What to do with Dougie? Man with special needs outlives expectations,...
James "Dougie" Upchurch has outlived everyone's expectations. But such life-affirming news is creating a troubling dilemma. When Upchurch was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a young child, doctors...
View ArticleSuper blue blood moon is coming to Chicago area for first time in over 150 years
The sky Wednesday morning will mark a celestial affair that hasn't occurred in the Chicago area in more than 150 years. And you can watch it without burning your eyes. Known as a super blue blood...
View ArticleProposal would ban tackle football for kids under 12 but some experts,...
Illinois would ban tackle football for children younger than 12 under the Dave Duerson Act, a proposed state law unveiled in Chicago Thursday. Named for the former Bears player who took his life in...
View ArticleWilmette woman accused of knife attack on mother to remain held with no bail
A judge Thursday ordered that a Wilmette woman charged last week with attempted murder for allegedly attacking her mother with a knife continue to be held without bail . Dinah Larson, 27, of the 1900...
View ArticleFired Cook County Jail officer wins job back in latest fallout over personnel...
A Cook County correctional officer fired for using excessive force against a jail detainee in 2012 got his job back this week as part of the continuing fallout from a court ruling invalidating...
View ArticleEddie Olczyk on cancer: 'I’m still scared to death, that’s for sure'
Blackhawks announcer Eddie Olczyk was audibly moved during a WSCR-AM 670 interview Thursday upon learning his candor and public battle with colon cancer led to early cancer detection and treatment for...
View ArticleThe sex abuse scandal is far from over at Michigan State
Sports doctor Larry Nassar is on his way to prison for the rest of his life for molesting scores of young female athletes, but the scandal is far from over at Michigan State University as victims,...
View ArticleTrump plan has citizenship path for 1.8 million immigrants, $25 billion in...
President Donald Trump is proposing a plan that provides a path to citizenship for 1.8 million of the so-called "Dreamer" immigrants, tighter restrictions on legal immigration and $25 billion in...
View ArticleLawsuit settled days after judge blasts city over allegations of withholding...
The city of Chicago abruptly settled a lawsuit over a police shooting Thursday, just days after attorneys for the Law Department were accused yet again of withholding evidence. Last week, an irate...
View ArticleMichelle Obama makes call to Chicago to surprise 2018 School Counselor of the...
Kirsten Perry, newly named 2018 School Counselor of the Year, was sitting in a school office with some students at Lawndale Community Academy in Chicago, waiting for what she thought would be a phone...
View ArticleLake County gymnastics coach charged with sexually assaulting student at hotel
A Lake Zurich-based gymnastics coach was charged this week with sexual assault of a 16-year-old student, Libertyville police said. An investigation found that Kendale L. Coats, 29, of the 900 block of...
View ArticleOne-armed Bowen girls basketball coach inspires players with perseverance
The one-armed man raised his right fist in the middle of the Bowen High School gymnasium on the South Side, a universal gesture of strength and unity the girls basketball players gathered around coach...
View ArticleIn Syria, a NATO nation changes teams
The Islamic State’s dreams of a caliphate that incorporated Syria have been dashed. But that doesn’t mean Syria has stopped being foreign policy quicksand for Washington. The latest antagonist is...
View ArticleTexas inmate escapes prison only to return with booze, home-cooked food
An Texas inmate who had escaped has been arrested trying to break back in the prison with bottles of alcohol, tobacco and home-cooked food The Jefferson County sheriff's office says 25-year-old Joshua...
View Article1 dead, 2 wounded in shootings on West, South sides
A man died and two other people were wounded in shootings Friday on the South and West sides, according to Chicago police. In the fatal attack, a man was shot several times shortly before 10 a.m. in...
View Article6 performances we want to see at the Grammys Sunday
The Grammy Awards are back for the 60th year, and with a running time of three and a half hours, you’ll probably need a few good reasons to stay tuned the entire time. Luckily, this year’s show is...
View Article4 held after shootout with police during drug sting on South Side: authorities
The attempted robbery of an undercover Chicago police officer conducting a narcotics-related investigation led to an exchange of gunfire between police and at least one suspect Thursday in the Gresham...
View ArticleWhy a new trucking regulation is driving up the cost of produce
Shoppers could see grocery prices rise because of a new federal mandate requiring most long-distance truckers to use electronic logging devices to keep track of their time spent driving. Some truckers...
View ArticleBody found at Promontory Point on South Side
Chicago emergency crews found a body near the rocks at Promontory Point in the Hyde Park neighborhood Friday afternoon, police said. The Chicago Police marine unit was dispatched to near the 5400...
View ArticleUSA Gymnastics says it will comply with U.S. Olympic Committee order that...
USA Gymnastics has confirmed that its entire board of directors will resign as requested by the U.S. Olympic Committee. The move came Friday in the fallout from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal....
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