R.I.P. Eugene Polley, inventor of the TV remote control

Amid all the ballyhoo over what a bold visionary Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is, let's pause for a moment to appreciate the work of...

Anatomy of an iconic photograph

Inside the Chicago Tribune newsroom on NATO weekend

Have your 2011-12 TV shows been canceled?

CBS has canceled "CSI: Miami" after 10 seasons, making it the first show in the "CSI" franchise to end. With the networks announcing their...

Jay Cutler talks about diabetes with student

Video: Riding the new X-Flight roller coaster

Paula Deen opens restaurant in Joliet

Fat cat's fate: Meow, the 39-pound feline, dies of lung failure

Meow, the fat cat whose 39-pound girth helped raise awareness about obesity in pets, has died of lung failure.

Hindenburg 75th anniversary

Soar with the 'X-Flight' wing coaster

'Falling Bear' struck and killed by car in Colorado

The falling bear that gained fame thanks to a well-timed photo is dead. The black bear was struck by a car in the Denver-bound lanes of...

Chicago, capital of Illinois? NATO goofs in video

With 16 days remaining until hundreds of diplomats descend upon Chicago for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit, NATO is working...

Video: Chicago postcard delivered over 50 years late

Same Titanic but brand-new, built from scratch, billionaire says

What’s more exciting than James Cameron re-releasing “Titanic” in 3-D? When an even richer man – Australia’s...

'Grey's Anatomy' star Patrick Dempsey rescues teenage boy from car wreckage

He's just so McDreamy! Patrick Dempsey

'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' helps stop-motion endure

The Pirate Captain, the lead swashbuckler voiced by Hugh Grant in the new stop-motion animated film"The Pirates! Band of Misfits," possesses...

Major breakthroughs made toward college football playoff

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Mark this day on your calendar, college football fans: April 25, 2012.

Sean Penn receives peace award

Auction buyer appears to score Stroger possessions, including 2 Bulls rings

A South Side man says items from a public storage locker he bought at an auction last week once belonged to late Cook County Board President...

Earth Day jams: Music to remind us to be green

And by "remind" we mean -- music that has the word green in its title (or artists named Green). So kick back with an eco-friendly festive...

Photos: Brookfield's gray wolves get a checkup

'Dark Shadows' Jonathan Frid Dies on Friday the 13th

HAMILTON, Ontario -- Jonathan Frid, the man known to fans around the world as Barnabas Collins, the suave vampire from the cult hit soap...

Levon Helm, Legendary Drummer-Singer of 'The Band,' Dies

NEW YORK -- Legendary drummer and singer for The Band, Levon Helm, died Thursday after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 71.

Wrigley Field's 'Noodle girl' a hoax

The most riveting drama to come out of Wrigleyville this season--certainly more interesting than anything that's happened on the field--...

2012 Fermilab/WGN-TV Tornado and Severe Weather Seminar

The 2012 Fermilab/WGN-TV Tornado and Severe Weather Seminar takes place Saturday, April 14, at noon and repeats in its entirety at 6 p.m.

Titanic anniversary: 100 years

Sunday marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The storied liner struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic. In all, 1500...

Baboons can recognize written words, study finds

Baboons don't read, don't speak and perhaps can't understand language at all. But scientists have found that they can learn to recognize...

Gorillas leave Lincoln Park Zoo

Photo in ad solves Civil War mystery

Karen Thatcher knew when she saw it that a photograph of a tintype of a young Confederate soldier was of David Miller Thatcher, her...

Bo the White House dog gets his own Easter egg

That Bo is one lucky dog: He's going into the record books as the first White House pet to have his very own commemorative Easter egg.

Photos: Living stations of the cross

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Opening day at Wrigley Field

Video: Wrigley Field comes to life

Baseball in Chicago: From the archives

Charles Manson Denied Parole in 'Helter Skelter' Murders

CORCORAN, Calif -- A California prison panel denied parole for notorious mass murderer Charles Manson for the 12th time on Wednesday.

Photos: Chrism mass at Holy Name Cathedral

.gallery-slideshow-photo { width: auto; height: auto; }Cardinal Francis George celebrates the chrism mass...

'The cinnamon challenge' is no child's play, poison control warns

Compared with texting while driving or hard-core drug and alcohol use, teenagers using an everyday cooking spice in a game of dare may sound...

Fish find new home behind the plate at Marlins Stadium

A rare, wild kitten at Brookfield Zoo

Virginia man receives face transplant at Maryland Shock Trauma

When Richard Lee Norris opened his eyes after a marathon 36-hour surgery to give him a new face, he immediately wanted a mirror.

Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe gets a Google Doodle

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe receives an homage in today's Google Doodle. The German-born modernist architect would have turned 126 ...

Cubs ball boy/ball girl tryouts

Renee Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma at Thompson Center

Garfield conservatory dyes ponds green for St. Patrick's Day

Lincoln museum pulls John Wilkes Booth bobblehead

A John Wilkes Booth bobblehead doll was pulled from the shelves of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum gift shop earlier...

Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich: A glimpse of his prison life to come

Obama's NCAA Bracket

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Abandoned motel to make way for community center

A "family-friendly" South Side Irish Parade

Wienermobile 'hotdoggers' tour Chicago

Cubs win World Series commercial--scene by scene

Cast of VH1's 'Mob Wives Chicago' revealed

You likely have never heard of the five women who will star in VH1’s “Mob Wives Chicago” – the spinoff to the...

Oops! Miss Seattle gets caught dissing the city

A 22-year-old woman recently crowned ‘Miss Seattle’ was found to have been dissing Seattle and its people on Twitter months ago....

Cellphone Jammer Man: America's newest hero? Or villain?

$35 microcomputer 'Raspberry Pi' sells out in hours

A new computer is sold out because of its unique size and price.

Obama talks sports with ESPN's Bill Simmons [Videos]

President Obama says he had "Linsanity" before Linsanity was cool.

Google privacy policy change: Myths and realities

On Thursday, Google is streamlining individual privacy policies governing its sites into a single policy. This has created much buzz about...

Graphic: The world is coming to Chicago

Bernie Mac honored with street name in Englewood

Video: Show dogs strut their stuff at McCormick Place

Brookfield Zoo welcomes aardvark baby

Commuters observe Ash Wednesday

New plan of attack for pot holes

Fish Fridays: More ideas for cooking salmon

Ash Wednesday is Feb. 22 this year, the start of the Lenten season in the Western church. Many will observe Lent by giving up meat as a mark...

New Angry Birds game blasts off March 22, will team with NASA

Angry Birds ... in ... spaaaaace!

John Glenn orbits the Earth: Feb. 20, 1962

Cubs spring training in the 1970s

High school students compete for wackiest machine

MySpace lives? Site signs up 1 million new users in a month

Can MySpace become culturally relevant again?

Chicago's 'Bean' illuminated by new art installation

'Luminous Field' to transform Millennium Park

Cameras allowed in Kenosha courtroom

Designers prepare for "Luminous Field" light installation

Super Bowl XLVI sets new tweet-per-second record

If you haven't heard, Sunday's Super Bowl was a major hit -- 12,233 tweets per second, in fact.

Vermont Inmates Slip Pig Image Into Police Decal

MONTPELIER, VT - Inmates working at a Vermont correctional unit's print shop managed to sneak a prank image of a pig into a state police...

Saddest songs of all time

Barack Obama's old car fails to sell

What's the value of a car used by Barack Obama? Apparently not $1 million.

Super Bowl 2012 Ads

Some of our favorite ads from Super Bowl 2012

Intruder picks wrong apartment to enter: Occupant is trained boxer

A suspected burglar got more than he bargained for when he was found inside the apartment of Colton Vaughn, who has been boxing for seven...

A look back at the 2011 blizzard

Video: Sights and sounds of SoxFest

Were Jack the Ripper and Chicago's H.H. Holmes the same person?

The great great grandson of serial killer H.H. Holmes, says three different handwriting experts have told him that Holmes handwriting...

Orphaned sea otter has new home at Shedd Aquarium

Pat Sajak Admits He Hosted 'Wheel of Fortune' Drunk

Not being entirely sober is certainly one way to raise the stakes on "Wheel of Fortune."

Nail removed from man's head

Gail Glaenzer often teased her accident-prone fiance, Dante Autullo, about their long engagement, joking that she wanted to marry before...

The great leap second debate

What are Paula Deen's most infamous dishes?

Honestly? I've never gotten worked up about Paula Deen and her cooking.

Burger chain courts blind diners with sesame seed Braille on buns

In South Africa, restaurant chain Wimpy is welcoming blind customers -- by serving...

Stephen Colbert readies for presidential run [video]

After hinting that he might jump into the South Carolina presidential primary race, satirist Stephen Colbert on Thursday moved one step...

Vintage film: The Blizzard of 1979

Halle Berry engaged to boyfriend Olivier Martinez

Man Named Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop, 30, Arrested on Drug Charges

MADISON, Wis. (KTLA) -- A man with an unusually long name was arrested on drug charges at a park in Madison this week, according to police...

NASA questions sale of Apollo 13 checklist

WASHINGTON — A famous NASA artifact is again at the center of a national drama, although this time the stakes aren't life-or-death.

Video: Bird that should be in Caribbean spotted in Chicago

Motorist who passed out in drive-through `just wanted another McDonald's sandwich'

A man was arrested after he and another man passed out in their SUV while waiting in the drive-through lanes of the Rock ‘N Roll...

Cops: Man busted for sneaking into Wrigley Field to grab some ivy

A Lakeview neighborhood man was arrested for running onto Wrigley Field and grabbing some of the ivy early Sunday morning, police said.

20 worst movies of 2011

I greatly enjoy, and am very grateful for, a job that includes reviewing movies. Some of them aren't quite as fun as others, though. By a...

Can't find Newt Gingrich on the web? It's no technical error

Want to find Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich’s campaign website?

South Carolina GOP rebuts Stephen Colbert on primary naming rights

The South Carolina Republican Party is denying Stephen Colbert's contention Thursday that they had reached an agreement with the comedian to...

Man Crashes $350K Lamborghini 6 Hours After Winning It

SANTAQUIN, Utah (KTLA) -- A Utah man made a very expensive mistake!

Command performance: "The Lutefisk Song"

Dec. 20, 1976: The death of Richard J. Daley

Brookfield Zoo debuts young pair of snow leopards

Alec Baldwin Apologizes -- Sort of -- for Airplane Meltdown

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- "30 Rock" actor Alec Baldwin is apologizing to his fellow passengers on an American Airlines flight who were...

Eight Ferraris crash in Japan

.referer {display: none !important;}An outing Sunday of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan ended in a 14-...

Woman Reunited With Lost Dog After Walking Street in Bikini

LA JOLLA, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Southern California woman who stood on a busy street corner in La Jolla wearing a bikini to draw attention to...

Rick Kogan's 2008 Chicago Live Almanac and quiz: The human voice

Teacher suspended after showing 'Daily Show' in class

A downstate teacher has been suspended after showing segments of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” in his class.

School Explains Visit by Porn Star Sasha Grey

COMPTON, Calif. (KTLA) -- Compton school officials are addressing a recent scandal involving a porn star reading to children at an...

Gabby Giffords speaks publicly for first time [Video]

Americans are set to hear Rep. Gabrielle Giffords speak publicly for the first time in months, as she describes with her husband the...

Black Friday hours at major retailers

The Thanksgiving turkey will be barely digested when retailers throw open their doors to kick off the holiday shopping season. It's Black...

Baby Number 20 on the Way for Duggar Family

Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar are expecting another baby—their 20th to be exact.

Milwaukee man to be featured on History Channel's "Superhumans" for jumping cars

When he was five years old, a Bruce Lee film inspired a Milwaukee boy to start pursuing his passion. 20 years later, he's literally...

Video: Macy's on State Street installs holiday tree

Kim Kardashian's divorce: The best Twitter reactions

Today's news that Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are calling it Kuits (she's filing for divorce after 72 days) has got the Twitterverse...

And the winner of Chicago's Christmas tree contest is ...

Ever since her family moved in 18 years ago, the giant blue spruce in Klaudia Spangler's Western Springs yard has been a venue for...

5 Harry Caray impressions and the real thing

Texas Rangers pitcher Derek Holland is getting attention for his impression of former Cardinals/White Sox/Cubs announcer Harry Caray....

Mannequins for safety

App lets you track your trick-or-treater

Want to track your kids' route around the neighborhood while they trick or treat this Halloween?

Trying for 32,000 jack-o-lanterns

What the ...? 19 head-scratching laws

Fortune telling: illegal. Ultimate fighting matches: outlawed. Silly String: banned. We couldn't make up some of these weird laws that are...

Costumes galore at Fantasy Costumes