CHICAGO - The Chicago teachers strike will continue into a fifth school day Wednesday with no indication of major progress on talks Tuesday. At the same time, the Chicago Teachers Union has asked for a show of solidarity on Thursday by having people

CHICAGO - Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson will be hosting the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in town next week, but he's going to skip President Donald Trump's speech, according to a spokesman. "While the superin

CHICAGO - Kirby Dach will never forget his first NHL goal, but by the time a shootout arrived Tuesday night, it was a distant memory. Dach's first-period goal nearly held up, but the Golden Knights tied the game with less than two minutes remaining i

CHICAGO - Tom Brady as quarterback of the Bears? Now there's a fantasy to brighten the day of every Bears fan increasingly frustrated with Mitch Trubisky and a go-nowhere offense that's wearing out the Bears' vaunted defense as well as everyone's pat

Earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a ban on those small plastic bottles for hotel guests that contain shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, moisturizer and other personal care items. They're convenient, sure, particularly fo

As the World Series opened Tuesday night in Houston, the Astros were busy trying to spin their way out of another self-created PR nightmare. The team that got away with banning an accredited reporter from its clubhouse in August because pitcher Justi

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is piloting an initiative in Chicago to hire people with criminal backgrounds and is throwing its weight behind public policy proposals aimed at giving ex-offenders a second chance. The nation's largest bank by deposits has partn

CHICAGO - President Donald Trump, who will be in Chicago next week for a campaign fundraiser, also is scheduled to speak at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference, a White House official has confirmed. The president's Monday add

For Chicagoans struggling to make ends meet, the daily act of checking the mail can be anxiety-inducing. Aside from birthday cards and holiday letters, there isn't often much good news, but there never seems to be any shortage of bills or debt collec

CHICAGO - The Bears added defensive line depth Monday when they agreed to terms with veteran Brent Urban, he and his agency tweeted. Urban, 28, was a 2014 Ravens fourth-round draft pick, and he spent five seasons there, recording 3 1/2 sacks. He star

CHICAGO - The Bulls made an expected move to keep key parts of their young core under contract for the 2020-21 season by exercising options on Lauri Markkanen, Wendell Carter Jr. and Chandler Hutchison, the team announced Monday. With an Oct. 31 dead

Last week's ranking in parentheses. 1. Patriots 7-0 (1) The Patriots continued to dominate lowly competition by crushing the Jets, 33-0, on Monday night. The Patriots are rolling, but Bill Belichick always seems intent on adding pieces that can help

CHICAGO - It was just past 7:30 Sunday night when Mitch Trubisky trudged into his postgame news conference at Soldier Field. His expression was blank and his tone appropriately glum. A 36-25 home loss to the undermanned Saints had been that jarring,

Some day, across this great land, we will treat tampons and sanitary pads the way we do toilet paper. Cashiers won't feel the need to obscure them in double or triple bags to save the purchaser certain humiliation. Public bathrooms will provide them

When Eve risked plucking that first apple, it didn't turn out so well. But when farmers in Henderson County, N.C., risked their livelihood on apples, they created a veritable Eden. It was a calculated risk, based on intimate knowledge of the land dev

CHICAGO - A Des Plaines, Ill., man found guilty of a hate crime for harassing a woman wearing a Puerto Rican flag shirt was sentenced Monday to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service and was also forbidden from going to any Cook Co

Warm, freshly baked bread drives me crazy. I associate it with my grandmother's kitchen, my sister's holiday loaves and trips to Poilane Bakery in Paris. Little wonder, then, that loaves from the tandoor oven at our neighborhood Indian restaurant hau

CHICAGO - To soothe her knotted muscles after a long road trip, Ann Grauer decided to make a stop at a Korean-style spa in Niles and treat herself to a whole body scrub. But her reward turned to heartache when she said she was declined the service du

CHICAGO - Bears coach Matt Nagy met with the media Monday afternoon after reviewing the film of Sunday's 36-25 loss to the Saints. Here are highlights from that session. ___ On what he saw from quarterback Mitch Trubisky's performance The number one

Urban Meyer will not need directions to find Fox Sports' "Big Noon Kickoff" show. It will originate Saturday from Ohio Stadium, where he went 47-3 as Buckeyes coach. "When I found out, I was so excited," Meyer told the Tribune on Monday. "It will be