CHICAGO - The Bears arrive at their third preseason game Saturday still wandering through the forest in search of a reliable kicker. Their map - questionable to begin with - is tattered. Their canteen is dry. All the thorny bushes, poison ivy and dea

CHICAGO - Chicago police Sgt. John Poulos told investigators he fatally shot 19-year-old Kajuan Raye in the back after the teen twice pointed a gun at him during a foot chase on the South Side. But police found no gun by Raye or along the approximate

Northwestern was such an out-of-nowhere Big Ten West champion last year, I'm still not sure it happened. Duke and Akron might feel the same. But the Wildcats defense was that good down the stretch, freshman running back Isaiah Bowser became a beast a

There is no reason to think that the shooting death of a 14-year-old African American boy by a legal gun owner in suburban Chicago had anything to do with race. Lots of people, black and white, have been killed at the hands of legal gun owners. And t

We're seemingly headed toward an epic finish in the National League Central race between the Cubs, Cardinals and Brewers, just as many predicted before the season. Cubs manager Joe Maddon said in the spring it would be a "cluster" until the end, and

CHICAGO - Most people who have a license to own a gun will never know what it is like to shoot and kill another human being. That's exactly how it should be. But increasingly, since Illinois became the last state to pass a concealed carry law in 2013

Terry Drees received an alert on his phone. Major League Baseball had just announced the White Sox and Yankees would be playing a game in 2020 in Dyersville, Iowa, where Drees is the general manager of the Comfort Inn. "The press release, it came up

CHICAGO - Tyiesha Annan sounded tired, but mostly angry, as she talked about her 14-year-old son and the questions she has for the homeowner in Lake County, Ill., who shot and killed him, telling police he fired his gun to scare the boy and five othe

Courage. It makes the muskrat guard its musk. It puts the "ape" in apricot. Now, studies suggest that it also puts the "rat" in ratatouille. So, loin up your girds, kids, because it's summer and scary vegetables abound. Tomatoes explode on the vine a

CHICAGO - In the midst of Sleater-Kinney's latest album, Corin Tucker sings ominously about a world in which humans feel increasingly disconnected from, well, everything. But the song's refrain might also apply to her band's new music: "The future's

CHICAGO - Bill Walton was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter on Friday night, making the White Sox experiment a huge success. Whether you enjoyed Walton's commentary during the Sox-Angels broadcast or found it incredibly annoying after only one inni

It's no coincidence that nearly everyone I know enjoys food from the grill. The smoky flavor, the golden browned bits, and the ease of cleanup make grilling the summertime impetus for gathering friends to table. We put steaks, seafood, vegetables, pi

DANE, Wis. - We're ready for a bit of day drinking at 1:30 p.m. on a Monday and know where to begin. A tree-lined driveway near Dane, 20 miles north of Madison, leads to expansive lawns and a farmhouse with pillars and shutters. Doors are locked, but

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

I don't know what to do with the cruelty. I don't know whether to let it into my brain and allow it to linger and put down roots, shaping my decisions about how to vote and what causes to support, sure, but also, maybe, altering my opinion of humanit