor injuries at a house fire early Tuesday, authorities said. The firefighter may have pulled a muscle in his back and was treated at Ingalls Memorial Hospital, said...
View ArticleNFC North churn continues with Packers' move to reshape front office
The NFC North's near-total makeover continued Monday evening with more offseason reshaping of the Green Bay Packers, now in the front office. The team intends to redefine the responsibilities of...
View ArticleJohn Fox's 'emotional' message to Bears players 'definitely hard to watch'
Bears players read reports for weeks that said coach John Fox’s job was in jeopardy, so it wasn’t a surprise when Fox delivered the news he had been fired Monday morning at Halas Hall. But the...
View ArticleSame lame Bears: Ryan Pace gets a contract extension, but nobody demands a...
Starting sometime soon, Ryan Pace will be on his second head coach. Also, starting sometime soon, Pace will be on what could be his last head coach. This is how it works in the NFL. A GM gets a second...
View ArticleThe nuns have new neighbors: Suburban strip joint next to convent closes,...
A Latin dance club has quietly opened its doors in the space once occupied by Club Allure — the controversial topless bar and restaurant that triggered a community firestorm over setting up shop next...
View ArticleHow tips led to arrest in Loop subway pushing — after police kept quiet for a...
In the days after a man was shoved off a Loop subway platform, detectives say they tried calling the victim and finally sent him a letter. Little more than a week after the Aug. 1 attack on the Blue...
View Article16 hurt, 4 seriously, in NYC Bronx fire
The Fire Department of New York says 16 people are hurt, four of them seriously, in a fire raging through a Bronx building. Officials say over 200 firefighters have responded to the blaze at a...
View ArticleFrom coworking to retail, a Water Tower Place space wants to give innovators...
An empty spot at Water Tower Place could get new life as a coworking space, offering retail space for entrepreneurs and makers to sell their stuff to curious shoppers. Washington, D.C.-based startup...
View ArticleDeadly, bone-chilling cold grips wide swath of U.S.
Bone-chilling cold gripped much of the U.S. as 2018 began, breaking century-old records and leading to several deaths that authorities attributed to exposure to the dangerously low temperatures. The...
View ArticleRoyal vacation: 12 castles you can actually rent
Sometimes on vacation, you just want to treat yourself. Like splurging on a fancy meal, buying that overpriced souvenir or lining up accommodations fit for a royal. Literally. Airbnb, a worldwide...
View ArticleTrump is as unfit and ignorant as ever
The Washington Post reports: "Even though he is vacationing in Palm Beach, Fla., where temperatures are in the 70s, Trump tweeted on Thursday seemingly mocking those who accept climate science,...
View ArticleCarrie Underwood warns fans she 'might look a bit different' after 'gruesome'...
In mid-November, country star Carrie Underwood tripped and fell on the stairs outside her Nashville home, and according to her publicist she had "non life-threatening injuries including a broken wrist...
View Article8 small changes for a slimmer you
It’s that time of year again: Early January, when people are rushing to buy gym memberships and cleaning out kitchen cabinets, swearing that this year will be the year they follow through on their...
View ArticleCalifornia rolls its own recreational pot sales out for 2018
From a pot shop in Santa Cruz that hung a banner proclaiming "Prohibition is Over!" to one in San Diego handing out T-shirts showing the first moon landing and declaring a "giant leap for mankind,"...
View ArticleJust Opened: Half Sour all-day cafe with newish Jewish deli influence
Half Sour recently opened in the Printer’s Row neighborhood, transforming the historic space that was Blackie’s in the South Loop into a neighborhood corner cafe. “It’s an all-day cafe with a deli...
View ArticleTrump accuses Department of Justice of being part of 'deep state'
President Donald Trump accused the Justice Department Tuesday of being part of the "deep state" and urged prosecution against a top aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former FBI...
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