Following unusual decisions by federal grand jurors last fall to reject certain criminal charges during Operation Midway Blitz, the federal court in Chicago has adopted a new rule that could help the public better understand how often the secretive panels …
Chicago’s federal court will begin notifying the public when a grand jury rejects criminal charges Read MoreA house explosion left one person dead and two others injured Sunday night in far northwest Wonder Lake, fire officials said. The explosion also caused damage to two neighboring residences. Fire crews responded at about 7:50 p.m. Sunday to the …
Wonder Lake home explosion leaves 1 dead, 2 hurt Read MoreEl receptor Edgar Quero recordó haber dicho durante el entrenamiento de primavera que los White Sox tienen un equipo realmente bueno. Sonaba bonito, pero tal vez no era realista. Habían perdido al menos 100 juegos en tres temporadas consecutivas y …
¿Crees en los White Sox? La confianza del equipo está creciendo, y más tras la victoria ante los Cubs Read MoreNorthwestern University has named Mung Chiang, the current head of Purdue University, as its next leader. Chiang, a first-generation immigrant from China, will be Northwestern’s first Asian American president. Northwestern has been without a permanent leader since September, when former …
Northwestern names head of Purdue as next president Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson has “no plan” to keep the Bears in Chicago, Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday, declaring Johnson’s long-shot hope for city control over the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority “typical” for a mayor he says has accomplished little in …
Gov. Pritzker says Mayor Johnson has ‘no plan’ to keep the Bears in Chicago Read MoreBy DEE-ANN DURBIN and MAE ANDERSON, AP Business Writers Recent outbreaks of hantavirus and norovirus on cruise ships are making headlines, but they’re unlikely to dim the growing popularity of vacation cruises, according to industry representatives and travel experts. In …
Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaks Read MoreKids from the Altadena Little League watch an outdoor screening of the documentary “Going For Home” at Loma Alta Park in Altadena on May 16, 2026. (Photo by Connor Terry, Contributing Photographer) Families from the Altadena Little League watched an …
Photos: Altadena Little League documentary ‘Going for Home’ screens at Loma Alta Park Read MoreBy LAURIE KELLMAN LONDON (AP) — In Paris, police deployed tear gas. In Milan, Italy, a fistfight erupted. In London, Singapore and New York, all-night queues snaked from the doors of Swatch stores — the latest examples of status-symbol “drop …
Police break out tear gas to control crowds clamoring for new Swatch drop Read MoreOutside the Pasadena Job Center Juan Ruiz says goodbye to his wife Esther and daughters Naomi, 14, and Monahmi, 13, before they depart of a charter bus with other Eaton fire survivors to Sacramento to demand a rescue plan for …
A diverse busload of Altadenans rolls into Sacramento with a post-fire ‘SOS’ Read MoreBy Alexandra S. Levine and Madlin Mekelburg, Bloomberg News Google’s YouTube and Snap Inc. reached agreements to settle the first lawsuit headed to trial over claims that addiction to top social media platforms has disrupted learning and pushed public schools …
Snap, YouTube settle school-social media suit ahead of trial Read MoreANAHEIM — Ryan Johnson is back in the big leagues, but he’s not quite the same Ryan Johnson who was with the Angels before. Johnson’s average velocity on his sinker in the two games he’s pitched in relief in the …
Angels look for answers to Ryan Johnson’s reduced velocity Read MoreBy Amanda Seitz, KFF Health News TOLEDO, Ohio — The little boy, dressed in a Toy Story sweatshirt, wrapped himself around the nation’s health secretary. “What do you guys want to be when you grow up?” Health and Human Services …
RFK Jr. swaps vaccine talk for healthy foods and reading to tots in push to woo voters Read MoreBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ A white police officer in Connecticut who fatally shot a Black man suffering a mental health crisis has been charged with manslaughter after a state investigation found he failed to de-escalate the confrontation. The officer, Joseph Magnano, …
Former Hartford police officer charged in fatal shooting of a Black man in mental distress Read MoreBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MATTHEW BROWN ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the management of a quarter-billion acres of public lands on Monday, as the administration pushes ahead with more mining …
Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead federal land agency as drilling and mining expand Read MoreCoffee Talk Tokyo – be the barista (Chorus Worldwide Games) The burgeoning drinks emporium simulator welcomes a new entry, in an indie game were listening to customers’ problems is just as important as pouring them the right drink. On the …
Coffee Talk Tokyo review – a cosy drink and a chat Read MoreAn 11-year-old Chicago boy was killed during a two-vehicle rollover traffic crash that also injured five other people Sunday on the Eisenhower Expressway in west suburban Maywood. Troopers responded to the crash at about 11:10 a.m. involving two vehicles that …
11-year-old boy dies in Eisenhower rollover crash in Maywood Read MoreGood morning, Chicago. ✶ 🔎 Below: Almost every community in the Chicago area is at risk of flooding, and powerful storms are expected to increase. Should you buy flood insurance? 🗞️ Plus: Chicago Housing Authority residents wait a long time for …
Few Chicagoans buy flood insurance. Should they? Read MoreTony winning choreographer Justin Peck will return to Chicago early next year to remount “Illinoise,” his Tony Award-winning dance musical set to the genre-bending Sufjan Stevens album of the same name. The musical, which headed to Broadway after a lightning …
The Sufjan Stevens dance musical ‘Illinoise’ will return to Chicago Shakespeare in 2027 Read More