A five-year stadium odyssey could finally come to a head this spring for the Chicago Bears. The team has secured a sweetheart deal from Indiana lawmakers that would help them build a new dome in Hammond, leaving it up to …
Arlington Heights or Hammond, Indiana? What to know in the Bears’ stadium saga Read MoreIn March, Kieran Degenaars woke up on a Saturday morning, glanced out the window and noticed a car parked on his street had been broken into the night before. “I saw a car with a smashed window and glass all …
Airbag thefts in Chicago are on the rise, as are repair wait times. Here’s what to know. Read MoreNearly two-thirds of arts workers in Chicago reported earning less than $40,000 annually in a new survey that takes stock of the sector. Those earnings fall below the city’s overall average income per capita for the years surveyed. The Chicago …
About 60% of Chicago arts workers earn less than $40,000 Read MoreBy KIM CHANDLER MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s attorney general announced a civil investigation Monday into the Southern Poverty Law Center’s fundraising practices in the wake of a federal indictment against the organization. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he …
Alabama attorney general announces civil probe of Southern Poverty Law Center Read MoreIn the weeks and months after the Milan Cortina Olympic Games, Ilia Malinin, like the rest of his sport, couldn’t let go of his epic meltdown, the medal deciding free skate that saw Malinin, one of the biggest favorites of …
Ilia Malinin only looking ahead Read MoreArcadia Mayor Eileen Wang resigned from the City Council on Monday, May 11, after federal authorities charged her with acting as an agent of the Chinese government. Wang, 58, is charged with one count of acting in the United States …
Arcadia mayor, charged with acting as Chinese agent, resigns Read MoreAt the North Figueroa Bookshop in Highland Park, some of the most interesting stories aren’t on the shelves. They’re lining the walls. The bookstore has teamed with Homeboy Art Academy for an art exhibition, “Visualizing the Future.” Inside the store’s …
Highland Park’s North Figueroa Bookshop teams up with Homeboy Art Academy Read MoreBy GARY FIELDS and ALEX BRANDON WASHINGTON (AP) — Workers began preliminary surveys and testing Monday of the proposed site of a Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump, the latest step in plans for the contentious project in the …
Survey work begins for contested Trump Triumphal Arch project in Washington Read MoreBy MATTHEW BROWN BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put conservation on equal footing with development, as President Donald Trump’s administration eases restrictions on industries and seeks to boost drilling, logging, mining and grazing …
Trump administration cancels rule that made conservation a ‘use’ of public lands Read MoreBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer LAUREL, Md. — With the Triple Crown off the table, there’s another bit of history that could be made in horse racing this week: Is this the most wide open Preakness ever? The morning …
Iron Honor is a slight 9-2 favorite for the Preakness Read MoreBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The video began to resurface a couple of years ago when Scottie Scheffler was a two-time Masters champion entrenched at No. 1 in the world and Jordan Spieth was sliding out of the top …
PGA Championship: Career slam looks much farther away for Spieth than Scheffler Read More