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Sports Authority files for Chapter 11 protection, plans store closings

June 9, 2018 at 1:20 a.m.

Sports Authority filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection early Wednesday and will close or sell about 140 stores and two distribution centers, including several Chicagoland locations. The Englewood, Colo.-based sporting...

EEOC files 1st sexual orientation discrimination cases

June 12, 2018 at 2:15 a.m.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says for the first time it has sued challenging sexual orientation discrimination, alleging two companies' employees were harassed because they're gay. The EEOC Philadelphia office...

Darnell Reed, chef/owner of Luella's Southern Kitchen, has been recognized for the Best New Southern Restaurant in the Tribune Dining Awards.

Tribune Dining Awards: Our critics pick the best of Chicago’s restaurants

June 11, 2018 at 4:41 a.m.

Announcing the 2016 baiduhai Dining Awards, which honor culinary industry professionals for outstanding work in the previous year at new restaurants. In this, the Dining Awards' sixth year, we...

From left, Carlos Valderrama, Alexi Lalas, Mario Kempes and Jorge Campos join Jurgen Mainka, center, on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at the 2016 Copa Centenario official draw in New York.

U.S. draws Colombia, Costa Rica, Paraguay for Copa America

June 11, 2018 at 4:13 a.m.

The United States will play Colombia, Costa Rica and Paraguay in the first round of the Centennial Copa America, a special 16-nation tournament whose business deals led to the indictment...

Actor Jake Johnson arrives at the premiere of Twentieth Century Fox's "Let's Be Cops" at the Cinerama Dome on August 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Chicago’s Jake Johnson makes directorial debut on tonight’s ‘New Girl’ episode

June 11, 2018 at 6:02 a.m.

"New Girl" star Jake Johnson, who portrays Nick Miller on the Fox comedy, is playing a new role in the hit series -- director. Johnson, who grew up on the...

Megabus passenger wounded when police fire at gunman

November 3, 2021 at 8:49 p.m.

A passenger aboard a Megabus bound for Chicago was wounded when police in Columbus, Ohio opened fire on a man who was threatening the driver with a realistic-looking pellet gun,...

Reports: Embattled Toronto mayor leaves town for Chicago

August 24, 2021 at 11:34 p.m.

Canadian media reports say embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, whose family owns a printing business in west suburban Wood Dale, flew to Chicago after announcing he was taking a leave...

A pedestrian leans into the wind on a rainy Monday.

Winter’s encore may obscure lunar eclipse

November 3, 2021 at 8:39 p.m.

Winter is returning for an encore this week, with up to an inch of snow this evening and lows in the 20s over the next two nights. The slushy storm...

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