5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (288+ words) A Republican congressman said he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday. U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany says he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (426+ words) The day that the federal immigration agents raided his home, Leo Feler was hundreds of miles away in Canada. He said there was no time to think, much less juggle his emotions. He was just moving. “I was talking to…...

23+ hour, 35+ min ago   (536+ words) Chicago Christian Schools has already begun using parts of Trinity Christian College’s former 60-acre campus, after purchasing the Palos Heights property last month. Superintendent Mark Hamstra announced in June Chicago Christian Educational Opportunity LLC, a small group of investors “united…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (262+ words) The day that hundreds of East Side neighbors stood off with the federal agents at 105th and Avenue N, Joaquin Brito kept his bakery’s doors locked. A few blocks from Brito’s storefront, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle had just…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (400+ words) Chicago Tribune I pruned my overgrown lilacs aggressively about a month ago and now they look terrible. The leaves are turning brown and falling off the shrubs. Did I make a mistake pruning them so hard after they had flowered?...

20+ hour, 46+ min ago   (883+ words) A remembrance to mark the death anniversary of conservative activist and Northwest suburban native Charlie Kirk on Saturday at Lakewood Chapel in Arlington Heights fell short of standing room only. But the 150 or so in attendance — representing a swath of…...

18+ hour, 18+ min ago   (444+ words) BERLIN — The U.S. women are in a familiar spot — playing for another FIBA World Cup championship. Getting to a fifth consecutive title game was a little harder than the previous few, as they beat Spain 76-66 on Saturday in the semifinals....

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (741+ words) NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rebounding Friday and clawing back much of their losses for the week after oil prices eased off their recent spurt. An update on inflation across the United States that came in close to economists’ expectations,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (318+ words) Illinois is issuing its own guidance about flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccinations for this fall – amid continuing confusion over federal vaccine recommendations. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday released its guidance for this fall respiratory virus season, with…...

3+ day, 43+ min ago   (438+ words) BOSTON — Lindsay Clancy shouldn’t be tried a second time for killing her three young children because prosecutors don’t have enough evidence, her lawyer told a judge Thursday, saying the court should decide she’s not guilty by reason of insanity. Eleven…...