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The will to combat gun violence

There's a city that's been called the murder capital of the world, where America has been working to stop gang violence. Over the years, we've offered job training, boosted educational efforts, improved access to health care and nutritious food,...

Steve Kerr getting his feet wet as NBA coach

LAS VEGAS — Rookies and undrafted hopefuls aren't the only novices at NBA Summer League. Steve Kerr is a first-time coach, having accepting the Warriors job after a dalliance with Phil Jackson and the Knicks. Then again, when you have...

1 killed, 4 wounded in separate overnight city shootings

A man was killed and four others were wounded in separate shootings Saturday and early Sunday in Chicago, officials said. The fatal shooting happened about 3:20 p.m. in the 1300 block of West Devon Avenue, on the border between the city's Edgewater...

Pau Gasol looks like Spanish for Carlos Boozer

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The best player on the planet is a free agent, but doesn’t choose Chicago. Another dynamic offensive player is a free agent, but doesn’t choose Chicago. And so, the Bulls settle for a big man...

Pau Gasol looks like Spanish for Carlos Boozer

Interview: Dad time is time well spent for ex-Cub Ryan Dempster

Imagine you see former Cub Ryan Dempster leaving a restaurant in Chicago. He’s wearing the hard-to-miss World Series ring he won with the Boston Red Sox last year and, like so many people would, you want to take a photo with it. It feels like just...

City to release files on alleged police misconduct

Internal investigation files for alleged police misconduct will now be made public, officials said Sunday in a statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office. With the new policy, the Chicago Police Department will release investigative files relating to...

Cubs can take breath at break after another loss

The Cubs could use a break. Sunday's 10-7 loss to the Braves at the symbolic halfway point of the season leads into the All-Star break, giving most of the team four days off. In typical fashion for the Cubs in this season, they fell behind 7-0...

How Sen. Alan Dixon gave us President Barack Obama

Clarence Thomas didn't need Alan Dixon's vote, as it turned out. Thomas, a 43-year-old conservative U.S. Supreme Court nominee in fall 1991, had just undergone a sensational, brutal confirmation hearing in which he'd been confronted with allegations...