VICENZA, Italy - If you want to break away from the crowds that make Venice a poster child for the term "overtourism" and you love architecture, there is one place you must go: nearby Vicenza, a showcase for the work of the renowned Renaissance archi

PHILADELPHIA - The Cubs' revolving door of relievers will spin steadily for the next few days. James Norwood was recalled Thursday from Triple-A Iowa to provide a fresh arm after since-demoted Alec Mills threw six innings Wednesday in an 11-1 loss to

CHICAGO - President Donald Trump said Thursday he is still reviewing a possible commutation of disgraced former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich's prison term on federal corruption charges despite opposition from Illinois congressional Republicans. "W

CHICAGO - It's the middle of August and my son still hasn't learned how much money Jan has. William, Jan and Greg have a total of $26. Greg has the most money. Jan has twice as much money as William. Greg has $11. How much money does Jan have? It's r

Two tragedies happened in suburban Chicago the other day. A 14-year-old boy was shot and killed for allegedly trying to steal a car from a driveway and the five teenagers who were with him were charged with a murder they did not commit. That's becaus

CHICAGO - On Tinder, Avery Chuang developed a bad habit: She almost always swiped right on guys with a ridiculously adorable dog photo. It's not a high standard to go by, the 25-year-old in Elk Grove, Calif., admitted, but it helped her find men who

CHICAGO - When we last left Allen Robinson, he was giving the Bears exactly what they paid for. In the biggest game of last season, Robinson put together a highlight reel that easily could serve as a trailer for 2019. There he was in the third quarte

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - With football practice having ended, the coach is giving the Chicagoan a tour of Purdue's rolling campus. We're in a six-passenger golf cart. The coach is flooring it. As we approach Cherry Lane, which splits Purdue's golf cour

The first weekend of August 2018 had danger written all over it for some neighborhoods of Chicago. Summer weather brings people outside, and that raises the odds of gunfire. The fear was justified. A horrific number of people were killed and wounded.

Chicago notched a win for an endangered species this summer as Great Lakes piping plovers Monty and Rose nested at Montrose Beach and successfully launched two offspring, with the help of many watchful volunteers and one canceled music festival. Else

CHICAGO - Cannabis companies are eyeing sites on some of the priciest retail streets in Chicago, including the Magnificent Mile, as they get ready to sell recreational marijuana in Illinois. Dispensaries have opened in marquee retail spots around the

The superb new documentary "One Child Nation" comes from filmmaker Nanfu Wang, who tells a shadowy, complex story of her family and of China's notorious population control methods implemented in 1979 and perpetuated for 35 years. Government propagand

CHICAGO - As Aaron Travis neared his 28th straight hour of streaming, even the people watching online as he played "Fortnite" begged him to go to bed. Travis' dark hair was plastered to his forehead. His eyes were glazed and his voice, normally a scr

Compared to the explosion of revenge-fantasy gore near the end of Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood," served as dessert after a long, leisurely meal of beautiful, expensive nostalgia, the sensibility of a truly grown-up filmmaker

HAZLETON, Pa. - Joe Maddon thanked the crowd in his Pennsylvania hometown with the ease and confidence he does 680 miles away at Wrigley Field. For Maddon, who spoke Sunday about his intention to return as Cubs manager in 2020, his charity golf tourn

CHICAGO - A man who walked into a Veterans Affairs hospital on Chicago's Near West Side Monday with a semi-automatic rifle after firing shots outside the hospital has been charged in federal court with illegally possessing a firearm because of his ba