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November 13, 2018

Lawsuit alleges security guard shot while holding suspect

A police officer fatally shot an armed security guard who was wearing a hat with "security" emblazoned across the front and ...

November 13, 2018

Obama stops at former high school; speaks with students

Michelle Obama visited her old Chicago high school and held a roundtable discussion with some 20 students who had been given ...

November 11, 2018

Heart meeting features fish oil, vitamin D, cholesterol news

Fish oil, vitamin D, novel drugs, new cholesterol guidelines: News from an American Heart Association conference over the ...

November 10, 2018

Big studies give mixed news on fish oil, vitamin D

Taking fish oil or vitamin D? Big studies give long-awaited answers on who does and does not benefit from these popular ...

November 10, 2018

Likely El Chapo trial witness pleads guilty in Chicago

A former top lieutenant to Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and likely witness at the Mexican drug lord's New York trial has pleaded ...

November 09, 2018

Election results offer more evidence of urban-rural divide

Democrats did what was once unthinkable when they flipped two suburban Chicago congressional districts that had been held by ...

November 07, 2018

Blackhawks fire 3-time Stanley Cup-winning coach Quenneville

Joel Quenneville knew the deal. After three Stanley Cup titles and nine playoff appearances with the Chicago Blackhawks, the ...

November 05, 2018

Chicago mayor drops plan to sell mural worth millions

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has dropped plans to sell a city-owned mural that could have raised millions of dollars for a ...

November 02, 2018

Cubs exercise option on Hamels, trade Smyly to Texas

The Chicago Cubs exercised their $20 million option on Cole Hamels on Friday, solidifying their rotation for next year, and ...

November 02, 2018

Kanye West tweets he's dropping politics, writes big check

Hip-hop megastar Kanye West told his Twitter followers that he was "distancing" himself from politics even as he sent a big ...

November 01, 2018

Drunk baggage handler falls asleep in hold, flies to Chicago

Police say a baggage handler told them he was drunk when he fell asleep in a cargo hold and flew from Kansas City to Chicago.

October 30, 2018

Thompson sets 3-point record, Warriors beat Bulls 149-124

Klay Thompson popped to the wing off a screen from Stephen Curry, caught the pass from Kevin Durant and dribbled to his left ...

October 30, 2018

Klay Thompson breaks Stephen Curry's record for 3s in game

Klay Thompson has broken teammate Stephen Curry's NBA record for 3-pointers in a game with his 14th during a brilliant ...

October 27, 2018

Chicago gang charged for slayings, terrorizing neighborhood

Members of a Chicago street gang suspected of killing at least 11 people and terrorizing a South Side neighborhood for years ...

October 26, 2018

Chicago man accused of threatening Flake ordered to Arizona

A Chicago man accused of threatening to kill U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake because he was "tired" of the Republican "interrupting" ...

October 24, 2018

Kanye West makes cameo showing for Chicago mayoral hopeful

Fresh off his bizarre Oval Office visit with President Donald Trump, hip-hop megastar Kanye West drew a crowd when he joined ...

October 22, 2018

Mega Millions players would spend $1.6B on bills, charity

With the Mega Millions lottery jackpot at a record $1.6 billion, people are snapping up tickets across the U.S. The Powerball ...

October 22, 2018

Brady throws 3 TDs, Patriots hang on to beat Bears 38-31

Tom Brady held his breath as he watched the final play unfold from the sideline. He saw Mitchell Trubisky heave the ball ...

October 17, 2018

Video shows Chicago cop shooting unarmed black autistic teen

Surveillance video shows an off-duty Chicago police officer shooting and wounding an unarmed autistic black man, ...