Former Cook County Judge Patricia Martin was sentenced Friday to four years of probation after pleading guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from World War II veteran Oscar Wilkerson Jr., who was one of the last surviving Tuskegee …
Stealing from one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen gets ex-Cook County judge 4 years of probation Read MoreA man was detained at an Elgin apartment complex after an hourslong standoff with federal agents Saturday that sparked clashes with protesters and saw tear gas and a flash-bang grenade deployed. Protesters at the scene say the standoff began shortly …
ICE agents use tear gas in Elgin as standoff in Chicago suburb ends with arrest Read MoreCLEVELAND – Missing a third of their players on Saturday night in Cleveland, the Warriors needed their ragtag group to play with supreme effort, take care of the ball and make a few timely shots to stay competitive. If they …
Warriors instant analysis: Pat Spencer leads ragtag group to stunning win over Cavs Read MoreFour days before Sonoma County handed down its latest jail sentence in a yearslong fight over local poultry farms, animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere was already signaling it had no plans to retreat. In a weekend post to X, …
After Rosenberg’s sentencing, animal activists say Sonoma County remains at the center of yearslong fight Read MoreCLEVELAND – Missing a third of their players on Saturday night in Cleveland, the Warriors needed their ragtag group to play with supreme effort, take care of the ball and make a few timely shots to stay competitive. If they …
Warriors instant analysis: Pat Spencer leads ragtag group to stunning win over Cavs Read MoreLOS ANGELES — UCLA men’s basketball has avoided a complete 40 minutes like the plague, but it got pretty close Saturday. With a fully healthy roster for just the third time in nine games, the Bruins were cruising. Throughout the …
UCLA men’s basketball holds off Oregon Read MoreCYPRESS — The Los Alamitos thoroughbred meet began with the first 15 races being won by 15 different trainers Friday and Saturday, including upsets by low-percentage barns. Then the surprises ended emphatically with Bob Baffert winning the Starlet Stakes. When …
Bob Baffert runs Starlet Stakes streak to 9 with Consequent Read MoreLOS ANGELES — The USC men’s basketball team outsmarted a physically imposing Washington team in the first half, but couldn’t follow up with a second half strong enough and fell to the Huskies, 84-76 on Saturday. Chad Baker-Mazara scored a …
USC men squander 18-point halftime lead in loss to Washington Read MoreIt seems like the kind of conversation Bulls coach Billy Donovan would remember, but “that situation with Giannis has never been communicated to me one way or the other,” he said Friday. He was referring to the latest Bulls rumor …
Giannis anyone? Bulls respond to rumors amid six-game losing streak Read MoreBolingbrook’s Brady Pettigrew had almost the entire half court to himself and some time to mull over how he was going to finish his fastbreak basket against visiting Oswego on Friday. “I was kinda wide open, so I figured, why …
Mature, ‘uber-athletic’ sophomore Brady Pettigrew emerges as one of the state’s breakout stars Read MoreThe secret identity of the Disney celebrity that is typically kept under wraps until the last possible moment as a surprise for VIP visitors invited to the annual Candlelight Processional at Disneyland has been revealed for this holiday season. “Coco” …
‘Coco’ star Benjamin Bratt to narrate Disneyland Candlelight Processional Read MoreThe College Football Playoff selection process with off-the-rails potential took a turn for the routine in the first game of Championship Saturday as Texas Tech lambasted BYU for the second time and made the committee’s task a tad easier. The …
College Football Playoff and Pac-12 legacy bowl projections: How will the committee handle Notre Dame and Miami? Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO — The quest for a state title came up short for the Piedmont Hills football team Saturday in a 38-10 loss to Balboa in the NorCal regional 7-A championship game. The Pirates had an eight-game winning streak come …
Piedmont Hills’ playoff run ends as Balboa cruises to NorCal 7-A title Read MoreThe College Football Playoff selection process with off-the-rails potential took a turn for the routine in the first game of Championship Saturday as Texas Tech lambasted BYU for the second time and made the committee’s task a tad easier. The …
College Football Playoff and Pac-12 legacy bowl projections: How will the committee handle Notre Dame and Miami? Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO — The quest for a state title came up short for the Piedmont Hills football team Saturday in a 38-10 loss to Balboa in the NorCal regional 7-A championship game. The Pirates had an eight-game winning streak come …
Piedmont Hills’ playoff run ends as Balboa cruises to NorCal 7-A title Read MoreFORT COLLINS — Right player, right place, right time. Time after time. In every momentous moment of their perfect season, the Dakota Ridge Eagles had a playmaker in place, never more so than on Saturday afternoon at Canvas Stadium on …
Dakota Ridge playmakers overwhelm Palmer Ridge to win Class 4A title Read MoreFour tanker cars of a freight train derailed Friday afternoon in South Deering on the South Side, the Chicago Fire Department said. Firefighters responded to the scene near 99th Street and Marquette Avenue. Preliminary reports suggest there was no leakage …
Freight train derails in South Deering Read MoreDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the hundreds gathered at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley on Saturday, Dec. 6, that President Donald Trump has the power to take military action “as he sees fit” to keep the nation …
Hegseth speaks on boat strikes, Trump’s military focus in Reagan National Defense Forum appearance Read MorePHILADELPHIA — After the birth of his second daughter, Lakers star Luka Doncic is expected to be back in the lineup for Sunday’s trip-ending matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. Doncic wasn’t with the Lakers for the first two games of …
Lakers’ Luka Doncic expected back Sunday after the birth of his daughter Read MoreBy DAVID KLEPPER WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended strikes on alleged drug cartel boats during remarks Saturday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, saying President Donald Trump has the power to take military action “as he sees …
Hegseth defends strikes on alleged cartel boats, says Trump can order use of force ‘as he sees fit’ Read More