Susan Sarandon says Paul Newman gave her part of his salary to ensure equal pay
Susan Sarandon says Paul Newman gave her part of his salary when they worked together on the 1998 crime drama "Twilight.In an interview with BBC Radio 5, Sarandon recalled when Newman helped ensure...
View ArticleDan Aykroyd takes shot at Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios in 'Blues...
The Kennedy family name still has sway in Hollywood, it seems. Not only have comedian Larry David and diva Barbra Streisand donated to Chris Kennedy’s gubernatorial campaign fund, but now Dan Aykroyd...
View ArticleWho put a bouncy house in Theo Epstein's parking space?
Joe Maddon won’t bother dusting for fingerprints. He has a pretty good idea of who paid to have a bouncy house constructed in the parking lot of the Cubs’ Under Armour Performance Center. Tommy La...
View ArticleMan charged with killing two pugs is 'a danger to the community', judge says
A man charged with two felonies for allegedly killing two dogs last month in Porter Township will remain in jail pending a bond hearing after a judge on Friday called him "a danger to the community."...
View ArticleACLU sues Trump administration over separation of families at the border
There’s another child in Chicago who shouldn’t be here, another child who should be with his mother. For more than a week I’ve been writing about a 7-year-old Congolese girl who was separated from her...
View Article'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli cries in court, is sentenced to 7 years for...
Martin Shrkeli, the smirking "Pharma Bro" vilified for jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug, was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for defrauding investors in two failed hedge funds. The...
View ArticleMichael Smith leaving the early-evening edition of ESPN's 'SportsCenter'
ESPN's Michael Smith, who last month ripped his bosses for “pushing the panic button” by abandoning the original concept of the early-evening edition of “SportsCenter” he launched last year with...
View ArticleWoodstock man was hallucinating, hearing voices when he killed roommate,...
The murder trial is set to resume Friday for a man who was hearing voices and feared someone was going to harm him when he stabbed his roommate to death in their Woodstock apartment, his lawyer said....
View ArticleRemember! Clocks skip ahead this weekend
Time's really flying this weekend across most of the United States. That's because the shift from standard time to daylight saving time officially takes place at 2 a.m. local time Sunday. With the...
View Article8 wounded in city shootings, including 15-year-old boy
Eight people were wounded in city shootings Friday and early Saturday, including three men and a 15-year-old boy who were shot in separate attacks in a little more than an hour, according to Chicago...
View ArticleRoommate finds man stabbed to death in bedroom on the West Side
A man walked into his West Side home late Friday and found his roommate lying in a bedroom stabbed to death, Chicago police said. The 31-year-old man, identified as Marvin Pierce, was discovered just...
View ArticleChelsea Clinton visit draws hundreds to La Grange bookstore
Hundreds of people, many with their daughters and granddaughters, waited in line in and outside Anderson's Bookshop in La Grange Friday night for Chelsea Clinton to sign a copy of her latest book....
View ArticleClues point to Bears surrounding Mitch Trubisky with targets in free agency
If you’re combing through what Ryan Pace said at the NFL scouting combine for clues to what the future holds for the Bears in free agency, zero in on his comments about the team’s greatest offensive...
View Article1963 Loyola Ramblers remembered for NCAA championship and inspiring social...
Loyola forward Jerry Harkness didn’t fully grasp the significance of the game about to be played on March 15, 1963, when he stepped to center court and shook hands with his white opponent. “I get...
View ArticleSex offender sues Wisconsin children's hospital that won't let him visit...
A registered sex offender forbidden from visiting his severely ill 9-year-old son filed a lawsuit Friday against Wisconsin Children's Hospital, arguing its visitation policy is "cruel and causes...
View ArticleFor journeyman goalie Jean-Francois Berube, Blackhawks offer a fresh chance
Jean-Francois Berube wasn’t going to wear the belt. The wrestling-style strap that sat in his locker stall late Tuesday night isn’t a practical fashion accessory anyway. Its symbolism is what’s...
View ArticlePink flies even higher than her songs at United Center
Pink was zipping around the rafters Friday in the first of two United Center concerts. Wearing a harness, stack-heel shoes and a silver body suit, she looked like the bride of Ziggy Stardust as she...
View ArticleSplit-squad madness starts for Cubs as they take on White Sox and Dodgers
Split-squad madness starts Saturday for the Cubs, as they face the White Sox at 2:05 p.m. at Sloan Park and travel to Glendale to play the Dodgers at 8:05 p.m. The Cubs will play split-squad games on...
View ArticleAfter all these years, longtime Cubs broadcaster Pat Hughes still gets...
Getting ready for his first Cactus League broadcast of the season recently at Sloan Park, Cubs radio broadcaster Pat Hughes insisted he had butterflies. It was difficult to believe, considering...
View ArticleMan stole baby shower gifts minutes after they were delivered to...
A man who stole packages containing baby shower gifts minutes after they were delivered to an unincorporated Naperville home is being sought by the DuPage County Sheriff's Office. The incident...
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