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Honoring rivalries: Packers at Bears to open 2019 schedule

As part of the celebration of its 100th season, the NFL will break from tradition and feature the Packers vs. the Bears in ...

R. Kelly, Steve Greenberg

R Kelly defense emerges, including saying accusers are lying

R. Kelly yelled through tears in a recent TV interview before an audience numbering in the millions, saying he's in a fight ...

R. Kelly's trip to Dubai off for now as contracts reworked

An overseas trip by R. Kelly is in limbo after his attorney asked a judge Friday for more time to provide details to the ...

The Latest: No decision on R. Kelly's Dubai travel request

The Latest on R. Kelly's request to travel to Dubai for concerts (all times local): 11 a.m. An overseas trip by R. Kelly is ...

Chicago Symphony musicians' strike over wages, pension

A line of classical musicians marching with picket signs in front of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's historic downtown ...

Respecting elders: Maya Angelou clip sparks courtesy debate

Put a handle on it. If you don't know what that means, you might not call elders by "Mr.," ''Miss" or "Mrs.," insist that ...

R. Kelly

Citing cash woes, R Kelly asks judge for OK to fly to Dubai

Cash-strapped R. Kelly asked a judge Wednesday to let him travel to the Middle East to perform several concerts, according ...

Attorneys: Church list of accused Illinois clergy incomplete

Advocates for clergy abuse victims released the names Wednesday of 395 priests and lay people in Illinois they say have been ...

Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino to headline Lollapalooza

Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino, Twenty One Pilots and The Strokes will headline this summer's Lollapalooza music festival ...

Court lets Chicago cop's sentence stand in teen's shooting

The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a prison sentence of less than seven years for a white Chicago police officer ...

Maddon, Cubs looking to rebound from disappointing finish

After four consecutive playoff appearances and the 2016 World Series title, the Chicago Cubs are way past playing for Joe ...

Chicago police union wants federal probe in Smollett case

The Chicago police union's president alleges that the county's top prosecutor interfered with the investigation of "Empire" ...

Early reveal UConn women not top seed; Baylor No. 1 overall

Everyone got an early look at the women's NCAA Tournament bracket, revealing that UConn isn't a No. 1 seed for the first time ...

Correction: T25-B10-Wisconsin-Michigan State story

In a story March 16 about a Big Ten Tournament semifinal between Wisconsin and Michigan State, The Associated Press reported ...

R. Kelly

Judge allows courtroom cameras for trial of R. Kelly

Cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during the trial and pretrial hearings in R. Kelly's sexual abuse case, but the R&B ...

R. Kelly

The Latest: Judge allows courtroom cameras in R. Kelly case

The Latest on the sexual abuse case against R&B singer R. Kelly (all times local): 1:25 p.m. A judge says cameras will be ...

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R. Kelly sex tapes: from duffel bag to national circulation

An acquaintance of R. Kelly's recalled how the singer once lugged a duffel bag everywhere — to recording studios, film sets ...

The Latest: 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty

The Latest on the case against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett (all times local): 10 a.m. "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has ...

Key moments in the case against actor Jussie Smollett

"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett told Chicago police in January that two men physically attacked him and yelled racial and ...

Jussie Smollett

Judge to be assigned to Jussie Smollett's case at hearing

A judge is expected to be assigned to Jussie Smollett's disorderly conduct case when the "Empire" actor returns to court ...