Anchor Ben Bradley mistaken for foreign politician with strong views on...
Spare a thought for WGN News anchor Ben Bradley, whose Twitter feed has been blowing up this week with all kinds of abuse from our chums across the pond. It seems that many Brits have confused the...
View ArticleChicago Restaurant Week guide: Phil Vettel's list of best bets
In 2008, Chicago’s very first Restaurant Week featured 35 restaurants. The 11th annual Chicago Restaurant Week, which begins Jan. 26 and runs through Feb. 8 (yes, it lasts two weeks) boasts more than...
View ArticleWinter weather deaths climb to 15 as South cleans up snow
The deep freeze that killed at least 15 people and shut down much of the South began to relent Thursday as crews worked to clear roads blanketed by a slow-moving storm that left ice and snow in places...
View Article90-year-old St. James Catholic School building to be demolished, clearing way...
A 90-year-old, former St. James Catholic School soon will be demolished after Arlington Heights officials recently approved a redevelopment plan for the church campus. Officials with St. James...
View ArticleThin Mints, Tagalongs and S'mores, oh, my! 5,155 boxes of cookies sold by...
Like a lot of Girl Scouts, Rogers Park eighth-grader Phoebe Williams is hoping to increase her year-over-year cookie sales this season. Here’s the thing: She sold 5,155 boxes last year. (And 5,004 the...
View ArticleHuffPost shutting down contributor section
HuffPost is shutting down its contributor platform, which has allowed more than 100,000 people to post opinions on its site since it was introduced in 2005. The site's top editor, Lydia Polgreen, says...
View ArticleWarm up with these 16 winter brunches in Chicago
It takes a lot of motivation to leave the house when temperatures are in the negatives. Luckily, these 16 bars and restaurants provide just that, serving up hot plates of French toast and biscuits and...
View ArticleTrump tweets create confusion for Republicans trying to avert government...
The White House said Thursday that President Donald Trump supports a short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown, as eroding support for the measure among Senate Democrats and some...
View ArticleAmazon HQ2 contenders down to Chicago, 19 other cities
Chicago is among 20 suitors still in contention for Amazon’s second headquarters, as the city vies to win one of the most heavily contested — and most publicly conducted — corporate office deals in...
View ArticleHelp Squad: Diminished value claim in car-sharing now a legal tangle
Dear Help Squad, I just read your Help Squad column "Snafu with car-sharing leads to dispute over charges." I had a problem with Turo (which was then RelayRides) three years ago. I took my case for...
View ArticleFemale relative in custody after allegedly stabbing woman in Wilmette: police
Wilmette police said Thursday that a woman was in custody after a domestic incident sent one woman to the hospital with multiple stab wounds, allegedly at the hands of a female relative. The wounds...
View ArticleMan on drugs drives onto Metra platform, escapes path of freight train that...
A Lisle man whose car was destroyed after he drove it onto a Metra Station platform and into the path of a freight train was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs, authorities said. About...
View ArticleOf course Chicago made Amazon's short list for HQ2. But now what?
No one should be surprised Chicago is on Amazon’s list of 20 potential locations for HQ2, its coveted second headquarters. It would have been astounding — not to mention embarrassing — if the city...
View ArticleSale pending on land where Purple Hotel once stood: Lincolnwood officials
A Chicago development firm has secured the option to buy the former Purple Hotel property in Lincolnwood, with plans to build a mixed use development on the site of the legendary lavender lodge just...
View ArticleMan convicted of double murder as juvenile is freed after 21 years in prison
A man who alleges Chicago police sliced the tips of his shoes with a paper cutter during his interrogation for two gang-related killings has been ordered released from custody after 21 years in...
View ArticleProjecting the White Sox's 25-man roster
White Sox general manager Rick Hahn might do some tinkering before pitchers and catchers report to Glendale, Ariz., for spring training next month, but here’s a look at a 25-man roster projection for...
View ArticleHoly Cross School to close due to low enrollment, operating deficit
Holy Cross School in Deerfield is one of five Catholic schools that will close at the end of the school year because of declining enrollment and financial constraints, according to the Archdiocese of...
View ArticleZimbabwe opposition leader dies in helicopter crash in New Mexico
Authorities in the U.S. state of New Mexico say key Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett has been killed in a helicopter crash. State Police Lt. Elizabeth Armijo confirmed Bennett's death...
View ArticleAlsip man killed in 'targeted' shooting near Oswego, officials say
A 27-year-old man was killed in a shooting Wednesday evening in Oswego Township, Kendall County sheriff's officials said Thursday. Ricardo Chairez, 27, of Alsip, was pronounced dead at a hospital,...
View ArticleParents of 13 malnourished children charged with years of torture and abuse...
The parents of 13 siblings who were allegedly held in captivity in their family's Southern California home were charged Thursday with committing years of torture and abuse that left their children...
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