12 Years in Prison for Stealing Quarters? 'Absurd' But True
A homeless man who used a coat hanger to steal 176 quarters from a UIC vending machine just saw six years knocked off his prison term.
View ArticleActor Who Played Father Mulcahy on 'MASH' Dies at 84
William Christopher was born in Evanston and graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka.
View ArticleWatch Live Eagle Cam: Eaglet Rings In The New Year
Florida bald eagles Harriet and M15 became proud new parents early Saturday morning and are now busy caring for their offspring.
View ArticleWilliam Christopher, Actor Who Played Father Mulcahy on 'MASH,' Dies at 84
William Christopher was born in Evanston and graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka.
View ArticleAlabama, Clemson To Meet In 2016 CFP National Championship Game In Tampa
For the second straight year, the Crimson Tide and the Tigers will meet in the championship game.
View ArticlePatch Morning Briefing: Istanbul Latest, Trump's 'Secret' Info, North Korea...
Plus, see the NFL playoff schedule and watch live as eaglets ring in the new year.
View ArticleWatch Live Eagle Cam: Newly Hatched Eaglet Steals The Show
Florida bald eagles Harriet and M15 are hard at work caring for their hatchling while tending their second egg.
View ArticleDylann Roof Found Competent To Face Sentencing
A federal judge also pushed back the start date of his sentencing phase to Wednesday.
View ArticleProducers Deny Mariah Carey's Sabotage Claim for New Year's Eve Lip-Sync Fail
The epic lip synching failure by R&B diva Mariah Carey on New Year's Eve has her in a war of words with ABC's producers.
View ArticlePresident Obama Announces Farewell Speech Will Be In Chicago
The president will make the speech in the same city where he celebrated his election in 2008.
View ArticleDerek Parfit, Renowned Philosopher of Ethics, Mind and Metaphysics, Dies at 74
"I became a philosopher so that I would have more time to think about what matters," he wrote.
View ArticlePatch Morning Briefing: GOP Votes To Gut Ethics Office; ISIS Claims Turkey...
Plus: Dylann Roof's trial, Mariah Carey's blame game, Obama's farewell speech, a college football shake-up and more.
View ArticleWATCH: Toddler Saves Twin Trapped Under Toppled Dresser
Kayli Shoff posted the video of the rescue to YouTube.
View ArticleFord Won't Invest in Mexico; Adds 700 Michigan Jobs
Ford Motor Co. had been criticized by President-elect Donald Trump for investment plans in Mexico.
View ArticleHouse GOP Retreats on Proposal to Undercut Ethics Watchdog
After facing blowback over plans to weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics, the GOP has withdrawn its proposal.
View ArticleUpdate: Megyn Kelly's Big Move From FOX (VIDEO)
Reports confirm that Kelly will be moving on.
View ArticleHillary and Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Will Attend Donald Trump's...
Three former presidents, none of whom voted for Trump, plus Obama will be there when Trump is inaugurated as president of the United States.
View ArticleCharles Manson Hospitalized
Breaking: Charles Manson, the 82-year-old mastermind behind LA's most notorious killing spree, has been taken from prison to a hospital.
View ArticlePatch Wednesday Briefing: Dylann Roof Sentencing; Charles Manson...
Also: Why did "MyPillow" fail BBB rating? Was Russian hacking briefing delayed? Whatever happened with the House ethics office? And more.
View ArticleIvanka Trump is Moving 2 Blocks from Barack Obama in DC: Report
The president-elect's daughter and soon-to-be former first family could make for awkward neighbors.
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