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Cook County judge candidate Phillip Spiwak changed his name to Shannon P. O'Malley.

Polish man’s name didn’t work for judicial candidate, so now he’s Shannon O’Malley

May 23, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

In the hit AMC shows “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul,” Bob Odenkirk plays Slippin’ Jimmy McGill, an Irish-American attorney who changes his name to the Jewish-sounding Saul Goodman to...

We’ve tracked down Twitter’s mysterious Chicago Party Aunt

May 23, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

She’s the hard-drinking, 1990s athlete and D-list celebrity-shagging, full-rack-of-ribs and Italian-beef eating cougar sensation of Chicago Twitter. Now “Chicago Party Aunt” — a parody Twitter account that nails a social...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, left, says in a new book that she was sexually harassed while working as a prosecutor. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, right, says she has faced "unwelcome comments, advances, touching and stalking" in her career.

Foxx recalls blatant sex harassment in Cook County justice system, including predecessor Alvarez’s office

May 23, 2019 at 12:27 a.m.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx says in a new book that she was sexually harassed while working as a prosecutor and accuses her predecessor, Anita Alvarez, of failing to...

Democratic State Sen. Ira Silverstein sits at his desk on the floor of the Senate during session, Nov. 7, 2017, at the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield.

Was state Sen. Silverstein snared by Springfield’s sexist ‘handkerchief trick?’

May 23, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

By now we all know about state Sen. Ira Silverstein’s rocky political road — that he engaged in “unbecoming” conduct, according to an official report, and the fallout has left...

Sheila Kennedy, left, with husband Chris Kennedy, chats with Doris Sharp while making deliveries for Top Box Foods in 2012 at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago.

13-year-old with a bit of clout scores first interview with Sheila Kennedy

May 23, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

City Club of Chicago President Jay Doherty’s 13-year-old son, Jay Doherty Jr., has more in common with his dad than his name, it seems. The eighth-grader is the first person...

Patrick Fitzgerald talks with media before performing the role of Eliot Ness in the play "The Trial of Al Capone" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, April 13, 2016.

FBI discussed appointing Pat Fitzgerald as special prosecutor to probe Clinton emails

May 23, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

The FBI discussed appointing Chicago-based former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald as a special prosecutor to investigate Hillary Clinton over her private email server, text messages released in recent days show....

Richard Roeper speaks at a tribute to the life of Roger Ebert at the Chicago Theatre on April 11, 2013.

Sun-Times halts Richard Roeper column to investigate allegation he bought Twitter followers

May 23, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

Keeping a high-flying media career afloat is a constant battle — just ask us at Chicago Inc., where our monthly Champagne bill would make a billionaire blush. The need to...

Libertarian candidate for governor jokes that girlfriend’s ‘biological role’ is ‘to clean the kitchen’

May 23, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

Munching on potato chips in his suburban kitchen as he delivered a soliloquy to the camera on Facebook live, Libertarian Party gubernatorial contender Grayson “Kash” Jackson apologized for the state...

Cathy Stepp, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, speaks in her Madison, Wis., office Jan. 13, 2017. Stepp is now in charge of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency region that oversees Illinois and five other states.

Trump EPA pick for Chicago office wore false nose to help me beat driving test, daughter says

May 23, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

Incoming Midwest Environmental Protection Agency chief Cathy Stepp faced a skeptical audience when she addressed her staff in Chicago for the first time earlier this month. The Trump appointee’s history...

The Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul is pictured on Jan. 23, 2018, following an attack by Taliban militants.

Publicist for Drew Peterson, Rod Blagojevich among 22 dead in Taliban attack

May 23, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

Being a spokesman for convicted killer cop Drew Peterson and disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich isn’t a job for the faint of heart. But publicist Glenn Selig — who was...

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