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- Berwyn man, 60, charged with possession of 6 different narcotics
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 10:45 AMA Riverside officer searched the vehicle of a man who was driving without a license and found six types of narcotics as well as crack pipes and syringes, officials said.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Understanding Bannon’s worldview and the policies that follow
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 11:24 AMIn November 2015, Stephen Bannon - then the executive chairman of Breitbart News - was hosting a satellite radio show. His guest was Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., who opposed President Barack Obama's plan to resettle some Syrian refugees in the United States.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The $400,000 way to do the Super Bowl
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 11:58 AMOh, you think sitting at the 50-yard line is the most extravagant thing you can do on Super Bowl weekend? Try hobnobbing with celebrities and supermodels, chowing down a porterhouse and washing it down with a magnum of Château Cheval Blanc, and partying in a warehouse-turned-club with Fergie and...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Blues fire coach Ken Hitchcock, promote Mike Yeo
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 12:28 PMThe Blues abruptly fired coach Ken Hitchcock on Wednesday, cutting short the veteran's final season in St. Louis and putting coach-in-waiting Mike Yeo in charge of the underperforming team months earlier than planned.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Scientist cracks mystery of the frog's powerful tongue. It's called spit.
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 01:03 PMOf all the strange and marvelous appendages to arise in animal anatomy, the frog tongue is one of the few to meet the requirements of a Marvel Comics superpower: the "X-Men" villain named Toad boasted a 30-foot prehensile tongue with which he would do battle.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 2 Lake Zurich High students sue district over alleged hazing, bullying
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 01:19 PMThe families of two football players from Lake Zurich High School have filed suit against the school district, claiming coaches and administrators "turned a blind eye" to "hazing, harrassment (and) bullying" that included "forcing teammates into sexual acts," the lawsuit states.The lawsuit, filed...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lawsuit claims Johnny Depp's $2M monthly spending to blame for money woes
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 09:32 AMJohnny Depp's former business managers countersued the actor on Tuesday claiming his lavish lifestyle that cost more than $2 million a month to maintain caused his recent financial troubles and that the star ignored their repeated warnings.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Jon Stewart mocks Donald Trump, slams his first days in the White House: 'This nation is in crisis'
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 10:00 AMTry as he might, Jon Stewart just can't stay off television. On Tuesday, the former "Daily Show" host once again joined his old friend Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show." This time, Stewart wanted to share his thoughts on the first 11 days of President Donald Trump in the White House.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Allman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks killed himself: police
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 10:21 AMAllman Brothers drummer Butch Trucks killed himself in front of his wife, police reports released Wednesday show. The 69-year-old Trucks shot himself in the head Jan. 27 at his home, the West Palm Beach police reports show.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- After attending SoxFest, Brielle Biermann lobbies for a 'Real Housewives of Chicago'
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 10:47 AMIn her first trip to Chicago, Brielle Biermann visited Cloud Gate, Hub 51, RPM Italian and SoxFest over the weekend with her boyfriend, White Sox pitching prospect Michael Kopech. The 19-year-old Atlantan told the Tribune by phone that she found Chicago to be "like a cleaner New York.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Illinois State signs Kobe Buffalomeat and social media eats it up
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 11:13 AMIf social media's any measure, Illinois State might be winning college football's national signing day. The Internet went gaga Wednesday about the name of one Redbirds recruit: Kobe Buffalomeat. "Greatest name in the history of sports," one user wrote on Instagram about the offensive lineman from...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Obamacare's slow, painful demise puts health insurers in limbo
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 11:29 AMObamacare looks like it's going away. Until that happens, big health insurers aren't sure what to do with it. Republicans and President Donald Trump haven't given details on how they'll repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The 'L' crash of 1977: 'A slow-motion horror'
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 12:15 PMEvery day, Robert and Kathleen Ferbrache would ride the "L" home together after work. He was a collector for a finance company on Adams Street, she was a receptionist for an accounting firm in the Prudential Plaza building.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Cubs acquire pitcher Eddie Butler, exchange international bonus slots with Rockies
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 12:39 PMThe Cubs acquired right-hander Eddie Butler from the Rockies in exchange for right-hander James Farris, the team announced Wednesday. The deal also included an exchange of international bonus money slots, with the Cubs sending bonus money slot No.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Trump tells GOP Senate leader to 'go nuclear' if Dems block Supreme Court pick
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 01:09 PMJohn Wagner, Ashley Parker
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Heavy fighting continues in eastern Ukraine, killing 10 since Monday
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 08:50 AMFreezing and nerve-shattered residents of an eastern Ukraine town battered by an upsurge in fighting between troops and Russia-backed rebels flocked to a humanitarian aid center Wednesday to receive food and warm up.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 6 ways to celebrate Valentine's Day in Lake Geneva
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 09:53 AMLooking for a quick and easy Valentine's Day getaway? Lake Geneva, Wis., might be your perfect match. This resort town an hour-and-a-half's drive from Chicago is rolling out the romance in February with a slew of hotel packages, special dinner menus and more.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Cats at Westminster? We must secure our dog show borders
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 10:01 AMIt pains me to say this, but our country is in peril.We are so far gone, so consumed by political correctness, that unwanted and potentially dangerous outsiders are poised to put one of our most cherished institutions at risk.I'm referring, of course, to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.In...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Researchers find chemicals in one-third of fast food packaging
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 10:36 AMChemicals that have been associated with cancer and other health problems have been found in some fast-food packaging, according to a new study. Researchers found the substances, which can leach into food, in sandwich and dessert wrappers and paperboard containers.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Indiana Senate signs off on cursive bill, which faces a House test
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 11:00 AMOne lawmaker is continuing her cursive writing crusade, hoping the Legislature will finally sign off this year on mandating that schools teach it. The measure has passed the Senate many times, as it did Monday in a 35-14 vote.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The upside of downsizing: Move managers aid older adults with relocation
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 11:00 AMFor 22 years, Sandy Zedella enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle at her spacious three-level townhouse in Lake Barrington. Then one day last March, the avid golfer bent down to put on her house slippers and broke her back, which had deteriorated from a pre-existing condition.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Google Doodle salutes pioneering sculptor Edmonia Lewis to kick off Black History Month
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 11:56 AMTo kick off its celebration of Black History Month, Google turns to a 19th century artist who burned so bright that her twin gifts of blazing talent and steely determination could not be denied even in the face of her era's discrimination.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Jeff Sessions approved by Judiciary Committee after another bitter hearing
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 12:14 PMThe Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 11-9 to advance the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., as attorney general. He is expected to be confirmed by the full Senate by the end of the week.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Wayne Brady in 'Hamilton' is a very interesting 'work in progress'
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 02:47 PMIt is now impossible to watch George Washington make his exit from public life in "Hamilton" without the face of Barack Obama staring back at you from the stage. It's not just that the first president of the United States insists to Alexander Hamilton in Lin-Manuel Miranda's lyrics that "we will...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Big Ten recruiting: Analysts chime in on who ruled the conference
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 01:06 PMAmong Big Ten schools, Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State crushed it in recruiting. Northwestern and Illinois held their own. So say national recruiting analysts Tom Lemming of CBS Sports Network and Tom Luginbill of ESPN.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- New Lifetime series to feature young Chicago basketball standouts
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 09:10 AMThe network that made "dance moms" a household term has announced a new series about Chicago-area "hoop moms." Five local women and their young basketball players will be featured on "Bringing up Ballers," set to premiere 9 p.m.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Uptake raises $40 million from AOL co-founders' firm; now worth $2 billion
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 09:42 AMUptake Technologies, the Chicago-based provider of predictive analytics for industry led by Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell ⇒, has raised $40 million, the company announced Wednesday. The funding raises the company's valuation to $2 billion, a person with knowledge of the terms said.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Survey: U.S. businesses add 246,000 jobs, most in 7 months
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 10:14 AMU.S. companies ramped up hiring in January, adding the most new workers since June, according to a private survey. Payroll provider ADP said Wednesday that businesses added 246,000 jobs last month, up from 151,000 in December.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Blackhawks GM on prospect Alex DeBrincat: He has 'elite' talent
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 10:30 AMWith their first pick in the 2016 NHL draft, the Blackhawks debated whether to select diminutive right wing Alex DeBrincat. A few months later, they sound pretty content with their decision to take him with the ninth pick in the second round. The 5-foot-7 forward has taken the Ontario Hockey League...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - QB Dwayne Lawson can't sign with Illinois yet while working on grades
Wednesday - 02/01/2017 - 11:10 AMThe excitement about Illinois signing quarterback Dwayne Lawson will have to wait. Lawson will not sign on Wednesday’s national signing day as he works on academic issues, according to his junior college coach.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share