ESPN president John Skipper resigns, citing a substance addiction problem
ESPN President John Skipper resigned from the network Monday, telling employees in an email that he's struggled with a substance addiction for many years.Skipper has been the network's guiding force...
View ArticleColin Kaepernick tweets that he wants to join Diddy in buying the Panthers
Just a few weeks ago, Diddy was saying he wanted to buy the entire NFL. That, of course, was never realistic, but with the Carolina Panthers suddenly up for sale, you'd have to think the...
View ArticleVote in the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
Which caption is your favorite for this week's cartoon?
View ArticleFood stamp benefits disrupted for thousands as state launches new eligibility...
Tens of thousands of Illinois households aren’t receiving federal food stamp benefits leading up to the holidays because of problems with a state computer system. In 2013, the state’s Department of...
View ArticleChicago’s biggest holiday traffic jam? This Thursday, says AAA
Traveling in the Chicago area during the holidays? Then a little advice: Thursday afternoon is going to be a mess on local highways, AAA is forecasting. Between 4 and 6 p.m. is expected to be the...
View ArticleTwitter suspends white nationalists under new rules
Twitter suspended the accounts of well-known white nationalists Monday, moving swiftly after putting into place new rules on what it sees as abusive content. The account of far-right group Britain...
View ArticleAmtrak train hurtles off overpass in Washington, killing at least 6 people
An Amtrak train making the first-ever run along a faster new route hurtled off an overpass Monday near Tacoma and spilled some of its cars onto the highway below, killing at least six people,...
View ArticleDespite earlier concerns, no changes made to show choir and band at Mundelein...
Mundelein High School officials say the school plans to keep band and show choir programs largely the same despite earlier concerns over the state’s physical education requirements. The District 120...
View ArticleRams and Jaguars showcase NFL parity — just how the league likes it
For the past decade, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Los Angeles Rams have been partners in NFL ignominy. On annual basis, they missed the playoffs and usually drafted in the top 10. The Jaguars had not...
View ArticleCorker and Collins folded on the tax vote. Why?
The Post reports: "A crucial GOP senator is raising questions about the bill after finding out that it includes a tax break that could financially benefit him and politically tarnish him. "Sen. Bob...
View ArticleAlgonquin woman died from soot and smoke inhalation, coroner report says
Preliminary autopsy results indicate that a 72-year-old Algonquin woman whose body was found last week in her home died from soot and smoke inhalation, the McHenry County coroner said late Monday.
View ArticleChicago's best biscuits reveal there's more than one way to make breakfast...
I bit into a biscuit from Big Jones (5347 N. Clark St.) and panicked. My editor had just challenged me to cover biscuits in Chicago, and I realized instantly that I had picked the absolute worst place...
View ArticleSarah Palin's family in the spotlight again as painful details emerge of...
Sarah Palin’s family was thrust into the national spotlight in 2008 when Sen. John McCain picked her to be his GOP running mate in the campaign for president. Now, after years of attention that...
View ArticleMan gets life in prison in death of Illinois college student
A St. Louis man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing an Illinois college student who was lured to a remote area under the guise of a deal to sell his car. Michael Gordon was...
View ArticleHouse passes massive tax package; Senate expected to vote tonight
Gleeful Republicans on Tuesday muscled the most sweeping rewrite of the nation's tax laws in more than three decades through the House. House Speaker Paul Ryan dismissed criticism of the widely...
View ArticleAin't no party like a Poi Dog party
The fact that Poi Dog Pondering, one of Chicago's most popular holiday-time party bands, performs here Dec. 26-30 is not a coincidence. Over 31 years, the band has learned to skip New Year's Eve...
View ArticleDes Plaines police search for driver who struck, killed Rosemont teen
Des Plaines police are looking for the driver who fatally struck a Rosemont teenager last weekend. Henry Sinisterra, 18, died Sunday after he was hit by a car near the downtown Des Plaines Metra...
View ArticleLoyalist cheeseburger knocks Au Cheval off Bon Appetit's best list
There’s a new sheriff in town, burger-wise. Bon Appetit magazine just named the three best burgers in the U.S., and the Dirty Burg at The Loyalist (177 N. Ada St.) is one of them. It was Bon Appetit,...
View ArticleHollywood can make it up to the actresses Harvey Weinstein may have smeared
In a conversation last week with the New Zealand publication Stuff, director Peter Jackson acknowledged that he had passed on casting actresses Ashley Judd and Mira Sorvino in his blockbuster "Lord of...
View ArticleThis OPRF grad is changing the way elite college football teams recruit
Many bloggers think they know college sports. Ben Weiss, who entered Northwestern casually blogging about Wildcats recruiting, may be on the verge of reinventing the recruitment of college athletes....
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