Новости за 02.05.2018

A freight train derailment Wednesday afternoon near Mundelein has forced delays on Metra’s North Central line.

For Arlington Heights residents Mary and Chris Reddin, the decision to open their home to 8-week-old Deijah was the first step in the couple’s journey to adopt a child in need.

Harwood Heights police are seeking the public’s help as they investigate a carjacking that took place early Tuesday in the 7400 block of West Strong Street.

Sammy Sosa says he someday would like to be invited back to Wrigley Field.

Two boys, 15 and 17, were shot and seriously wounded on the South Side within minutes of each other Wednesday afternoon, one of them hit by a stray bullet while riding a CTA bus in the Marquette Park neighborhood, police said.

Lucas Giolito picked up where he left off in Kansas City, turning in another strong outing Wednesday afternoon in Busch Stadium.

Albert Almora Jr. and Javier Baez returned to the top of the Cubs’ lineup Wednesday in the series finale against the Rockies at warm Wrigley Field.

Two 15-year-old boys were shot and seriously wounded on the South Side within minutes of each other Wednesday afternoon, one of them hit by a stray bullet while riding a CTA bus in the Marquette Park neighborhood, police said.

The interview is supposed to be starting, but something catches the attention of Ai Weiwei — Ai’s eye, as it were.

Republican legislators sent Iowa's governor a bill early Wednesday that would ban most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy, propelling the state overnight to the front of a push among conservative statehouses jockeying to enact the nation's most-restrictive...

A Palatine bartender charged in a melee that involved a former “American Idol” contestant last year was sentenced Wednesday to probation and anger management counseling.

Former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas formally launched his mayoral bid Wednesday with an unsparing attack against Mayor Rahm Emanuel, foreshadowing the type of no-holds-barred campaign expected ahead of the February 2019 city election.

It's been a historic week on the Korean Peninsula. The North-South summit between Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in was nothing short of extraordinary. Pictures and videos allowed us to watch history unfolding, and the excitement was reminiscent of 1989, when we witnessed the momentous thawing of relations...

Fox Valley students walked out of class Wednesday morning in support of Second Amendment rights, taking part in a nationwide effort that comes after months of student marches and walkouts.

We live many lives within the one we’ve got. When Chicago-born Diablo Cody wrote “Juno,” she imagined a charmed teenage pregnancy, the story focusing on a young woman’s anxieties and defense mechanisms but predominantly, buoyantly comic in tone. As finessed by director Jason Reitman, the happy...

The data firm at the center of Facebook's privacy debacle is closing its doors, according to a published report.

The case against the nuclear deal with Iran is reminiscent of what Woody Allen once said: “Life is full of misery, loneliness and suffering — and it’s all over much too soon.” The agreement, critics insist, is terrible and doesn’t last long enough.

An Air National Guard C-130 cargo plane on a training mission crashed Wednesday along a road near a Georgia airport, killing at least five National Guard members from Puerto Rico, authorities said.

Porter Moser’s life hasn’t slowed since Loyola’s Final Four run in March.

Albert Almora Jr. and Javier Baez returned to the topfof the Cubs’ lineup Wednesday in the series finale against the Rockies at warm Wrigley Field.

Anheuser-Busch InBev is again rolling out a new Budweiser product, this time a red lager based on a recipe kept by President George Washington.

Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the city Wednesday for a symbolic $1 each and a promise from officials to set up a $200,000 program for young entrepreneurs.

Ian Happ’s struggles and diminished playing time haven’t yet prompted a discussion about a demotion to Triple-A Iowa, manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday.

A Park City man charged with endangering the life of a child related to the 2016 death of his 11-year-old son pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Wednesday in a negotiated plea deal.

White House lawyer Ty Cobb will retire at the end of the month, the White House said Wednesday, further shaking up President Donald Trump's legal team as the president intensifies his attacks on the special counsel's Russia investigation.