Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and more than 20 officials from other states sued the Trump administration Thursday over its demand for access to state databases used by states to grant commercial drivers licenses known as CDLs. The Trump administration …
Illinois sues Trump admin over its demands for CDL database information Read MoreThe National Weather Service has confirmed six tornadoes hit the Chicago area in Tuesday’s storms, raising the state total to a record-breaking 206 twisters this year. The tornadoes touched down in Homewood, Oswego, Wilmington, Mokena to Tinley Park, Orland Park …
6 tornadoes Tuesday make record-breaking 206 total this year in Illinois Read MoreA 12th person has died from heat-related causes tied to this summer’s extreme heat, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Jesus Rodriguez, 33, died July 17 due to hyperthermia and environmental heat exposure, in addition to cocaine toxicity, …
12th heat-related death reported in Cook County tied to summer temperatures Read MoreWASHINGTON — It couldn’t have been too happy of a flight home for the Cubs after a shutout loss Thursday in the nation’s capital. But a look at the standings ought to have them feeling all right. They woke up …
Cubs creeping closer to Brewers in NL Central race with 40 games to play until postseason fun begins Read MoreA man who once worked for the Cook County assessor’s office has become the latest person to avoid prison after being caught up in a bribery scandal — but only after he spent eight years helping the feds and recording …
Ex-assessor’s office employee avoids prison after cooperating with feds in bribery probe Read MoreThe consensus box of Del Mar horse racing picks comes from handicappers Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Kevin Modesti and Mark Ratzky. Here are the picks for thoroughbred races on Friday, August 14, 2026. Trouble viewing on mobile device? See consensus …
Del Mar consensus picks for Friday, August 14, 2026 Read MoreQ: If our offsite owners use a management company to run their units and use the management company as their preferred address, how do we get them to vote for restatement of governing documents when we need a super majority? …
HOA Homefront: Can nonowners be directors? Read MoreBy JIM GOMEZ MANILA, Philippines (AP) — American special operations forces are ready to step up warfighting-readiness exercises with counterparts in the Philippines and other countries in Asia to further strengthen a security alliance and help deter a major conflict …
US special forces ready to step up combat drills in Philippines and help deter aggression in Asia Read MoreCALABASAS — Sweat dripped down the face of Viewpoint football coach Ken Papotta during a weight room session for the team that followed an impassioned speech he made about effort on a scorching afternoon in late July. The weight room …
Viewpoint football’s rise built on bedrock principles set by coach Ken Papotta Read MoreBy LAURA TURBAY and JOHN RABY LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A late summer heat wave has gripped much of the United States in a sweaty headlock and forecasters say it won’t let go anytime soon. Roughly 97 million people …
Oppressive heat, high humidity grip much of the US as students start a new school year Read MoreBy ILLIA NOVIKOV KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian jet-powered drones struck a home in northern Ukraine on Friday, killing a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son, officials said. The strike came a day after the United Nations said July was …
Russian drones kill a woman and 9-year-old son at home as Ukrainian civilian casualties surge Read MoreAbel Schipper, 13, has been charged with misdemeanor assault over the school dodgeball incident (Pictures: Getty Images/YouTube) A 13-year-old boy has been charged with misdemeanor assault after a school dodgeball game is alleged to have escalated rather further than most …
Boy, 13, charged after ‘relentlessly pelting ex-girlfriend with dodgeballs’ in gym class Read MoreWASHINGTON — It’s been more than a month since the big 250th-anniversary celebration in the nation’s capital. But the Cubs and Nationals still provided plenty of fireworks in this week’s battle between the two highest-scoring teams in baseball. Of course, …
After two big nights showed bats’ potential, Cubs nearly no-hit in battle of baseball’s top offenses Read MoreA man was critically injured in a shooting in Humboldt Park on Thursday afternoon, according to Chicago police. The man, 24, was shot in the chest and found in the 600 block of North Spaulding Avenue at 1:30 p.m., police …
Man critically injured in Humboldt Park shooting Read MoreA man charged with drunk driving in a fatal crash allegedly didn’t stop for a pedestrian crossing the road in Lake View and “just went through her,” a witness told the Sun-Times. Sarah Milcarek, 25, was thrown in the air …
Driver ‘just went through’ pedestrian in fatal Lake View hit-and-run, witness says Read MoreBy BRIAN MELLEY and KWIYEON HA CLACTON-ON-SEA, England (AP) — Nigel Farage regained his seat in Parliament on Friday, beating a field of fringe candidates led by trash-can-wearing comic Count Binface in a special election boycotted by mainstream parties that called it a …
Reform UK’s Nigel Farage beats a slate of fringe candidates in election boycotted by major parties Read MoreA tiny fish that lives only four to eight months is revealing that aging may unfold in distinct biological stages rather than as a slow, continuous decline — findings that could help scientists better understand how people can age. Dr. …
A tiny fish’s behavior suggests aging may happen in stages, Stanford study finds Read MoreBy TIM SULLIVAN and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal agents launched a sweeping undercover surveillance operation earlier this year targeting progressive organizations, labor unions and other groups protesting the immigration crackdown then raging through Minneapolis, according to court …
Documents show federal surveillance operation in Minnesota targeted progressive groups, unions Read MoreThe investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet, Inc. does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments. Author Beth …
Why Gen Z has it harder — and what to do about it Read MoreBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work. …
Trump asks Supreme Court to let White House resume ballroom construction work during appeal Read More