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  • Tracking the latest NFL quarterback moves: Ben Roethlisberger restructures his contract and will return to the Pittsburgh Steelers for an 18th season

    Tracking the latest NFL quarterback moves: Ben Roethlisberger restructures his contract and will return to the Pittsburgh Steelers for an 18th season

    What it means: Roethlisberger agreed to lower his pay to $14 million from $19 million in a restructured contract, according to multiple reports, helping the Steelers save about $15 million in salary-cap space. The agreement means Roethlisberger, 39, will return for his 18th season with the team. Coming off an elbow injury in 2019, he threw for 3,803 yards with 33 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 94.1 passer rating in 15 games in 2020. Continue Reading...

  • Illinois marijuana sales reach $232 million through February, putting 2021 on pace to shatter last year’s $1B mark

    Illinois marijuana sales reach $232 million through February, putting 2021 on pace to shatter last year’s $1B mark

    Through February, the state generated nearly $170 million in recreational sales, more than double the total from the first two months of 2020, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which licenses marijuana dispensaries. Continue Reading...

  • Column: Chicago’s Polar Plunge is another pandemic casualty, but Special Olympics supporters are finding other ways to douse themselves in frigid water

    Column: Chicago’s Polar Plunge is another pandemic casualty, but Special Olympics supporters are finding other ways to douse themselves in frigid water

    The pandemic forced most of Special Olympics Chicago’s programming to be canceled or held remotely. Daley said athletes stayed in touch through online pizza parties, Bingo nights and cooking events. As COVID-19 restrictions have begun to ease, she said, the Chicago Park District has been holding a few small, outdoor events for the athletes — fishing, archery, snowshoeing. Continue Reading...

  • Second suspect charged in fatal shootings of Beach Park couple

    Second suspect charged in fatal shootings of Beach Park couple

    Police say Rodas Perez, 52, and his wife, 49, were shot to death in the garage of their home in the 10000 block of West Wadsworth Road on the night of Dec. 8. After a five-week investigation, police arrested Triplett, who has a record of felony arrests and convictions for car thefts and car jackings, including an incident where a woman was shot in the leg. Continue Reading...

  • Chicago temperatures to be ‘flirting with the 60s’ next week after a cooler few days, forecasters say

    Chicago temperatures to be ‘flirting with the 60s’ next week after a cooler few days, forecasters say

    After a cooler end to the week with highs in the 40s, temperatures are set to rise beginning Sunday, with a high in the 50s, according to the National Weather Service. Things are expected to stay on the warm side through Wednesday with highs in the upper 50s, said Rafal Ogorek, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Chicago office. Continue Reading...

News

‘The Long Dream’ and a labor nightmare

by staff March 3, 2021

Courtesy MCA Chicago “When we shut down in March 2020, we pivoted our programming…

by staff March 3, 2021

John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise raises questions about the official story

March 3, 2021
by staff March 3, 2021

The murder Chicago didn’t want to solve

March 2, 2021
by staff March 2, 2021

Into the void

February 26, 2021
by staff February 26, 2021

Sexual violence survivors say Moody Bible Institute still isn’t taking their claims seriously

February 25, 2021
by staff February 25, 2021

Local

Second suspect charged in fatal shootings of Beach Park couple

by staff March 4, 2021

Police say Rodas Perez, 52, and his wife, 49, were shot to death in the garage of their home in the 10000 block of West Wadsworth Road on the night of Dec. 8. After a five-week investigation, police arrested Triplett, who has a record of felony arrests and convictions for car thefts and car jackings, including an incident where a woman was shot in the leg.

by staff March 4, 2021

Chicago temperatures to be ‘flirting with the 60s’ next week after a cooler few days, forecasters say

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

Bourbonnais teachers walk off the job and strike over pay, insurance and retirement benefits after rejecting 9.5% raises

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

Doctors work to dispel COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: ‘There is no evidence that the vaccine can lead to loss of fertility’

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

Chicago, no big St. Patrick’s Day parties this year, public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady implores city

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

Lifestyle

Column: Chicago’s Polar Plunge is another pandemic casualty, but Special Olympics supporters are finding other ways to douse themselves in frigid water

by staff March 4, 2021

The pandemic forced most of Special Olympics Chicago’s programming to be canceled or held remotely. Daley said athletes stayed in touch through online pizza parties, Bingo nights and cooking events. As COVID-19 restrictions have begun to ease, she said, the Chicago Park District has been holding a few small, outdoor events for the athletes — fishing, archery, snowshoeing.

by staff March 4, 2021

Kick off Women’s History Month with some of the best tweets on the topic

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

Home Bodies: Cycling with Erin Schirack of CHI-Society

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

Column: In ‘Professional Troublemaker,’ Luvvie Ajayi Jones talks courage, fear and failing loudly

March 3, 2021
by staff March 3, 2021

Quick escape to Montego Bay offers Jamaican sunshine and a feeling of safety from COVID-19

March 3, 2021
by staff March 3, 2021

Education

Chicago schools reopen doors after tough union fight

by Administrator February 12, 2021

By SOPHIA TAREEN and DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) _ Chicago parents Willie…

by Administrator February 12, 2021

Chicago schools reopening uncertain as union talks stall

February 2, 2021
by Administrator February 2, 2021

Kankakee teen wins national app challenge two years in a row

January 20, 2021
by Administrator January 20, 2021

Young Chicago students begin return to classroom learning

January 14, 2021
by Administrator January 14, 2021

Chicago teachers punished as classroom no-shows protest

January 14, 2021
by Administrator January 14, 2021

Sports

Tracking the latest NFL quarterback moves: Ben Roethlisberger restructures his contract and will return to the Pittsburgh Steelers for an 18th season

by staff March 4, 2021

What it means: Roethlisberger agreed to lower his pay to $14 million from $19 million in a restructured contract, according to multiple reports, helping the Steelers save about $15 million in salary-cap space. The agreement means Roethlisberger, 39, will return for his 18th season with the team. Coming off an elbow injury in 2019, he threw for 3,803 yards with 33 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 94.1 passer rating in 15 games in 2020.

by staff March 4, 2021

Clayton Custer, one of the stars of Loyola’s 2018 Final Four team, is ready for another run with the Ramblers — this time as a member of the coaching staff

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

Column: LeBron James’ voice is more important than ever. Zlatan Ibrahimovic could stand to learn a lot from outspoken athletes like him.

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

Milwaukee Brewers — at 25% — and St. Louis Cardinals — at 32% — will have a limited number of fans this season

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

Washington Football Team replacing cheerleaders with coed dance team

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

Health

After losing mother, grandmother and uncle to COVID-19

by staff February 12, 2021

“We didn’t think it was possible, because they were socially distancing, they were always wearing a mask,” Reyes said. But her brother and grandmother, Reyna Mercado, started feeling ill. With a fever, Francisco Reyes quarantined in the family’s basement, but their grandmother, who used a wheelchair, was not able to quarantine, she said. Her father also tested positive and has since recovered. Reyes and her boyfriend, who lives with family, tested negative for the virus.

by staff February 12, 2021

Coronavirus vaccine etiquette: Here’s what to say if a relative cuts in line for the shot

February 12, 2021
by staff February 12, 2021

First case of South African variant of COVID-19 in Illinois

February 12, 2021
by Administrator February 12, 2021

Mercy Hospital, Chicago’s oldest, files for bankruptcy

February 12, 2021
by Administrator February 12, 2021

Illinois expected to top 1M COVID-19 vaccinations

February 2, 2021
by Administrator February 2, 2021

Business

Illinois marijuana sales reach $232 million through February, putting 2021 on pace to shatter last year’s $1B mark

by staff March 4, 2021

Through February, the state generated nearly $170 million in recreational sales, more than double the total from the first two months of 2020, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which licenses marijuana dispensaries.

by staff March 4, 2021

US puts tariffs on Scotch whisky, cashmere, Stilton cheese on hold in bid to resolve Boeing-Airbus fight

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

US mortgage rates steady to higher with 30-year loan at 3.02%

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

Can AMC Theatres CEO Adam Aron ensure a future for the world’s largest movie theater chain?

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

Discover to bring nearly 1,000 jobs to South Side as it opens call center in former Chatham Target store

March 4, 2021
by staff March 4, 2021

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    Tracking the latest NFL quarterback moves: Ben Roethlisberger restructures his contract and will return to the Pittsburgh Steelers for an 18th season

    by staff March 4, 2021
    by staff March 4, 2021

    What it means: Roethlisberger agreed to lower his pay to $14 million from $19 million in a restructured contract, according to multiple reports, helping the Steelers save about $15 million in salary-cap space. The agreement means Roethlisberger, 39, will return for his 18th season with the team. Coming off an elbow injury in 2019, he threw for 3,803 yards with 33 touchdowns, 10 interceptions and a 94.1 passer rating in 15 games in 2020.

  • Business

    Illinois marijuana sales reach $232 million through February, putting 2021 on pace to shatter last year’s $1B mark

    by staff March 4, 2021
    by staff March 4, 2021

    Through February, the state generated nearly $170 million in recreational sales, more than double the total from the first two months of 2020, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which licenses marijuana dispensaries.

  • Lifestyle

    Column: Chicago’s Polar Plunge is another pandemic casualty, but Special Olympics supporters are finding other ways to douse themselves in frigid water

    by staff March 4, 2021
    by staff March 4, 2021

    The pandemic forced most of Special Olympics Chicago’s programming to be canceled or held remotely. Daley said athletes stayed in touch through online pizza parties, Bingo nights and cooking events. As COVID-19 restrictions have begun to ease, she said, the Chicago Park District has been holding a few small, outdoor events for the athletes — fishing, archery, snowshoeing.

  • LocalLocal Stories

    Second suspect charged in fatal shootings of Beach Park couple

    by staff March 4, 2021
    by staff March 4, 2021

    Police say Rodas Perez, 52, and his wife, 49, were shot to death in the garage of their home in the 10000 block of West Wadsworth Road on the night of Dec. 8. After a five-week investigation, police arrested Triplett, who has a record of felony arrests and convictions for car thefts and car jackings, including an incident where a woman was shot in the leg.

  • LocalLocal Stories

    Chicago temperatures to be ‘flirting with the 60s’ next week after a cooler few days, forecasters say

    by staff March 4, 2021
    by staff March 4, 2021

    After a cooler end to the week with highs in the 40s, temperatures are set to rise beginning Sunday, with a high in the 50s, according to the National Weather Service. Things are expected to stay on the warm side through Wednesday with highs in the upper 50s, said Rafal Ogorek, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Chicago office.

  • LocalLocal Stories

    Bourbonnais teachers walk off the job and strike over pay, insurance and retirement benefits after rejecting 9.5% raises

    by staff March 4, 2021
    by staff March 4, 2021

    The union, which represents 167 teachers, speech pathologists, psychologists and social workers, and which began contract negotiations with the school board in March 2020, has been working without a contract and has been since the beginning of the school year, Lundmark said.

  • LocalLocal Stories

    Doctors work to dispel COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: ‘There is no evidence that the vaccine can lead to loss of fertility’

    by staff March 4, 2021
    by staff March 4, 2021

    “I very much feel as a physician, as a leader, we have to be vaccine ambassadors and educate the public,” said Feinberg, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern’s medical school. “We need to really dispel a lot of anti-vaccine propaganda out there.”

  • LocalLocal Stories

    Chicago, no big St. Patrick’s Day parties this year, public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady implores city

    by staff March 4, 2021
    by staff March 4, 2021

    The warning from Dr. Allison Arwady comes despite Chicago earlier in the week hitting its lowest seven-day positivity rate since the start of the pandemic and once again expanding indoor dining, with hope of more reopening moves to come. Still, that progress could vanish should revelers on March 17 shirk social distancing guidelines from public health officials, she said.

  • Business

    US puts tariffs on Scotch whisky, cashmere, Stilton cheese on hold in bid to resolve Boeing-Airbus fight

    by staff March 4, 2021
    by staff March 4, 2021

    “This will allow time to focus on negotiating a balanced settlement to the disputes, and begin seriously addressing the challenges posed by new entrants to the civil aviation market from non-market economies, such as China,” the joint statement said.

  • Business

    US mortgage rates steady to higher with 30-year loan at 3.02%

    by staff March 4, 2021
    by staff March 4, 2021

    The record-low lending rates have helped push buyers into the housing market, which remains one of the stronger sectors of the U.S. economy. But the lack of supply of homes, which was pushing up prices even before the pandemic struck last March, has left many prospective buyers empty-handed.

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