One thing Chicagoans consistently crave is satisfaction of their fascination with gambling, notes Joseph Epstein, a retired Northwestern University professor and student of local mores.…
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By MARK SHERMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman…
By NANCY BENAC (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated…
Crowds thronged the streets of New York to take in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. NEW YORK, NEW YORK…
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has…
Deanese Williams-Harris, Sarah Freishtat, Rebecca Johnson, Alex Hulvalchick | Chicago Tribune Nearly two dozen people were taken to the hospital after a CTA Yellow Line…
By MIKE CATALINI (Associated Press) TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy on Wednesday launched a bid for the Democratic nomination for…
Larry McShane | New York Daily News Two recently-arrived Mangshan pit vipers, one of the world’s rarest and most colorful species of snake, are just…
Molly Crane-Newman | New York Daily News Ivanka Trump is set to testify against her father and brothers Wednesday before the state rests its civil fraud…
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN (Associated Press) BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Elijah McClain’s mother wiped tears from her eyes as a verdict was read…
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tapped into a taxpayer-financed expense account for nearly $12,000 at MetLife Stadium, including almost $1,000 for…
By MICHAEL MAROT (AP Sports Writer) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and…
By Brian Linder (pennlive.com/TNS) Kevin Bacon has been captured in Gettysburg. After spending the past couple weeks roaming free around town, making his way into national headlines,…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry, who starred as Chandler Bing in the hit series “Friends,” has died. He was 54. The Emmy-nominated actor was…
By JEFF AMY and KATE BRUMBACK (Associated Press) ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge ruled Thursday that some of Georgia’s congressional, state Senate and state…
Best Buy has recalled almost 1 million pressure cookers after some users were burned when the contents were “ejected.” The inside of the Insignia brand…