John Keilman

‘(Expletive) Bigfoot!’ Alleged Sasquatch sighting in central Illinois adds to legendary creature’s big year

December 21, 2021 at 4:39 p.m.

You've probably seen the famous footage of Bigfoot — that grainy film from 1967 showing an apelike creature ambling through the California woods, casting a brief, leisurely glance at the...

The Bulls reinstated daily testing after Coby White, shown here on Nov. 21, 2021, getting water poured on his head after a win, registered a positive test for COVID-19. Since then four others — DeMar DeRozan, Javonte Green, Matt Thomas and Derrick Jones Jr. — have joined him.

Chicago Bulls’ COVID-19 woes show the staying power of the disease — but experts ‘optimistic’ that vaccine boosters will help

December 12, 2021 at 9:39 a.m.

Dr. Elizabeth McNally is a Chicago Bulls season ticket holder as well as a COVID-19 researcher at Northwestern University, and she has watched with dismay as the virus has torn...

Carl Boquist rides in the rain on Dec. 5, 2021, at Montrose Harbor while prepping for the national championships, which begin in Wheaton on Tuesday.

Mud, wipeouts and heckling: ‘Crazy and weird’ sport of cyclocross brings national championships to Wheaton

December 7, 2021 at 7:51 a.m.

The sun had barely risen when it decided to take the rest of Sunday off, tucking behind a blanket of gray clouds while a stiff wind whipped the surf off...

U.S. Attorney John Lausch, right, talks to reporters on July 17, 2020.

Itasca’s rejection of Haymarket drug treatment center draws federal investigation

December 3, 2021 at 4:22 p.m.

The Haymarket drug treatment center's more-than-two-year attempt to open a rehab in Itasca took another turn Thursday when officials said U.S. Attorney John Lausch has launched an investigation into whether...

Crystal Lake woman found not guilty of drug-induced homicide in case that highlighted limits of Good Samaritan law

December 3, 2021 at 9:46 a.m.

A McHenry County judge on Thursday found a Crystal Lake woman not guilty of the drug-induced homicide of her boyfriend in a case that highlighted the legal protections — or...

Rene White, center, spends Thanksgiving with his brother Barry White, right, their mother Grace White, far left, and her caretaker Virginia Dean at Grace's condominium in Memphis, Tennessee, on Nov. 25, 2021.

Barry White, the Chicken Lady and the long road home: How a Cook County sheriff’s initiative reunited a missing man with his family

December 1, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

A tollway oasis might sound like a strange setting in which to begin a story of a family reunion, but it was there, two years ago, that outreach workers for...

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‘(Expletive) Bigfoot!’ Alleged Sasquatch sighting in central Illinois adds to legendary creature’s big year

Chicago Bulls’ COVID-19 woes show the staying power of the disease — but experts ‘optimistic’ that vaccine boosters will help

Mud, wipeouts and heckling: ‘Crazy and weird’ sport of cyclocross brings national championships to Wheaton

Itasca’s rejection of Haymarket drug treatment center draws federal investigation

Crystal Lake woman found not guilty of drug-induced homicide in case that highlighted limits of Good Samaritan law

Barry White, the Chicken Lady and the long road home: How a Cook County sheriff’s initiative reunited a missing man with his family

A unanimous jury in the Kyle Rittenhouse case leaves the nation still divided

Jury finds Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts in fatal shootings during Kenosha protests

The Kyle Rittenhouse jury ends its third day of deliberations without a verdict

Man spotted with AR-15 outside Kyle Rittenhouse trial confirms he is a fired Ferguson police officer