Chicago Tribuneadded this to SportsDavid Ortiz 1 year of prison for suspect in David Ortiz shooting: judgeChicago Tribune - Danica CotoA man nicknamed "Bone" was ordered Monday to spend one year in preventive prison as Dominican authorities said they were closing in on the mastermind and motive behind the attempted killing of baseball
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area newsPolicing 3 wounded when gunman opens fire on CTA bus on city's South Side, police sayChicago Tribune - William LeeA gunman opened fire on a CTA bus Monday evening, leaving three people wounded, two of them seriously, authorities said. The shooting occurred on a northbound No. 75 bus in the 7700 block of South State
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area newsLake Michigan Lake Michigan water levels on pace to reach record high in June, skirt records into fallChicago Tribune - Javonte Anderson and Alejandro SerranoAfter late snowstorms and record-setting rainfall this spring, Lake Michigan’s water levels are projected to rise to a record level this month. The rising water, which could swell more than 2.5 feet above
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area newsLori Lightfoot Chicago police official won't face discipline for taking summer vacation: Mayor Lori LightfootChicago Tribune - Gregory PrattThe Chicago police department’s second-in-command won’t be disciplined after taking vacation earlier this month despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s order barring the department’s top leaders from taking time
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area newsPolicing Channahon police: 1 dead after domestic incidentChicago Tribune - Alicia FabbreA Channahon man is dead following a domestic incident, police said Monday. Police responded to a call of a woman who had been pistol whipped at a home about 12:40 p.m. Monday, Channahon Deputy police Adam
Chicago Tribuneadded this to SportsLucas Giolito A Chicago story: White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito writes a redemption storyChicago Tribune - Editorial BoardEvery major league pitcher has bad days, bad weeks and occasionally bad months. But not many ever have seasons as consistently awful as Lucas Giolito had in 2018. In his rookie season, the White Sox right-hander
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago CubsChicago White Sox 6 things to look for in the City Series, including Eloy Jimenez's Wrigley Field debut and Lucas Giolito vs. Jon LesterChicago Tribune - Paul SullivanThe White Sox and Cubs begin another crosstown showdown Tuesday night at Wrigley Field in a rivalry that traditionally lives up to the hype. Here are six things to look for in the opening round of the
Chicago Tribuneadded this to SportsChicago Cubs 6 things to look for in the City Series, including Eloy Jimenez's Wrigley Field debut and Lucas Giolito vs. Jon LesterChicago Tribune - Paul SullivanThe White Sox and Cubs begin another crosstown showdown Tuesday night at Wrigley Field in a rivalry that traditionally lives up to the hype. Here are six things to look for in the opening round of the
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area politicsLauren UnderwoodThe Spin: Pritzker, Lightfoot in same boat, on sea of red ink | Departures, ambition in Springfield | Biden returning toChicago Tribune - Lisa DonovanIt’s Monday, and with all this talk about Chicago and state government budget woes, I’ve got that O’Jays ear worm “For the Love of Money” going, the song re-popularized by “The Apprentice,” whose host
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Nation & WorldToronto Raptors 4 shot, 3 arrested at Raptors championship rally in TorontoChicago Tribune - Rob Gillies and Ian HarrisonGunfire broke out and a stampede ensued as fans celebrated at a rally Monday for the NBA champion Raptors, leaving four people shot and thousands fleeing less than a block from where the players and Canadian
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area newsChicago, IL Jury convicts gang member in shooting of federal agent on South Side last yearChicago Tribune - Jason MeisnerOver the past year and a half, South Side gang member Ernesto Godinez has seen one older brother slain by rivals and another sent to federal prison for 4 ½ years on a drug conviction. Godinez, a purported
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area politicsLauren UnderwoodU.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood condemns Nazi salute at parade on Father's Day in Oswego: 'We will not be silent in the face hate'Chicago Tribune - Erin HegartyA Kendall County Republican volunteer who gave a Nazi salute and shouted “sieg heil” as Kendall County Democrats passed the float on which he was riding at Oswego’s PrairieFest parade Sunday drew condemnation
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area politicsIllinois Supreme Court Shake-up ahead for Northwest Side politics as city's lone Republican state lawmaker retiresChicago Tribune - Dan PetrellaA major shake-up is coming to the Northwest Side’s political representation in Springfield. Four days after the Illinois Supreme Court announced the appointment of Democratic state Sen. John Mulroe of
Chicago Tribuneadded this to SportsYu Darvish Cubs' Yu Darvish sharpens his pitching with a higher swing-and-miss rateChicago Tribune - Mark GonzalesCubs pitching coach Tommy Hottovy doesn’t get too carried away with pitchers’ strike percentages because it includes swings and misses outside the strike zone. Darvish, for instance, threw 63 of 83 pitches
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Nation & WorldMohammed Morsi Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi, ousted in 2013, dies in court while on trial, family saysChicago Tribune - Samy MagdyEgypt's first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi who was ousted by the military in 2013 after a year in office, collapsed in court while on trial Monday and died, state TV
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Nation & WorldAlex Jones Infowars host Alex Jones denies sending child porn to lawyers in Sandy Hook defamation lawsuitChicago Tribune - Associated PressLawyers for relatives of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting allege conspiracy theorist Alex Jones sent them electronic files containing child pornography as part of a defamation
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area newsCustomers CTA says 'small group' of customers were hit by Ventra app issuesChicago Tribune - Katherine Rosenberg-DouglasUsers of the Ventra, the system of reloadable cards for rides on public transportation, took to social media Monday complaining of glitches on both Ventra’s app and website. A spokesman with the Chicago
Chicago Tribuneadded this to SportsChicago White Sox Cubs acknowledge White Sox improvement but need to take care of their own businessChicago Tribune - Mark GonzalesJose Quintana won’t pitch against the White Sox this week at Wrigley Field. But Quintana, a lightning rod for many Cubs fans in the wake of Eloy Jimenez’s instant impact with Sox and Dylan Cease’s progress
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago theaterThe Theatre 'Elizabeth Rex' at Oak Park Festival Theatre is a worthy 'distraction' for Shakespeare fansChicago Tribune - Kerry ReidThe play’s the thing wherein to catch the conscience of the queen in Timothy Findley’s 2001 drama “Elizabeth Rex,” now in an al fresco staging with Oak Park Festival Theatre. Fitting, since Findley’s (first
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Nation & WorldBoeing 737 MAX Boeing says it's open to changing the name of grounded 737 Max jetChicago Tribune - Julie JohnssonBoeing is open to dropping the "Max" branding for its latest 737 jetliner, depending on an assessment of consumer and airline responses to an aircraft name that's been tarnished by two fatal crashes and
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago theaterChicago Theatre In powerful 'If I Forget' at Victory Gardens, a family fights over Jewish identityChicago Tribune - Chris JonesIn its best moments, Steven Levenson’s “If I Forget” is like a Jewish “August: Osage County,” a relatable familial potboiler that simmers with religious, generational, marital and ideological tensions
Chicago Tribuneadded this to BusinessFrank Lloyd Wright A new visitor center is planned for Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park Home and StudioChicago Tribune - Blair KaminThousands of visitors flock to Oak Park to see where architect Frank Lloyd Wright developed his renowned Prairie style, but there’s not a proper gateway to greet them. That may be about to change.The non-profit
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area newsJuneteenth Northwest Side activists challenge community policing rally, fundraiser scheduled for JuneteenthChicago Tribune - Jessica Villagomez and Javonte AndersonA Northwest Side community group is asking city officials to reschedule a rally and community policing fundraiser scheduled for Wednesday, which also happens to be Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating ending
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago BearsJosh McCown Former Bears quarterback Josh McCown retires after 16 seasons in the NFLChicago Tribune - Dennis Waszak Jr.Josh McCown was sometimes the starting quarterback, often the backup— and always among the most-respected and well-liked players in whatever locker room he was in. McCown, who turns 40 on July 4, wrote
Chicago Tribuneadded this to SportsChicago White Sox 7 things to know about the Cubs-Sox City Series, including whatever happened to the BP Cup and WGN-TV's swan songChicago Tribune - Tim BannonThere is at least one thing that brings White Sox fans and Cubs fans together: The City Series. “Emotion runs high in a City Series,” Sox marketing director Brooks Boyer said. The Cubs host the Sox on
Chicago Tribuneadded this to SportsSan Jose Sharks Sharks sign defenseman Erik Karlsson to 8-year, $92 million dealChicago Tribune - Josh DubowThe San Jose Sharks re-signed pending free agent Erik Karlsson to a $92 million, eight-year deal on Monday, turning a one-year rental into a long-term commitment to one of the league’s most dynamic defensemen.
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Arts & EntertainmentAl Capone Ask Rick: Former Nike missile bases on our lake, a rug company's waterfall and other weirdnessChicago Tribune - Rick KoganAlmost every day I am asked, “Hey man, where’s that Bean?” I answer and though I will try to continue to be civil and helpful, I’m happy to move on to some harder question with this, the 10th installment
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Chicago-area politicsPete Buttigieg Pete Buttigieg returns to South Bend from campaign trail after man killed by policeChicago Tribune - Tom Davies and Sara BurnettSouth Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg pulled himself off the presidential campaign trail on Monday after the fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer in his hometown forced him to confront issues
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Nation & WorldIran Tensions rise as Iran speeds up uranium enrichment and U.S. sends 1,000 additional troops to MideastChicago Tribune - Nasser Karimi and Jon GambrellIran will surpass the uranium-stockpile limit set by its nuclear deal in the next 10 days, an official said Monday, raising pressure on Europeans trying to save the accord a year after the U.S. withdrawal
Chicago Tribuneadded this to Nation & WorldDallas, TX Masked gunman carrying high-powered rifle killed in exchange of gunfire with officers outside Dallas courthouseChicago Tribune - Jake BleibergAn Army veteran wearing a mask and carrying more than 150 rounds of ammunition for his high-powered rifle was shot dead Monday after he opened fire outside a busy federal courthouse in downtown Dallas,
