Новости за 09.02.2018

Chicago police are searching for a man who they say sexually assaulted a 12-year-old after grabbing her as she left a West Side convenience store.

More than 90 countries will send roughly 2,900 athletes to compete in the Pyeongchang Olympics. There are 102 events — most in Olympic history — including four making their debuts: big air snowboarding, mass start speedskating, mixed doubles curling and a mixed team event in Alpine skiing.

A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed in a West Side home late Thursday, Chicago police said.

The U.S. government stumbled into a shutdown at midnight as a rogue Senate Republican blocked a speedy vote on a massive, bipartisan, budget-busting spending deal, protesting the return of trillion-dollar deficits on the watch of Republicans controlling Washington.

The government stumbled into a midnight shutdown Thursday as a rogue Senate Republican blocked a speedy vote on a massive, bipartisan, budget-busting spending deal, protesting the return of trillion-dollar deficits on the watch of Republicans controlling Washington.

Ken Hitchcock’s recipe for truth Thursday afternoon included a healthy helping of humor.

Jonathan Toews scored his first goal in almost a month, Artem Ansimov his first in almost two and the Blackhawks still lost their fourth in a row Thursday, 4-2 against the Stars, who swept the four-game regular-season series.

The top official of the U.S. Border Patrol has told his staff that the November death of an agent in West Texas was the result of an accidental fall, not an attack, according to a memo that refutes the version of the incident advanced by President Donald Trump to renew his calls for a border wall.

White House Counsel Donald McGahn knew one year ago that staff secretary Rob Porter's ex-wives had accused him of domestic violence but allowed him to serve as an influential gatekeeper and aide to President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Shani Davis spent last summer living in a modest one-room apartment in South Korea. He enjoyed barbecue and meeting with friends at a local water park.

Certain patterns of genetic activity appear to be common among five distinct psychiatric disorders - autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression and alcoholism - according to a new study. The paper, appearing in the journal Science, was released Thursday.

Joe Maddon is signed through 2019, and the Cubs manager is committed to a longer investment in the Wrigleyville area.

Math and reading exams known as PARCC spawned angst and outright rebellion when the tests launched in 2015, ushering in a new era of state testing in Illinois public schools.

Math and reading exams known as PARCC spawned angst and outright rebellion when the tests launched in 2015, ushering in a new era of state testing in Illinois public schools.

Right on schedule, accumulating snow spread across the Chicago area from the west Thursday evening. By the Friday morning commute, heavy snow falling at a rate of an inch per hour at times was expected to add up to an additional 6-10 inches of new snow over the already 4- to 5-inch snow cover we...

Eleven members of parliament from the United Kingdom journeyed to a large ballroom in Washington, D.C., Thursday to learn about fake news from three U.S. social media giants, Google, Facebook and Twitter.

An inbound Metra train hit a van near the Mont Clare station on the city’s Northwest Side about 6:40 p.m. Thursday.

What you need to know about the storm now dumping snow in the Chicago area:

As the threat of deportation becomes more imminent for a U.S. Army veteran with a green card and felony drug conviction, lawmakers and clergy this week ramped up efforts to keep him in the U.S.

Naperville city officials are asking residents to stay off the roads Friday in anticipation of snow crews having to work around the clock to clear the streets of what could be as much as 14 inches of snow.

She was eating spaghetti in her parents’ hotel room when she said she needed to speak to her mother. As the door shut behind her dad, the 15-year-old began to sob.

Marine veteran Isaias Cintron survived two tours of duty in Iraq only to be gunned down outside a Northwest Indiana bar after he returned home to Chicago a decade ago.

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Storylines: This is the Bulls’ lone national TV appearance and Jimmy Butler’s return to the United Center following last June’s trade. Taj Gibson, on his second team since the Bulls traded him to the Thunder last February, also hasn’t returned. Tom Thibodeau...

A powerful winter storm that could bring up to 14 inches of snow to some areas was bearing down on Chicago and the suburbs late Thursday, leading city and transportation officials from around the region to sound an alarm over deteriorating road conditions and a messy morning commute.

Even the most brutal snowfall can bring out the best in people.

Take the neighbor who, unknown to me, cleared the snow off my car the other morning so that when I went outside, running late, cursing that I hadn’t left time to brush and scrape, I was surprised by a car that was already snow-free...