Richard M. Daley has kept a low profile since leaving office in 2011.That doesn't mean he has lost interest in urban issues....
Off-duty Chicago police officer dies in SUV rollover on Skyway
Label: World Chicago Tribune reporter Peter Nickeas recaps Friday night's...
Epic regrets Lil Wayne lyric about slain civil rights figure
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Epic Records has apologized to the family of Emmett Till, whose 1955 murder spurred the U.S. civil rights movement, over a graphic reference by rapper Lil Wayne and promised to delete the lyrics upon its release, the company said on Thursday.Epic Chairman L.A. Reid told the family it was regretful that a remix of the song “Karate Chop” by rapper Future, in which Lil Wayne likens...
Livestrong Tattoos as Reminder of Personal Connections, Not Tarnished Brand
Label: HealthAs Jax Mariash went under the tattoo needle to have “Livestrong” emblazoned on her wrist in bold black letters, she did not think about Lance Armstrong or doping allegations, but rather the 10 people affected by cancer she wanted to commemorate in ink. It was Jan. 22, 2010, exactly a year since the disease had taken the life of her stepfather. After years of wearing yellow Livestrong wristbands, she...
Feb
15
Facebook's latest revenue trick: Pay to promote friends' posts
Label: Business Facebook has announced its latest attempt at making money, and this time it involves letting users pay to promote their friends'...
More than 1,000 injured when meteor explodes over Russia
Label: World CHELYABINSK, Russia— ...
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie venture into winemaking
Label: Lifestyle(Reuters) – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have gone into the wine business, helping to produce a rose called Miraval from their French estate and putting their names on the label, wine website Decanter.com reported.The movie star couple have been working with French winemaker Marc Perrin starting with the 2012 harvest, the website said. The Miraval wine will be on the market in March, and white wines...
Well: The Well Flu Quiz
Label: HealthWhat surface is the most friendly to the flu virus? Where’s the best place to stand when you’re talking to a sick person? And how are Australians curbing germs in schools?To find out these answers and more, take the Well flu quiz.With contributions from Laura Geggel and Tara Parker-Po...
Feb
14
Buffet, 3G to buy Heinz for $23B
Label: Business Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and private equity firm 3G Capital will buy ketchup and baby food maker H.J. Heinz Co for...
Actor Steve Martin is first-time dad at age 67
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor, writer and comedian Steve Martin has become a dad for the first time at age 67 – and managed to keep it secret from the media for more than a month.Martin and his second wife, Anne Stringfield, 41, “are new parents and recently welcomed a child,” a spokeswoman for the actor said on Wednesday.The spokeswoman gave no details, including the sex of the child or the date...
U.S. Approves First Method to Give the Blind Limited Vision
Label: HealthThe F.D.A. Approves a Bionic Eye: The Argus II allows Barbara Campbell, who lost her sight 20 years ago, to see the world through patterns of light. Scientists hope it is the beginning of even more treatments.The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first treatment to give limited vision to people who are blind, involving a technology called the “artificial retina.” With...
Feb
13
Feds OK insurance exchange partnership
Label: Business Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday said her department conditionally approved Illinois’ plan...
Cubs' plan for more night games in 2013 could be in trouble
Label: World The Chicago Cubs' push for more night games in the upcoming season could be in jeopardy, as Ald. Tom Tunney said he would not...
Well: Straining to Hear and Fend Off Dementia
Label: HealthAt a party the other night, a fund-raiser for a literary magazine, I found myself in conversation with a well-known author whose work I greatly admire. I use the term “conversation” loosely. I couldn’t hear a word he said. But worse, the effort I was making to hear was using up so much brain power that I completely forgot the titles of his books.A senior moment? Maybe. (I’m 65.) But for me, it’s complicated...
Feb
12
Chicago leads nation in gas-price spikes
Label: Business Drivers in Chicago are seeing a painful rise in gas prices get even worse this month. The average price of regular unleaded...
Hadiya Pendleton shooting suspect: 'She was just there'
Label: World The gunman in the slaying of Hadiya Pendleton told police he was in the middle of a three-year battle with a rival gang when...
Well: Straining to Hear and Fend Off Dementia
Label: HealthAt a party the other night, a fund-raiser for a literary magazine, I found myself in conversation with a well-known author whose work I greatly admire. I use the term “conversation” loosely. I couldn’t hear a word he said. But worse, the effort I was making to hear was using up so much brain power that I completely forgot the titles of his books.A senior moment? Maybe. (I’m 65.) But for me, it’s complicated...
Feb
11
Maker's Mark lowering proof to meet demand
Label: Business In response to rapidly increasing demand for bourbon, Maker's Mark announced it is reducing the amount of alcohol in the spirit...
Charges in Hadiya Pendleton slaying could come soon: McCarthy
Label: World Charges could come this evening against two people being questioned in the shooting death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, Police...
The New Old Age: The Executor's Assistant
Label: HealthI’m serving as executor for my father’s estate, a role few of us are prepared for until we’re playing it, so I was grateful when the mail brought “The American Bar Association Guide to Wills and Estates” — the fourth edition of a handbook the A.B.A. began publishing in 1995.This is a legal universe, I’m learning, in which every step — even with a small, simple estate that owes no taxes and includes...
Feb
10
The fine line between legitimate businesses and pyramid schemes
Label: Business Controversy is again casting a shadow over the multilevel marketing industry, as nutritional supplement company Herbalife Inc.,...
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