AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — To Ben Wallace, Joakim Noah always will be the bag-carrying and doughnut-fetching rookie he was when the...
New Sony online store offers remote downloads to PlayStation and mobile devices
Label: Technology...
Australia’s Gillard in spoof: Mayans were right, world is ending
Label: LifestyleCANBERRA (Reuters) – According to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the Mayans were right and the apocalypse is near.In a spoof 50-second video appearance promoting a local radio station‘s breakfast show, Gillard provided hair-raising details that she said would come when the world ends this month, as the ancient Mayans calendar predicted.With the straight face she often uses in a normal press...
Integrys Energy Services tapped to supply Chicago's electricity
Label: Business The same company that heats homes in Chicago has been picked to provide the electricity that powers them.Integrys Energy Services,...
Dec
07
Preckwinkle blasts Emanuel, quickly backs off
Label: World Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday quickly backed off a public barb she tossed at Mayor Rahm Emanuel for...
Apple to return some Mac production to U.S. in 2013
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc plans to move some production of Macintosh computers to the United States from China next year, Chief Executive Tim Cook said in remarks published on Thursday, in what could be a important test of the nascent comeback in U.S. electronics manufacturing.Apple makes the majority of its products, from Macs to the iPhone and iPad, in China, the world’s factory...
Spotify gains more listeners and Metallica
Label: Lifestyle(Reuters) – Digital music service Spotify rolled out new features and said it increased the number of active users at a press event that featured a special musical performance by Frank Ocean.Spotify now has 20 million active users worldwide, up 33 percent in less than six months. The company counts five million people among paying subscribers, a 25 percent increase during the same time period.Spotify...
Lurie Children's Hospital sees surge in patients at new Chicago building
Label: Business Executives at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago expected a "bump" in patients when the $855 million...
Dec
06
Police break up dog fight in Dolton
Label: World Tribune illustration (Tribune illustration / March 19, 2012) ...
Sean Bean replaces Brendan Fraser in TNT pilot “Legends”
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – TNT‘s upcoming pilot “Legends” is getting a Stark makeover.Sean Bean, who played ill-fated Lord of Winterfell Eddard Stark in HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” has signed on to replace Brendan Fraser in TNT’s upcoming pilot “Legends.”Fraser dropped out of the pilot last month; the show would have marked his first starring turn on a TV series.Bean will play Martin Odum, a deep-cover...
Recipes for Health: Winter Squash and Walnut Spread — Recipes for Health
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York Times 2 pounds pumpkin or winter squash, such as kabocha or butternut, seeds and membranes scraped away, cut into large pieces (if using butternut, cut in half crosswise, just above the bulbous bottom part, then cut these halves into lengthwise quarters and scrape away the seeds and membranes) 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/2 medium onion, finely...
Clock running out for owners of prime parcels near McCormick Place
Label: Business The development team behind a long-stalled plan to build hotels and restaurants just north of McCormick Place suffered a serious...
Dec
05
Hamstring strain could sideline Urlacher for season
Label: World The Bears have to brace themselves for the possibility of Brian Urlacher missing at least the rest of the regular season.Multiple...
Hugh Hefner heads to altar again, with “runaway bride”
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is headed to the altar again – with the blonde Playmate who ditched him five days before their planned wedding in 2011.Hefner, 86, and his former “runaway bride” Crystal Harris, 26, obtained a marriage license in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, Los Angeles County Recorder spokeswoman Elizabeth Knox said.Celebrity website TMZ.com said the couple, who reunited...
Recipes for Health: Mediterranean Lentil Purée — Recipes for Health
Label: HealthAndrew Scrivani for The New York TimesThe spicing here is the same as one used in a popular Egyptian lentil salad. The dish is inspired by a lentil purée that accompanies bread at Terra Bistro in Vail, Colo. 1/4 cup olive oil 1 large garlic clove, minced or pureed 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground coriander seeds 1/8 teaspoon freshly...
South Loop residents oppose DePaul arena
Label: Business The prospect of a DePaul University men's basketball arena being constructed on land just north of McCormick Place is drawing...
Dec
04
5 shot near currency exchange in South Shore neighborhood
Label: WorldFive people were hospitalized after a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood this evening, officials said. (Posted Dec. 3rd, 2012) ...
Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin, Don Cheadle Sign on for James Cameron’s Climate-Change Doc
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – James Cameron‘s climate-change documentary “Years of Living Dangerously” has lined up some high-level talent to get its message across. Matt Damon, Alec Baldwin and Don Cheadle have signed on to narrate the documentary, Showtime – which will air the project over multiple episodes next year – said Monday.Actor Edward Norton is also expected to come aboard, Showtime said,...
With Some Hospitals Closed After Hurricane Sandy, Others Pick Up Slack
Label: HealthA month after Hurricane Sandy struck New York City, unexpectedly shutting down several hospitals, one Upper East Side medical center had so many more emergency room patients than usual that it was parking them in its lobby. White and blue plastic screens had been set up between the front door and the elevator banks in the East 68th Street building of that hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill...
Public-private group wins bid for delinquent mortgages
Label: Business A homeowner with a delinquent mortgage speaks with a mortgage specialist at a JPMorgan Chase foreclosure consultation event...
Dec
03
Orange Bowl bid, new coach cap wild weekend for NIU
Label: World It was an incredible weekend for the Northern Illinois football program.A 44-37 double-overtime victory over Kent State in the...
Olly Murs tops UK single and album charts
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – Singer Olly Murs‘s single “Troublemaker“, featuring U.S. rapper Flo Rida, retained the No. 1 spot in Britain’s pop charts for a second week in a row on Sunday, the Official Charts Company said.“Troublemaker” is Murs’s fourth No. 1 single in the British charts.The former contestant on the British version of television talent show ‘The X Factor’ also nabbed the top spot in the album...
Vietnam Veterans, Claiming PTSD, Sue for Better Discharges
Label: HealthNEW HAVEN — In the summer of 1968, John Shepherd Jr. enlisted in the Army, figuring that the draft would get him anyway. By January 1969, he was in the Mekong Delta, fighting with the Ninth Infantry Division. Within a month, his patrol was ambushed, and Mr. Shepherd responded by tossing a hand grenade into a bunker that killed several enemy soldiers. The Army awarded him a Bronze Star with...
Heat is on Groupon's Andrew Mason
Label: Business In June 2011, Groupon Inc. Chief Executive Andrew Mason took the stage at a conference hosted by influential technology blog...
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