When the Catholic 7 announced earlier this year they would leave the Big East the math was simple. DePaul brings the Chicago market, Providence, Seton Hall and St. John’s bring the New York market, and as the table below shows Georgetown,
(AP) S&P lowers Illinois credit rating, blames pensionsBy SARA BURNETTAssociated PressCHICAGOIllinois’ already disastrous financial situation worsened Friday as another credit rating agency downgraded its rating to the worst of any state in the country, blaming lawmakers’ ongoing failure to resolve
NHL Power 10: Week One edition One week into the NHL season and it already feels like we are in the middle of a playoff run and with good reason — in this compacted 48 game season, every game is
While Republicans contemplate how to improve their party’s political performance at the Republican National Committee (RNC) winter meeting, which opens today, Democrats are already taking politics to a new level, creating parallel organizations to advocate for President Barack Obama’s agenda
CHICAGO (CBS) — A dispute over a spot in line at a food stamp office downstate escalated into a full-fledged brawl. The fight on Tuesday was captured on video and shows at least four women wrestling and punching each other.
By MICHAEL TARMAssociated PressCHICAGOA small-time American drug dealer-turned-terrorist plotter who helped plan the brutal 2008 attack on Mumbai, India, learns Thursday whether his wide-ranging cooperation with U.S. investigators will earn him any leniency as he faces sentencing in federal court.
As if Miami residents do not already enjoy life without a cloud in the sky, yesterday they witnessed the NCAA admitting to botching the investigation of the university, and both their pro and college basketball teams move into first place.
The New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers are the first two NBA teams to be worth at least $1 billion. According to Forbes, they are the two most valuable franchises in the NBA. Forbes estimates “the Knicks’ value rose
Even though there were plenty of red flags about Mike D’Antoni, a coach who has never been known for defense and likes to run an offensive system that encourages players to shoot the ball in seven seconds or less, coaching
Several Democrats who have come out against the evils of guns since the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary have also made money by investing in gun companies. Many are still making money with investments in those manufacturers now, even as they
Based on the NBA Efficiency Formula, Jimmy Butler (earning $1,066,920 this year) had twice as good a game as Kobe Bryant today, 15-7. Butler also ripped the ball away from Metta World Peace ($7,258,960) and hit a key jumper over
Group of “teachers, parents, substitute teachers, after school instructors, youth workers and community activists” have formed an organization, Classroom Struggle, in Oakland to promote their anticapitalist agenda. It’s another example of the long term danger of the Occupy Wall Street,
Since announcing his retirement, Ray Lewis has made one of the greatest curtain calls in history by winning three straight games to help take the Ravens to the Superbowl. The fact that the last two games were against his toughest
(AP) The Chicago Blackhawks raised their own Stanley Cup championship banner just two seasons ago, so their core players already know it’s tough to go back to work after a pre-game party. When the Los Angeles Kings were finished raising
For the Good of Illinois, a government accountability and transparency group, has filed a lawsuit against Republican Illinois Comptroller, Judy Baar-Topinka, for failure to comply with the group’s request for records of one year of the state’s expenditures under the
Every week, I will write an NHL Power 10 list at Breitbart Sports with commentary of where teams stand in the NHL. Before the puck drops on opening weekend, here is my pre-season Power 10 list. This weekend, we
During the 2008 presidential campaign, gun rights author and scholar John Lott recounted meeting Barack Obama for the first time while he was a lecturer at University of Chicago. When the two met, Lott’s reputation on guns preceded him,
CHICAGO (CBS) – A South Side alderman is asking for City Council hearings on an unorthodox gun control measure that would allow for GPS tracking of firearms. WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig Dellimore reports Ald. Willie Cochran (20th), a former
Michael Hastings is a Buzzfeed reporter, and one a little too desperate to be seen as the next Hunter Thompson and to make himself part of the story. Last night on Current TV, Hastings was part of his own reporting
Over at National Review, Lee Habeeb’s written a devastating account of what’s happening in Chicago with respect to an epidemic of violence the media refuses to cover because there would be no political upside for them were they to do so:
President Barack Obama is being blatantly disingenuous when he says he believes in the Second Amendment. He opposed it as recently as three years ago, and seems to be hoping that Americans don’t know how to use something called “Google”
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told Obama he needs to stand with Democrats in the House and Senate who support gun control. Emanuel pointed out that mid-term elections following a gun control push have been bad for those supporting gun control
Saturday, ABC Chicago inaccurately reported fifteen of the 22 democratic candidates** took part in a candidate forum for the 2nd congressional district special election to replace former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. Here is ABC’s Coverage: So what’s the problem? For starters
New York Knicks owner James Dolan had at least two of his employees surreptitiously record every word that Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony uttered on the court in last Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. According to the report: Two audio
On the heels of the embattled Jesse Jackson, Jr.’s resignation from Congress, his wife, Sandi Jackson, has now too resigned from her post as the alderwoman in Chicago. Just one month ago, Ms. Jackson denied reports that she was considering stepping
