The NFL took one step toward the elimination of the kickoff, much to the dismay of all-time returner Devin Hester (see 14 of his 17 kick returns for TDs by clicking here). Just seven months after Commissioner Roger Goodell said
(AP) Monday MLB drug deal deadline as playoffs loomBy RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterNEW YORKLooming playoffs could force an end to negotiations in baseball’s latest drug scandal as pressure builds to impose penalties so stars can still make the postseason. Monday
While residents across Chicago continue to struggle facing a 10.3 percent unemployment rate and a median household income of $47,371, according to the 2010 U.S. Census the city of Chicago is paying 2,409 of its employees over $100,000 per year. The
CHICAGO, July 31 (UPI)–U.S. media mogul and actress Oprah Winfrey says no one should use the N-word in casual conversation. “You cannot be my friend and use that word around me,” Winfrey, 59, told Parade magazine. “It shows my age,
You will be very surprised at the big name pitcher who barely snuck into the initial Value Add Baseball rankings as the 100th most valuable starting pitcher in baseball. The following is the list of the Top 100 in Value
Al Gore is pulling together “a mini army of ‘climate leaders’” to pressure governments and corporations around the world to “adopt policies aimed at reducing global warming.” The Washington Examiner reports that Gore will meet with these leaders July 31
Last week I noted a report on a new study which found that upward mobility was more common in areas with “more two-parent households, better elementary schools and high schools, and more civic engagement, including membership in religious and community
Brian Urlacher may have retired from professional football this offseason, but the future Hall of Famer has apparently not quite left the game behind. The Chicago Bears great is poised to join Fox Sports 1, the new network that will
Video of Cass Sunstein, President Barack Obama’s former Regulatory Czar promoting the Nudge theory FOX NEWS: The federal government is hiring what it calls a “Behavioral Insights Team” that will look for ways to subtly influence people’s behavior, according to
Today, the Conference Board releases critical consumer confidence data for July. Economists expect it to hold near steady at 81-the June reading was 81.4. Wall Street follows consumer confidence closely because it drives stock prices, but the auto sector and
With the Anthony Weiner scandal and the reemergence of Eliot Spitzer in electoral politics, CBS’s political drama The Good Wife seems quite a bit less than fiction these days. Star Julianna Margulies can’t believe her good fortune as the headlines
In the third part of his interview with Breitbart News on Obamacare defunding efforts, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said that President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats, and the institutional left want to drag out the Obamacare fight as long as possible.
The AL is pretty much the same as last week. Well, except for one thing. There is no consensus no. 1 team. 1. Boston Red Sox/Tampa Bay Rays Can anyone blame me? Boston is only one-half game ahead
ABC’s Oklahoma City affiliate is concerned state taxes may prevent Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant from adding a key free agent for a championship run. The station cited Americans for Tax Reform’s new grid of state taxes for NBA players
Democratic representatives who are also members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) gathered in Chicago on July 26 to discuss “urban shootings” and “bring attention to an issue they say has reached epidemic levels.” They represented their gathering as “a
According to Lou Colagiovanni, a close friend of Sydney Leathers, the 23-year-old woman who was the target of Anthony Weiner’s sexting starting in July 2012, Weiner’s brother Jason tried to silence Weathers from speaking out about the illicit relationship. Colagiovanni
On July 22, Chicago Alderman Joe Moore was to have received an award for “political reform” at the White House. Moore, however, was a no-show in D.C. because on that same day he admitted that he had been interviewed by
By CARLA K. JOHNSONAP Medical WriterCHICAGOIt will make you stronger. It will give you peace of mind and make you feel like a winner. Health insurance is what the whole country has been talking about, so don’t be left out.
A “safety patrol” group known as the Guardian Angels wants to change the moniker of the glamorous shopping district of Chicago’s Michigan Avenue from the “Magnificent Mile,” as it is commonly known around the world, to “Muggers’ Mile.” The Alliance
(AP) Wayward skydiver knocks shortstop out for seasonBy JIM SALTERAssociated PressST. LOUISIt was a most unusual error on a baseball field. A skydiver parachuting in before a summer league game accidentally kicked shortstop Mattingly Romanin in the face, knocking him
NFL players Chris Johnson and Devin Hester raced a cheetah for a reality show that will air on Nat Geo this fall. As reported by The Wrap, “Man vs. Cheetah” will air on the network in November. Johnson, the fastest
Liberal screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has another project to spread his ideological views to the masses. The Newsroom creator’s Chicago 7 project is finally a go with Paul Greengrass in final negotiations to direct. The modestly budgeted $20M-$30M film will start
CBS Chicago: The anonymous woman behind the latest alleged sexting scandal involving New York mayoral candidate and former congressman Anthony Weiner has a Chicago connection.
Now that a young 23-year-old woman has revealed that Anthony Weiner started pursuing a cybersex relationship with her July 12, 2012, it might be useful to recall People magazine’s puff piece on Weiner and his wife, Huma Abedin, which was
The gossip site The Dirty claims to have uncovered new message exchanges between Anthony Weiner–under the pseudonym Carlos Danger–and a 22-year old woman who wishes to remain anonymous. The Dirty posted a statement from the woman (warning there is a
