All Stories from August 26, 2020 (Change date)
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Kimberly Senior's directing career has taken her from Chicago and the suburbs to BroadwayAug 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Standing in a library at age 7, the ever-inquisitive Kimberly Senior realized for the first time she'd never be able to read all the books that had been written. When he...
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Cubs say they followed Heyward's lead with decision to play WednesdayAug 26, 2020 8:00 pm - Not long before first pitch of the Cubs-Tigers game in Detroit on Wednesday, news of the NBA players canceling three playoff games had spread, and the Cubs hurriedly tri...
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NBA player protests should create reason to pause and thinkAug 26, 2020 5:00 pm - The magnitude of Wednesday's events across the sports world are difficult to measure in a short window. Whether it prompts any meaningful change in this country remains ...
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Ross hopes struggling Chicago Cubs hitters can avoid Groundhog Day experienceAug 26, 2020 2:00 pm - With the Cubs in a collective hitting slump, there has been plenty of talk from players lately about trying too hard. Feeling the pressure to get on track since the shor...
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Dining events: Live music on Harry Caray's patio & the return of Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice LatteAug 26, 2020 1:42 pm - Fridays on the patio Looking for a relaxing way to spend a Friday night? Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse in Lombard might have just what you're searching for: live musi...
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Chicago and 3 other cities sue to stop spread of ghost gunsAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Chicago and three other cities sued the federal government Wednesday to stop the proliferation of what are advertised as easy-to-assemble guns that requi...
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Only Native American on federal death row executedAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - The only Native American on federal death row was put to death Wednesday, despite objections from many Navajo leaders who had urged President Do...
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Huawei, ZTE lose patent appeal cases at UK Supreme CourtAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Britain's Supreme Court has dismissed two appeals by Chinese telecoms firms Huawei and ZTE over mobile data patent disputes. The disputes center on the lic...
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'Our hands are tied': Local aid workers exposed in pandemicAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The coronavirus is exposing an uncomfortable inequality in the billion-dollar system that delivers life-saving aid for countries in crisis: Most mone...
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FBI shifts resources to ongoing unrest in Portland, OregonAug 26, 2020 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The FBI chief in Portland, Oregon, said Wednesday he is shifting the agency's resources to focus more heavily on crimes committed during nightly ra...