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Today in Chicago History: Feds charge longtime Ald. Edward Burke with extortion
3+ min ago (231+ words) Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 3, according to the Tribune's archives. Front page flashback: Jan. 4, 1984 Navy Lt. Robert Goodman Jr., whose plane was shot down during a U.S. raid against Syrian positions in Lebanon,…...
Today in History: Elizabeth Holmes convicted
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (261+ words) Today is Saturday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2026. There are 362 days left in the year. On Jan. 3,2022, a jury in San Jose, California, convicted Elizabeth Holmes of duping investors into believing that her startup company Theranos had developed a revolutionary…...
US strikes Venezuela and says leader Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown out of the country
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (1020+ words) CARACAS, Venezuela " The United States hit Venezuela with a "large-scale strike" early Saturday and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country after'months of intense pressure'on Nicol's Maduro's government " an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President…...
Illinois State ‘comfortable being uncomfortable’ during historic road run to FCS national championship game
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (848+ words) Illinois State coach Brock Spack saw it in his team in the season opener at Oklahoma. Yes, Oklahoma, which made the College Football Playoff this year, won 35-3. The Sooners were obviously more talented than their FCS opponent. But Spack thought…...
Column: Finding edges in the running game fuels Ben Johnson’s evolution of the Chicago Bears offense
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (975+ words) Bears running back D'Andre Swift leaps into the end zone for a touchdown run in the fourth quarter against the 49ers at Levi's Stadium on Dec. 28, 2025, in Santa Clara. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune) Offensive play callers have been dubbed innovators, gurus…...
No. 1 Indiana and Curt Cignetti keep making history — but No. 5 Oregon poses ‘big challenge’ as next CFP foe
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (864+ words) PASADENA, Calif. " Curt Cignetti's perpetual seriousness has become a big part of the Indiana coach's burgeoning lore. His ever-glowering face on the sideline has sparked countless memes and has come to personify the sharp-eyed, no-nonsense manner in which these Hoosiers…...
US and Canada have injury replacements standing by for Olympic hockey rosters
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (795+ words) While Jason Robertson and Adam Fox did not make the U.S. Olympic hockey roster, and Sam Bennett and Mark Scheifele were not picked to play for Canada, that doesn't necessarily mean none of those players will be in Milan next month....
Asking Eric: Can I take their leftovers?
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (613+ words) Dear Eric: Often when I'm eating at a restaurant or cafe, I'll notice other tables leaving half-finished food to be thrown out. In these situations, I'm tempted to either ask if I can have the remaining food, or to just…...
Arlington Heights’ ‘Stranger Things’ star Jake Connelly got ‘the call’ he was going to Hawkins during a tornado warning
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (1101+ words) It's been an exciting few weeks for Jake Connelly. The 13-year-old from Arlington Heights has had the thrill of watching the Chicago Bears " his favorite hometown team " clinch a playoff spot, saw New York City done up for the holidays…...
Musician Natalie Merchant brings Mother Goose and other rhymes to life for the next generation with Cabinet of Wonder
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (1467+ words) Do you remember Mother Goose? Are you familiar with the nursery rhyme, "Mary Had a Pretty Bird?" What about "The Cuckoo"? Merchant melds music, play and Mother Goose tales into "Cabinet of Wonder," a creation from her mind brought to…...