Police say they believe the suspect, who is in a wheelchair, shot Darrin Joss, who ran a trading firm, Wednesday evening as Joss exercised in the gym of the high-rise where they both lived.
A crash on the Tri-State Tollway near Deerfield closed the eastbound lanes for about an hour on Thursday and resulted in two vehicles catching fire, officials said.
If only state Rep. Ken Dunkin were the man of principle he claims to be, bravely standing up for his constituents and his deeply held beliefs against a political dark lord.
Here are the Tribune's endorsements for contested countywide races in Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. DuPage County has none. You'll find the candidates' answers to our survey, and all of our endorsements to date for the March 15 state primary election, here: elections.chicagotribune.com/candidates/...
In just 20 minutes, Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, eviscerated Donald Trump, the front-runner for the 2016 nod. The brief against Trump wasn't just the series of one-liners Romney leaked Thursday morning. The searing indictment against the billionaire businessman was based...
Target's experiment with tweaking merchandise to appeal to local audiences in some Chicago stores appears to be paying off, company executives said Wednesday.
Meet the inaugural class of the Wireless Field Engineer Training Program, a collaboration between the nonprofit Safer Foundation and a local cell tower site development contractor who hopes to marry his industry's need for skilled workers with the ex-offender population's need for good-paying jobs.
A leading critic of high-frequency traders says he has been "vindicated" after the Securities and Exchange Commission handed him a $750,000 whistleblower award. But Eric Scott Hunsader, of Winnetka, says he would happily have accepted just $1 if regulators had taken him seriously when he first...
If you are married, and you or your spouse will soon be 66 years old, you might be able to increase your Social Security by thousands of dollars, but there's a catch: A popular strategy known as "file and suspend" will be shut down for new participants after April 29. As people rush to file paperwork...
NFL teams have a record amount of salary-cap space available with free agency, with the Bears near the front of the pack.
"Three, 2, 1, lights out:" And thus begins another game night at the United Center, a thrill ride of movement, music, novelty acts and video high jinks.
The Bulls fell out of a playoff spot and might stay there. They could end up in the lottery, but probably not very high. Which helps them more? Trading Derrick Rose or Jimmy Butler helps them more, that's what.
The water is boiling for tea. The box of Kleenex is open and at the ready, although I am working at keeping my upper lip properly stiff. I'm wearing woolen knickers and spats to get into the period-costume mood, and I've taken a Quaalude so I won't get too exasperated should I have to confront...
When Brie Larson won her best-actress Academy Award for "Room" on Sunday, she made a point of thanking a couple of film festivals for the help. It wasn't like most Oscar acceptance speeches. The usual speech devotes precious stage time, before a global audience, to mentions of agents, managers,...
Most productions of "Twelfth Night" do not contain an interlude wherein the audience throws little balls at the sticky head of an actor, nor are the love-soaked follies of Illyria generally interrupted for an audience-participation conga line. And while I've seen pizzas delivered in the middle...
Disney Cruise Line announced Thursday that it is building two new ships. The new vessels are scheduled to be completed in 2021 and 2023. They will be built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. The new ships will each have about 1,250 staterooms, and will be slightly larger than Disney's newest...
A muscular physique can improve a man's image as a potential leader, but only if he doesn't come across as a bully, a new study suggests. The researchers asked men and women to rate people's status and leadership qualities based on photographs. The study participants overwhelmingly tied physical...
Many parents know the feeling of a child asking a difficult question they're not prepared to answer. But for many Muslim parents, those questions are increasingly fearful and focused on Donald Trump and the presidential race. "I have kids coming in asking, 'Is Trump going to exile us?'" said Dr....
Despite all the social and professional advancements for women, the monthly period is still treated as a taboo. Because of this persisting social stigma, women will surreptitiously slip a tampon up their sleeve on the way to the bathroom. They'll talk about having their periods in code. They'll...