Saudi stadiums allow women in for soccer game for the first time
Saudi women were allowed into a sports stadium for the first time Friday to watch a soccer match between two local teams — though they were segregated in the stands from the male-only crowd with...
View ArticleChicago tourism numbers hit record high, topping 55 million in 2017
A record 55.2 million people traveled to Chicago in 2017, according to the city’s initial estimates, which reaches a goal set by Mayor Rahm Emanuel — two years ahead of schedule. In early 2014,...
View ArticleHow roots of Matt Nagy’s career grew from small rural Pennsylvania borough
Gail Stouch put the letters in an album and kept them for 23 years. When her son was a senior high school quarterback in 1995, Manheim Central ended its second straight season in the Pennsylvania AAA...
View ArticleBrainy Bears bring back Vic Fangio as Matt Nagy off to good start
And on the eighth day, Vic Fangio created football. Surely, I jest. But the reaction around Chicago to Fangio’s return deified the Bears defensive coordinator like he was the second coming of Buddy...
View ArticleKris Bryant sets arbitration record, wonders if there's room for Bryce Harper...
After netting a record contract for a first-year arbitration-eligible player, Kris Bryant coyly danced around the possibility of Las Vegas friend Bryce Harper joining the Cubs in 2019. “I don’t make...
View ArticleMore Americans immigrated to Norway than the other way around in 2016
Norwegians generally live longer than Americans. There's a generous safety net of health care and pensions. And although it's pricey, the country last year was named the happiest on Earth. President...
View ArticleJustin Hardy sinks fadeway jumper at buzzer to lift St. Charles East past North
It was an incredible shot by St. Charles East's Justin Hardy. Given the physics he overcame, it was close to a miracle. The senior forward grabbed a loose ball near half court and fired in a fadeaway...
View ArticleSt. Vincent breaks the ice with her guitar, more personal songs at Chicago...
St. Vincent’s guitar is more than just an instrument. In her hands it’s a sound machine, a feral voice, an emotional necessity. On Friday at the sold-out Chicago Theatre, it pumped the lifeblood into...
View ArticleBears hire Kevin M. Gilbride as tight ends coach
The Bears hired Kevin M. Gilbride on Saturday to be their tight ends coach. Gilbride spent the last four seasons in the same position with the Giants. Gilbride, 38, is the son of former longtime NFL...
View ArticleAurora man found guilty of shooting acquaintance in face
An Aurora man has been found guilty of shooting an acquaintance in the face during a dispute. A Kane County jury Thursday convicted 56-year-old John W. Sperry, 300 block of Grant Place, of aggravated...
View Article26 inmates charged with violence toward guards at Cook County Jail
Sheriff’s officials on Saturday announced that in a one-month period, nearly 30 Cook County inmates have been charged with aggravated battery to jail staff. Between Dec. 12 and Jan. 12, 26 people have...
View ArticleNikola Mirotic won't speculate on future with Bulls
If Nikola Mirotic is obsessing about his future come Monday — the first day the Bulls forward is eligible to be traded — the veteran is hiding it pretty well. Following the Bulls’ shootaround in...
View ArticleKeith Jackson, sportscaster with 'Whoa, Nelly!' call, dies
Keith Jackson, whose signature phrases like "Whoa, Nelly!" made him the down-home voice of college football during more than five decades as a sportscaster, has died. He was 89. Jackson died Friday,...
View ArticleResidents come home to find car plowed through their residence in La Grange...
A driver was taken to Loyola University Medical Center Friday night after being extracted from his car, which plowed into a La Grange Park home. The incident occurred at 5:42 p.m. on the 800 block of...
View Article1 in custody after reports of armed person on Greyhound bus leads to police...
Reports of a person with a gun on a Greyhound bus led to a police chase that ended in northern Illinois late Friday, authorities said. One person is in custody after the pursuit of the bus, which...
View ArticleLINDA C. BLACK HOROSCOPES for 1/13/18
Today's Birthday (01/13/18). Your community circles widen and expand this year, for mutual benefit. Coordinated efforts reap big prizes. Keep deadlines and bargains. Family finances navigate changes...
View ArticleHawaii mistakenly alerts residents of inbound ballistic missile
A push alert that warned of a ballistic missile heading straight for Hawaii and sent residents into a full-blown panic Saturday was issued by mistake, state emergency officials said. The emergency...
View ArticleChicago condo in new-construction building: $13M
9 W. Walton St. Unit 3500 in Chicago: $12,950,000 Listed on Aug. 24, 2017 Located in one of the Gold Coast’s newest budilings, No. 9 Walton. This is a 7,100-square-foot, full-floor home with...
View ArticlePolice chase ends in crash on West Side
A police chase ended in a crash early Sunday on the West Side, police said. Chicago police officers began chasing a car after a call of shots fired around 12:20 a.m. in the 100 block of North Kilbourn...
View ArticleWrigley renovations continue with new food options inside, outside park
The Cubs will provide their fans with more appetizing alternatives, even on days the team doesn’t fare well. Barbecue and taco restaurants will open near Wrigley Field around the time the adjacent...
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