Disgraced ex-Ald. Edward M. Burke has been out of elected office since May 2023 and out of prison since summer after a conviction on corruption charges and hasn’t been actively raising campaign money. But his campaign coffers stand to grow …
These two crooks can still convert millions from their campaign funds into personal use if they want Read MoreDEAR ABBY: My son has completely given up on dating. Whether it’s blind dates, casual meetings with members from our church or dating events I pay for and make him go to, he still hasn’t found a wife. At 36, …
Dear Abby: Parents running in circles trying to land son a wife Read MoreEvanston, Illinois, would hardly be the predicted setting for a constitutional confrontation over border authority. A leafy northern suburb of Chicago, more at home hosting Big Ten football games than social disruption, the town nonetheless has witnessed federal agents brandishing weapons at …
Inexperienced, poorly trained ICE and border patrol agents could face legal trouble Read MoreChicago police have released photos of a vehicle that struck and killed two men in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday in the Morgan Park neighborhood on the South Side. The driver, who is not in custody, struck two men around …
Driver sought in double fatal hit-and-run in Morgan Park Read MoreHappy Holidays. I’ll be traveling all over the northern half of the state to cover high school basketball holiday tournaments for ten days, from Dec. 22 until Dec. 31. You can keep up with all of the coverage right here, …
Michael O’Brien’s holiday tournament notebook Read MoreCleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel did not get a warm reception at his home stadium after replacing Shedeur Sanders on Sunday. Sanders exited late in the second quarter with a bloodied pinky finger. He immediately ran to the sideline, where …
Browns QB Dillon Gabriel Embarrassed in Only Snap Against Bills Read MoreBy JOHN LEICESTER, Associated Press Two NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel, with the aim of reining in Western space superiority that has …
Starlink in the crosshairs: How Russia could attack Elon Musk’s conquering of space Read MoreBy DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press Media Writer CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday didn’t air a planned story on Trump administration deportations of immigrants to El Salvador, pulling it only hours before airtime at the direction of new editor-in-chief Bari …
’60 Minutes’ holds off on airing critical piece on Trump deportation policy Read More“A lot of people think I’m nuts to be doing this again,” Jim “Poorman” Trenton told me. “As December 31st gets closer, I’m thinking they might be right.” Poorman is talking about his annual dance with deprivation – sleep deprivation, …
Jim ‘Poorman’ Trenton aims to break records during 28-Hour New Year’s Party Read MorePresident Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy, released Dec. 4, largely charts a needed correction for the United States on military and foreign policy. Such papers are not meant to be followed literally. And the numerous federal departments resist any …
Trump’s new National Security Strategy pushes global realism Read MoreBy DAMIAN J. TROISE, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Monday at the start of what’s expected to be a quiet holiday week. Related Articles ’60 Minutes’ holds off on …
US stocks rise at the start of a holiday-shortened week Read MoreCraig is now the most consistent part of Strictly Come Dancing (Picture: BBC) The Strictly Come Dancing 2025 finale was more of a gut punch than a celebration. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, no matter how much they tried to …
Strictly Come Dancing has never needed Craig Revel Horwood more Read MoreChris Rea has died aged 74 (Picture: Frank Hoensch/Redferns) Chris Rea, known for his iconic festive song Driving Home For Christmas, has died aged 74 after a ‘short illness’. A statement from his family said he ‘passed away peacefully in …
Driving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea dies aged 74 after ‘short illness’ Read MoreTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page After months of patiently waiting, the first trailer for The Odyssey, arguably the biggest film of …
The Odyssey trailer finally arrives online and it’s ‘like Gladiator but on steroids’ Read MoreDavid Walliams is no longer an ambassador for The Children’s Trust (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Rex Features/Shutterstock) David Walliams has been dropped as an ambassador for The Children’s Trust. The children’s author and Little Britain star started working with the charity in …
Children’s charity confirms David Walliams has been dropped from ambassador role Read MoreBarry Manilow has revealed he had lung cancer (Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Barry Manilow has revealed that he has lung cancer and is set to go in for surgery after it was ‘found early.’ The 82-year-old singer shared a statement …
Barry Manilow, 82, ‘to have part of lung removed’ after cancer diagnosis Read MoreTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page A major female WWE superstar would love to main event WrestleMania against none other than CM …
Top WWE star wants rare intergender WrestleMania match against CM Punk Read MoreRussian troops have been accused of abducting Ukrainian civilians in a flash cross-border incursion into the Sumy region (Picture: Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP via Getty) Russian forces are said to have abducted 50 Ukrainian civilians from a border village in a ‘barbaric’ raid likened to mass terrorist kidnappings. Vladimir Putin’s troops …
Russian troops ‘kidnap 50 civilians in medieval border raid’ Read MoreTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page A Michelin-trained chef has been accused of cheating at a Thai restaurant’s curry-eating challenges to win …
Michelin chef caught cheating in eating contest after bag ‘stank of curry’ Read MoreBy GEIR MOULSON | Associated Press The leaders of Denmark and Greenland insisted Monday that the U.S. won’t take over Greenland and demanded respect for their territorial integrity after President Donald Trump announced the appointment of a special envoy to …
Trump’s Greenland announcement prompts flare-up of tensions Read More