CHICAGO — Chicago Bears offensive tackle Teven Jenkins returned to the field Saturday morning after missing seven practices with an undisclosed ailment. Jenkins’ absence was a big topic of conversation around Halas Hall over the last week after NFL Net…
Allegation of inappropriate witness contact by R. Kelly prosecutor raises temperature as trial nears
CHICAGO — With little more than a week to go until jury selection, R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago is shaping up to be a hotblooded, bare-knuckle legal brawl. A barrage of last-minute filings from attorneys representing Kelly and his two co-defenda…
City has plan to force convicted sex offenders to move from their home: Build a park nearby
Joliet, Illinois, City Council members unanimously voted Tuesday night to buy a house,with plans demolish it and turn the land into a park — a tactic they hope will legally allow them to force out convicted sex offenders who are living in an apartment …
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s plan to sue gang members and seize their property falters amid criticism over crime and civil rights
CHICAGO — Days before aldermen were set to vote on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s controversial plan to sue gang members as an anti-violence strategy, she texted an impassioned message to several City Council members seeking their support. “We must sen…
Appeals court calls for end of federal oversight of Illinois hiring that’s been in place for 50 years
CHICAGO — A U.S. appeals court in Chicago on Friday called for an end to federal court oversight of state hiring, freeing Gov. J.B. Pritzker and future governors from scrutiny that has endured through eight administrations over a half-century. The 7th …
Great Chicago Fire slowed interest in wood buildings, but city’s first mass timber tower could soon take shape
CHICAGO — Developer Sterling Bay is set to begin construction of Chicago’s first mass timber building, a nine-story, apartment tower in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. If approved by City Council, the $50 million development may kick off widespread use …
Cubs are set to play Cardinals in London next year after 2020 series was canceled by the pandemic
ST. LOUIS — The Chicago Cubs are finally heading to London. They were initially scheduled to play the St. Louis Cardinals in London during the 2020 season before the pandemic canceled the series. Major League Baseball announced Thursday the Cubs and Ca…
Chris Jones: Chicago theater has a crisis of leadership — and it has to stop eating its own
CHICAGO — On Monday, Chicago’s theater and journalism communities were set to gather in celebration of the life of former Tribune critic Richard Christiansen in the theater space at the Biograph that bears his name. But the event, timed to what would h…
‘Easter Sunday’ review: Jo Koy’s Filipino family sets the table for a comedy with feuds, gags, hits and misses
Years from now nobody’s going to watch “Easter Sunday” for lessons in how to frame and cut visual comedy, or the right number of dumbstruck OMG! reaction shots (the film’s got a million of ‘em). And yet, years from now, “Easter Sunday” will still make …
Abortions in Illinois for out-of-state patients have skyrocketed. And some wait times are exceeding 3 weeks
CHICAGO — Hundreds more out-of-state patients are having abortions at Planned Parenthood clinics in Illinois and wait times to schedule the procedure in the southern part of the state have spiked during the first month after the U.S. Supreme Court over…