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September 28, 2016

Cubs reward Epstein for turnaround with 5-year extension

Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts had dinner with president of baseball operations Theo Epstein in Arizona around the start of ...

September 28, 2016

Tribune Media completes sale of Tribune Tower, other assets

Tribune Media has completed the sale of several real estate assets, including the Tribune Tower in Chicago. The Chicago-based ...

September 27, 2016

Judge's ruling weakens Election Day registration in Illinois

Voters in highly populated areas of Illinois will have fewer options to register on Election Day this November after a ...

September 25, 2016

Ross helps Cubs edge Cardinals 3-1

David Ross got fired up when Cubs manager Joe Maddon walked to the mound with two out in the seventh inning, ready to argue ...

September 24, 2016

Experts: May be hard convicting Tulsa cop of manslaughter

Prosecutors moved quickly to charge a white Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an ...

September 22, 2016

Chicago's mayor details mentoring plans in crime speech

Mayor Rahm Emanuel appealed to Chicago residents for help fighting the troubling rise in city violence, announcing youth ...

September 21, 2016

Chicago to hire hundreds more officers to combat violence

Chicago's police department will add 970 new positions over the next two years, its superintendent announced Wednesday, ...

September 20, 2016

APNewsBreak: Official: Chicago to hire 100s more officers

The Chicago Police Department plans to hire more than 500 additional officers as it struggles to deal with a violent year ...

September 20, 2016

Could officer in fatal Oklahoma police shooting be charged?

A familiar question that arose after other police shootings now looms over Oklahoma: Will the white officer seen on video ...

September 20, 2016

Sprained thumb could leave struggling Bears without Cutler

The struggling Chicago Bears might have to get by without quarterback Jay Cutler. Coach John Fox said Cutler has a sprained ...

September 20, 2016

Tougher tests to come for Wentz, high-flying Eagles

Carson Wentz took some hard hits, showed poise in the pocket and led the Philadelphia Eagles to another victory.

September 19, 2016

Wentz comes through again as Eagles beat Bears 29-14

Carson Wentz followed up an impressive NFL debut with another solid performance, throwing for 190 yards and a touchdown, and ...

September 19, 2016

Bears QB Cutler joins growing list of injured Bears

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler left Monday night's game with a hand injury, making it an even half-dozen Chicago players forced ...

September 19, 2016

Playoff-bound Cubs planning ahead

While a bunch of teams are fighting for playoff spots all over baseball, the Chicago Cubs are feeling their way through rare ...

Steven Means, Malcolm Jenkins, Ron Brooks

September 19, 2016

Jenkins leads several Eagles in protest before Bears game

Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and several teammates raised their right fists during the national anthem in a ...

September 18, 2016

Martin Truex Jr. rallies to win NASCAR Chase opener

Martin Truex Jr. was a lap down after he had to make an unscheduled pit stop for a completely unraveled tire. Truex could ...

September 17, 2016

Testimony from WWII probe of Tribune could go public

A Maryland historian is a step closer in his fight for the release of decades-old grand jury testimony involving a story the ...

September 16, 2016

Montero homers as Cubs rally for 5-4 win over Brewers

Miguel Montero and the Chicago Cubs were going to celebrate no matter what happened in Friday's game against the Milwaukee ...

September 16, 2016

Chicago police officer indicted on civil rights charges

A Chicago police officer who was videotaped firing shots that injured two black teenagers inside a car was indicted on ...