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The Latest: 3 arrested in death of pregnant woman

The Latest on the slaying of a pregnant Chicago woman whose baby was cut from her womb (all times local): 6:15 p.m.

Desiree Figueroa

Pregnant Chicago woman slain, baby cut from her womb

A Chicago woman who sold baby clothes to a pregnant woman and lured her back to her house with an offer of more clothing has ...

Cameron Reddish

The Latest: Player sees if he can make preps-to-pros leap

The Latest on the NBA draft combine (all times local): 5:15 p.m. North Carolina State signee Jalen Lecque hopes to convince ...

Conrad Black

'I won't forget': Trump pardons supportive ex-media mogul

Flattery will get you everywhere. Former media mogul Conrad Black, who has lavished praise on U.S. President Donald Trump in ...

Tony Award-winning 'Hamilton' ending Chicago run in January

The musical "Hamilton" will end its more than three-year run in Chicago in January. Producers made the announcement Thursday, ...

Illinois governor promises fixes to child welfare agency

Illinois's child welfare agency has reviewed 1,100 of its ongoing abuse and neglect cases as part of a stepped-up effort to ...

Tacko Fall among 11 players added to NBA draft combine

Tacko Fall will be the biggest player at the NBA's draft combine. He's also among the biggest underdogs. The 7-foot-6 center ...

Angie Muhs

Staffer: Illinois newspaper editor resigns to spare layoffs

Illinois' capital-city newspaper, a 188-year-old institution tied intimately to Abraham Lincoln, is without a news chief ...

Chicago zoo celebrates baby gorilla born on Mother's Day

Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo is celebrating the Mother's Day birth of a newborn western lowland gorilla. Zoo officials say the ...

NBC shows off fall lineup with stars, athletes, Kardashians

NBC hoped to wow advertisers with its reach and content at a glitzy presentation Monday for its fall lineup, parading out a ...

Lester pitches Cubs past Brewers 4-1 for series win

Pitching in the rain for most of a cold Sunday night, Jon Lester gave the Chicago Cubs everything he had. It was more than ...

Cole Hamels

Contreras homers in 15th, Cubs beat Brewers 2-1

As the ball sailed to the left-field bleachers, Willson Contreras spun and tossed his bat toward the Cubs' dugout. He let his ...

Farrakhan delivers insult while denying he's anti-Semitic

Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan referenced "Satanic Jews" in a speech denying allegations of anti-Semitism, ...

Gio Gonzalez

González pitches Brewers past Cubs 7-0 for 7th straight win

Gio González is quite comfortable with the Milwaukee Brewers. After a strange start to the season, that's a big deal for the ...

Cubs INF Russell says he understands fans' booing

Addison Russell says he understands the booing he has heard since returning to the Chicago Cubs after his suspension for ...

Snake turns up in washing machine smelling 'like Downy'

An escaped pet snake that apparently slithered into a suburban Chicago family's washing machine ended up smelling like fabric ...

Judge transferring decision on Smollett special prosecutor

A judge in Chicago says another judge will decide if a special prosecutor is needed to investigate why the state prosecutor's ...

Russell rejoins Cubs after 40-game MLB domestic violence ban

Addison Russell and the Chicago Cubs don't believe the 2016 All-Star has become a completely changed man since his ex-wife ...

Heyward homer gives Cubs 3-2 win in 11th in Russell's return

For the second straight night, the surging Chicago Cubs walked off with a victory. Jason Heyward homered leading off the 11th ...

Three Mile Island plant, site of nuclear accident, to close

Three Mile Island, site of the United States' worst nuclear power accident, will begin a planned shutdown starting June 1 now ...