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Joyful noise: Steppenwolf's superb 'Choir Boy' a testament to the power of music

By Barbara Vitello
Jun 30, 2022 6:00 AM - Steppenwolf Theatre makes a joyful noise with its deeply affecting revival of ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney's coming-of-age play-with-music "Choir Boy."
Aide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, sought to join armed mob at Capitol

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Jun 28, 2022 11:16 PM - Former President Donald Trump dismissed the presence of armed protesters headed to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and even endorsed their calls to "hang Mike Pence," a key former White House aide told House investigators Tuesday. And Trump fought security officials for control of the presidential SUV as he struggled to get to the Capitol, the aide said, though that account is being disputed.
'This is not over': Biden vows abortion fight, assails 'extreme' court ruling

By CHRIS MEGERIAN, ZEKE MILLER and FATIMA HUSSEIN
Jun 24, 2022 3:28 PM - President Joe Biden said Friday that "it's a sad day for the court and the country" after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
Jan. 6 committee hears of Trump's pressure on Justice Department

By ERIC TUCKER
Jun 23, 2022 5:30 PM - Donald Trump hounded the Justice Department to pursue his false election fraud claims, contacting the agency's leader "virtually every day" and striving in vain to enlist top law enforcement officials in a desperate bid to stay in power, according to testimony Thursday to the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
We fought Trump pressure, GOP state officials tell 1/6 panel

By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI
Jun 21, 2022 2:42 PM - The House 1/6 committee outlined on Tuesday Donald Trump's relentless pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election, aiming to show it led to widespread personal threats on the stewards of American democracy -- election workers and local officials who fended off the defeated president's efforts.
Morrison, Gorman similar on policy, differ on style in race for Cook County Board

By Steve Zalusky
Jun 17, 2022 5:25 AM - Incumbent Sean Morrison, one of only two Republicans on the Cook County Board, said he is often a lone voice on the Democratically controlled panel. But his challenger in the June 28 GOP primary, former county commissioner Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman, says Morrison is too much of a lone wolf.
1/6 panel: Plan for Pence to reject electors 'nuts,' 'crazy'

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Jun 16, 2022 3:09 PM - Donald Trump's closest advisers viewed his last-ditch efforts to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to reject the tally of state electors and overturn the 2020 election as "nuts," "crazy" and even likely incite riots, witnesses revealed in stark testimony to the Jan. 6 committee on Thursday.
Constable: After years of rejection, Palatine man writes crossword puzzle for New York Times

Jun 14, 2022 5:25 AM - Since The New York Times rejected his first crossword puzzle in 2007, Barrington High School English teacher Rob Baker has never given up. After more than 30 rejections, he's getting a puzzle in Wednesday's paper.
Jan. 6 witness: Trump 'detached from reality' over election

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Jun 13, 2022 1:53 PM - Donald Trump's closest campaign advisers, top government officials and even his family were dismantling his false claims of 2020 voting fraud on election night, but the defeated president was becoming "detached from reality," clinging to outlandish theories to stay in power, several said.
How to watch Jan. 6 insurrection hearings and what to know

By FARNOUSH AMIRI
Jun 13, 2022 7:21 AM - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly a year since its inception, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is going public as lawmakers hope to show the American public how democracy came to the brink of disaster. The next round of hearings won't take place in prime time like the debut on Thursday, but lawmakers will go into greater detail about specific aspects of the insurrection.

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