Turns out Microsoft Corp.'s radical overhaul of its Windows operating system last month wasn't the only big change in store...
Nov
13
A challenge unmet
Label: World Chicago elementary school students with learning or emotional disabilities miss far more school days than their peers without...
‘Sesame Street’ Elmo puppeteer takes leave amid sex scandal
Label: Lifestyle
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The puppeteer and voice behind the character Elmo on “Sesame Street” has taken a leave of absence from the children’s television show following allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy, producers said on Monday.New York-based Sesame Workshop said in a statement that its own inquiry concluded that the...
Lance Armstrong Cuts Officials Ties With His Livestrong Charity
Label: HealthIn the wake of being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping, Lance Armstrong last week cut all official ties with Livestrong, the charity he founded 15 years ago while he was treated for testicular cancer. On Nov. 4, he resigned from the organization’s board of directors; he had previously stepped down as the chairman of the board Oct. 17. He has distanced himself from...
Chicago's top employers named
Label: Business The Chicago Tribune released its annual Top Workplaces survey Monday, with a broad cross section of companies -- and dozens...
Nov
12
Cutler KO'd as Bears fall 13-6 to Texans
Label: World The Bears made Jason Campbell one of the highest-paid backup quarterbacks in the NFL for situations just like this.They have...
BBC head says broadcaster must reform or die
Label: Lifestyle
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain‘s BBC could be doomed unless it makes radical changes, the head of its governing trust said, after its director general quit to take the blame for the airing of false child sex abuse allegations against a former politician.BBC Trust chairman Chris Patten said on Sunday confidence had to be restored if the publicly funded corporation...
Well: Quitting Smoking for Good
Label: HealthFew smokers would claim that it’s easy to quit. The addiction to nicotine is strong and repeatedly reinforced by circumstances that prompt smokers to light up.Yet the millions who have successfully quit are proof that a smoke-free life is achievable, even by those who have been regular, even heavy, smokers for decades.Today, 19 percent of American adults smoke, down from more than 42 percent half...
United giving back $5.6 million in city tax incentives
Label: Business United Continental Holdings, parent of United Airlines, is giving back $5.6 million in City of Chicago tax incentives.The incentive...
Nov
11
Fire official: At least one dead in Indianapolis blast
Label: World A massive explosion was reported Saturday night at a residence off Stop 11 Road and Sherman Drive. ...
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