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Joe Ricketts, seen at a 2014 political debate in Lincoln, Neb., is shutting down the DNAinfo and Gothamist websites. The decision was announced Nov. 2, 2017, in an online letter to readers.

New York mayor calls Cubs owner ‘a coward’ over closing news site DNAinfo, but Emanuel won’t go there

May 23, 2019 at 8:15 p.m.

Don’t count New York Mayor Bill de Blasio among the fans of Chicago Cubs owner Joe Ricketts. After Ricketts on Thursday pulled the plug on his DNAinfo local news websites...

Carl Bernstein speaks at the 2017 New Yorker Festival on Oct. 6, 2017.

Carl Bernstein: Russia probe feels ‘worse than Watergate’

May 23, 2019 at 8:15 p.m.

If President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to win the presidency, its “worse than Watergate,” journalist Carl Bernstein says. Bernstein’s views on the matter were of great interest to a...

Sam Zell, founder and chairman of Equity Group Investments, speaks during a Chicago Ideas Week event at Cadillac Palace Theatre on Oct. 18, 2016. Zell also addressed a business lunch at the downtown Mid-America Club on Nov. 1, 2017.

Sam Zell’s dictionary is missing a page

May 23, 2019 at 8:15 p.m.

What do you get a billionaire — a man who can buy anything he wants? In the case of real estate mogul and former Tribune owner Sam Zell, the answer...

Drew Peterson arrives for court in Joliet on May 8, 2009.

Drew Peterson pens letter to ex-attorney, vows to strip law license

May 23, 2019 at 8:15 p.m.

It’s no secret that there’s no love lost between convicted killer Drew Peterson and his former attorney Joel Brodsky. But last month’s ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court upholding the...

Congressman Luis Gutierrez speaks in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood Sept. 21, 2017.

U.S. Rep. Gutierrez: We’ll file articles of impeachment on Trump before Thanksgiving

May 23, 2019 at 8:15 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez has been one of President Donald Trump’s harshest critics from day one. Now he says he’s helping to spearhead the first coordinated attempt to impeach Trump....

A pro-Hillary t-shirt is worn on Oct. 29, 2017, by supporter Michelle Melin-Rogovin as customers wait in line for Hillary Clinton to sign copies of her new book, "What Happened" at The Book Stall in Winnetka.

Hillary Clinton: I’m thinking of dressing up as the president for Halloween

May 23, 2019 at 8:15 p.m.

Hillary Clinton didn't get to be president in real life — so how about for Halloween? Asked onstage at the Auditorium Theatre on Monday night what costume she was planning...

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez speaks in Lafayette Square outside the White House in Washington on March 6, 2017.

DNC chair Tom Perez: Expect a ‘double-digit’ field in 2020 presidential primary

June 7, 2019 at 3:58 a.m.

Say what you want about President Donald Trump’s off-color gags about the size of his manhood, the crowded 2016 Republican presidential debates were an undeniable ratings smash. Next time around...

Judge Richard Posner stands in his office on Oct., 18, 2011.

Former U.S. appeals court Judge Richard Posner: Get rid of lawyers

May 23, 2019 at 8:15 p.m.

Lawyers — who needs ‘em?! Not big companies defending themselves against small-time plaintiffs who can’t afford a lawyer of their own. At least, that’s the opinion of recently retired U.S....

<p>Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson on Oct. 19, 2017, in Miami, Fla.</p>

FBI in touch with Des Plaines cops over alleged Facebook lynching threat against congresswoman

May 26, 2020 at 12:47 a.m.

FBI agents are talking to Des Plaines police about a Facebook post in which a Des Plaines man allegedly threatened to lynch U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson. Special Agent Garrett Croon...

Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., talks to reporters in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Oct. 18, 2017.

Des Plaines police probe alleged lynching threat against congresswoman on Facebook

May 23, 2019 at 8:15 p.m.

Police are investigating allegations that a Des Plaines man threatened to lynch U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson in a racist Facebook post. But Tom Keevers, 54, says an anonymous “meme-maker” put...

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