National News | US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say By Zeke Miller April 30, 2024 at 12:29 p.m. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug,...
Theater | Review: ‘Brooklyn Laundry’ at Northlight Theatre is a truthful, moving story of a couple By Chris Jones April 30, 2024 at 12:03 p.m. It's no small praise when I say that director BJ Jones' production of John Patrick...
Local News | Arlington Heights elementary school nurse on leave amid probe into ‘misuse’ of students’ meds By Pioneer Press April 30, 2024 at 12:14 p.m. Nine children – so far – are at the center of an investigation into an...
Crime and Public Safety | Unidentified man found fatally wounded in stairway in Chatham By Deanese Williams-Harris April 30, 2024 at 11:14 a.m. A young man was found fatally wounded around midnight Tuesday in the stairway of a...
Crime and Public Safety | Support letters for convicted ex-Ald. Edward Burke to be made public in advance of sentencing By Jason Meisner April 30, 2024 at 10:53 a.m. Letters in support of convicted former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke will be made public in...
NBA | Court upholds Milwaukee police officer’s firing for posting racist memes after Sterling Brown arrest By Scott Bauer April 30, 2024 at 12:38 p.m. The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a former Milwaukee police officer was properly fired for...
Theater | ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and ‘Stereophonic’ lead Tony Award nominations, shows honoring creativity’s spark By Associated Press April 30, 2024 at 10:49 a.m. Two Broadway shows celebrating the origins of sonic creativity — the musical “Hell’s Kitchen” fueled...
National News | Judge holds Donald Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial By Michael R. Sisak April 30, 2024 at 9:58 a.m. Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating...
Local News | Endangered crane rescued by birders (s)whooping into Wilmette yard with grapes and a puppet By Brian L. Cox April 30, 2024 at 10:55 a.m. When experts with the International Crane Foundation in Wisconsin heard that a whooping crane needed...
World News | Chinese scientist who first published COVID sequence stages protest after being locked out of lab By Associated Press April 30, 2024 at 8:17 a.m. The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a...