In an attempt to deflect concerns about the government’s vast National Security Agency spying operation on Friday, President Barack Obama tried to empathize with critics of the program, suggesting that he, too, could be targeted once he left office. Given
(AP) Kane hat trick sends Blackhawks to Cup finalsBy JAY COHENAP Sports WriterCHICAGOPatrick Kane scored his third goal of the game 11:40 into the second overtime period and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the defending champion Los Angeles Kings 4-3 to
The following is a list of the 20-inning games played by each Major League Baseball team–and the results. Teams are organized by the franchise while in each city, so the Atlanta Braves’s 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on May
The Boston Bruins are going to the Stanley Cup Finals with a sweep of the top seed Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals. This will be their second Stanley Cup Final in three seasons. Boston kept the heat on
(AP) McQuaid’s goal sends Bruins to Stanley Cup finalsBy HOWARD ULMANAP Sports WriterBOSTONAdam McQuaid scored early in the third period, Tuukka Rask posted his second shutout of the series, and the Boston Bruins swept their way to the Stanley Cup
The Chicago Blackhawks snapped the Los Angeles Kings’s 15-game playoff home winning streak on Thursday with a 3-2 victory in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals and snatched a 3-1 lead in the series. They are one win away
A year after Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck was selected first overall by the Indianapolis Colts, Stanford Cardinal pitcher Mark Appel was taken #1 overall in Thursday’s MLB Draft. The elite ace was selected by the Houston Astros after they passed
(AP) Astros draft Stanford pitcher Mark Appel at No. 1By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.AP Sports WriterSECAUCUS, N.J.This time, the Houston Astros couldn’t resist drafting Mark Appel with the No. 1 pick. Houston selected the hard-throwing Stanford pitcher with the top choice
Bill Daley, brother of former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and successor to Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff for President Obama, is considering a run for Illinois governor. A Daley run has been circulating in the rumor mill for several
An analysis by the former chairman of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers finds that given today’s sluggish job growth, it will take over a decade for employment to return to pre-recession levels. Edward P. Lazear, now a fellow at
Well, this news should launch a thousand more goofy Beverly Hills Occupy protests: WICHITA, Kan.–Billionaire Charles Koch confirmed that his company, Koch Industries Inc., is looking into the possibility of acquiring newspapers, but insisted he is looking for a profitable
JaMarcus Russell, who many consider to be one of the biggest draft busts of all-time appears to be on the verge of a much discussed second chance. The Chicago Bears are set to give the former LSU star a workout,
(AP) Chicago’s Keith suspended for Gm 4 of West finals By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES If the Chicago Blackhawks are going to end the Los Angeles Kings’ perfect postseason on home ice in Game 4 of the
In response to Sarah Murnaghan Will Almost Certainly Get Her Lung Transplant, And That’s A Problem: Ace of Spades is correct to be worried about the way in which Sarah Murnaghan was moved onto the adult list for lung transplants–ahead
Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) is not backing down in his public war of words with Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL). Last week, the congressman said, Kirk’s idea to go round up thousands of suspected gangsters in Chicago was an “upper-middle class,
After the 2011 redistricting of the Illinois congressional map, two of the state’s districts were featured on Slate’s list for the 20 most gerrymandered in the country–Illinois’s fourth, and seventeenth districts. After redistricting, the seventeenth became more compact and rational.
Lynne Hybels, co-founder of the well respected Willow Creek Community Church, an often copied Chicago area evangelical mega-church, has become a national voice for the front group for the George Soros funded National Immigration Forum, a leading advocate for the
Signatures to launch the recall of Colorado Senate President John Morse were turned in to the Colorado Secretary of State on June 3. The Secretary of State now has up to 15 business days to verify them. If verified, the
(AP) LA Kings beat Chicago 3-1 in Game 3 of West finalsBy GREG BEACHAMAP Sports WriterLOS ANGELESThe Los Angeles Kings know all about the creeping inevitability that sets in when a team gets behind 0-3 in a playoff series. After
On Monday, Fitch Ratings downgraded the Illinois state government’s credit rating. The decision to drop the state’s credit from an “A” to an “A-” came as state legislators failed to move forward on solving Illinois’ public-employee pension crisis, reports the Associated Press. Prior
The #2 overall prospect heading into Thursday’s MLB Draft has tested positive for Adderall. Jonathan Gray, the pitching ace out of the University of Oklahoma, is still expected to be drafted highly. Adderall is banned from the MLB without a
Ratings for the once mighty American Idol franchise continue to fall, and several judges from the Fox series are now seeking new gigs. The troubled hitmaker is still having an impact, particularly on the political culture of the Windy City. That
Chicago has been one of the most dangerous places in the country to live for the last several years with gang shootings wracking the city. To address this plague of gangs, Senator Mark Kirk (R, IL) proposed that some 18,000
Finally, the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs wil play at full strength when they battle in the NBA Finals, which begin Thursday in Miami. When the Chicago Bulls ended Miami’s 27-game winning streak on March 27, they deprived
NJ.com: TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie is cashing in donations from top Democratic fundraisers and other traditionally liberal donors across the country, even nabbing the support of a handful of rainmakers aligned with President Obama and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel,
