Already a tragedy, signs indicate the Ukraine-Russia war is about to become uglier. Russia continues to engage in siege warfare, leaving Ukrainians with cities of rubble and carnage. While the war in Ukraine deserves the world’s undivided attention, it…
Willie Wilson is promising another $1 million in free gas but his giveaways raise campaign questions
Chicago businessman and mayoral candidate Willie Wilson announced he will be giving away another $1 million in gas this Saturday, a move that will provide some relief for city motorists but also, once again, raises thorny questions about Wilson providi…
The Chicago Bears promised to get help for Justin Fields. So what are the odds of a reunion with WR Chris Olave?
Good news, Chicago Bears fans. Justin Fields is just like you. Well, at least from the standpoint that he recently has been doing some casual browsing of the wide receiver inventory for this year’s NFL draft. “Of course,” Fields said Tuesday morning be…
Tonight’s Chicago White Sox-Cleveland Guardians game postponed because of poor weather. They’ll play a doubleheader tomorrow.
CLEVELAND — Another day, another postponement for the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians. Tuesday’s game was postponed because of poor weather and has been rescheduled as part of a straight doubleheader starting at 1:10 p.m. Wednesday at Progres…
Rivian EV plant aims to ramp up production, with 5,000 workers, 83,000 orders and a few missing parts
NORMAL, Illinois — As problems go, Rivian CEO and founder R.J. Scaringe believes he has a good one. The startup EV manufacturer has renovated a shuttered Normal factory, created thousands of jobs, raised billions of dollars and launched production of a…
Chicago Tribune kill advisory
EDITORS: Please kill BC-PHYSICIAN-DEA:TB (Keilman). This story from the Chicago Tribune moved in July 2021 with the headline “Physician convicted of illegally prescribing opioids says the DEA has turned doctoring into ‘another aspect of the war on drug…
Chicago Bulls need more from DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vučević — who shot below 30% in Game 1 — to pull off an upset
The Chicago Bulls came inches from a Game 1 upset Sunday in their first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks. The game felt like a rallying moment for the Bulls, who battled back from a 16-point deficit and kept the reigning champions withi…
Commentary: For a US-led global order to survive, America must lead by example
For globalization to survive the war in Ukraine, the United States must do better and be better. It is unclear whether the world’s greatest democracy has the wherewithal to manage this. Unfair? It may seem so. President Joe Biden has done a creditable …
Commentary: A carefully crafted narrative of war was a tool of the Soviet Union. The lies have never stopped
Whenever as a child I came upon a description of people living their daily life during the 1940s, I reacted with disbelief. How can this be, when millions in Europe were experiencing incomprehensible horror? It felt inconceivable. The daily life of Sov…
Feds announce they won’t pursue case against former Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke in shooting of Laquan McDonald
CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors will not bring any case against the former Chicago police officer who killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, U.S. Attorney John Lausch’s office announced Monday. Jason Van Dyke has already been tried and convicted in Cook Cou…