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Macklemore said he's been dropped as Ed Sheeran's opener on "The Loop Tour" over remarks he made onstage at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium earlier this month in support of Palestine.
The advertisements, promoting prediction market platform NoVig, include a clip of a nude Sweeney asking viewers to "prove" they know about sports, all while holding two footballs in front of her chest.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years and have accounted for nearly a third of votes [...]
CHICAGO — As the race for Chicago's next mayor continues to shape up, another candidate has thrown their hat in the ring. Democrat Bill Quinlan has announced that he is entering the race for Chicago mayor. Quinlan, an attorney and a lifelong Chicagoan, announced the bid in a campaign launch video shared Tuesday morning. “I [...]
CHICAGO — Connor Bedard has been named the 37th captain in the storied history of the Chicago Blackhawks. Bedard, 21, follows in the footsteps of Jonathan Toews by leading the original six franchise at a young age. He is the second-youngest captain in 'Hawks history with Toews the first being named at age 20. Bedard [...]
QUINCY, Ill. — Nearly a month after winning a historic $1.04 billion Powerball jackpot, the lucky Illinois lottery player who snagged the prize has finally come forward to claim their winnings. According to officials from the Illinois Lottery, the big winner, who chose to stay anonymous, snagged the $1.04 billion jackpot prize during the Wednesday, [...]
“It could be by firearm, it could electric chair, I don’t really care,” the outgoing lawmaker added, later saying it would serve as a “warning to women everywhere [that] you don’t kill your kids.”
President Donald Trump's call to give all American adults $5,000 payments if Republicans win the midterm election is getting panned by Republican lawmakers, who warn they will not support giving away money to people who don’t work or pay taxes.
As the stars gathered at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, Taylor Swift opted for the football field. This year, the ceremony took place on a Monday, coinciding with the first Monday Night Football game of the NFL regular season and the Kansas City Chiefs' home opener against [...]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A “Widow’s Bay” wave slammed into the Emmy Awards on Monday night as the Apple TV show set a single-season record for a comedy with 14 wins, including best comedy series and best actor for star Matthew Rhys, who personally took home three trophies. “The celebrations will be long, varied, and [...]
CHICAGO — Investigations are underway on Tuesday morning following separate crashes at businesses on the city's Northwest Side overnight. The crash happened at the Soap Box, a 24-hour laundromat located in the 3200 block of North Pulaski Road in Irving Park, early Tuesday morning. While police have not provided details on the crash, it appears [...]
A village meeting Monday evening in River Forest drew strong opposition to a proposed high-speed rail project connecting O’Hare to downtown Chicago.
CHICAGO (AP) — Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his 42nd homer to match the Cubs record for a left-handed batter and finished with four hits and four RBIs to power Chicago past the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Monday night. Crow-Armstrong’s two-run shot to right in the sixth inning off AJ Smith-Shawver pulled him even with Hall of Famer Billy [...]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Tristan Peters fouled off 12 pitches in an 18-pitch plate appearance that keyed Chicago's six-run outburst in the sixth inning and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 on Monday night to stay atop the AL Central. Kyle Teel hit a two-run double and Miguel Vargas connected for a two-run homer [...]
COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — Every year, thousands of people across Illinois ask a judge to let them start over with a new name — some are getting married, others are trying to leave a painful chapter behind. But a WGN Investigates review of one Cook County case is raising new questions about changes in [...]
