POPE FRANCIS had an unusual hand in getting Danny Welbeck to swap Manchester United for Arsenal in 2014. The Pope died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 following a stroke that led to coma and irreversible heart failure. …
How Pope Francis helped Arsenal complete signing of Danny Welbeck from Man Utd Read MoreFORMULA ONE star Lando Norris has committed to a major lifestyle change in a bid to become a world champion. The 25-year-old currently sits second in the 2025 driver rankings, behind McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri. Reuters Lando Norris has committed …
Lando Norris follows in Lewis Hamilton’s footsteps with major personal change that transformed Brit’s career at Mercedes Read MoreA HUMBLE stable lad is taking betting giants Ladbrokes to court – because they refuse to pay out his £250,000 bet a year after it won. Dylan Phelan placed a €30 each-way double on 80-1 Rocky’s Diamond and 125-1 Diamond …
Bookies refuse to pay me £250,000 winnings from bet I placed one year ago – so I’m taking them to court Read MoreChicago-based accounting firm Baker Tilly and Seattle-based Moss Adams are merging in a $7 billion deal, the companies announced Monday. The combined accounting and advisory company will form the sixth-largest advisory CPA firm in the U.S., according to Baker Tilly. …
Chicago’s Baker Tilly merging with Seattle accounting firm in $7 billion deal Read MoreI woke up Monday morning to the news that Pope Francis had just died. He was an extraordinary man and a great pope. He pushed for social justice and embraced leftist leaders all his adult life in Argentina, including his …
Time for some to ‘grow up’ now that Pope Francis is gone Read MoreWho will the Bears take with the 10th overall pick Thursday? Jason Lieser and Patrick Finley break it down. New episodes of “Halas Intrigue” will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcast’s hub page. You can also listen …
Halas Intrigue podcast: Bears draft preview Read MoreQuarterback Caleb Williams’ frustration over the Bears’ season-defining loss to the Commanders on a Hail Mary in October and how former coach Matt Eberflus mishandled it lingered long enough that he mentioned it in a recent interview with Esquire magazine. …
Bears WR Rome Odunze says excitement about this season overshadows team’s frustration with Matt Eberflus Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson tried Tuesday to undermine a potential political comeback by Rahm Emanuel — accusing the former two-term mayor of having devised and “executed” the anti-Black, neoliberal “playbook” that Johnson says is now being followed by President Donald Trump. …
Mayor Johnson takes aim at Rahm Emanuel, ex-mayor’s ‘neoliberal agenda’ Read MoreA self-described “numbers guy,” Bears coach Ben Johnson decided to give poetry a try. He stood at a podium in front of about 100 guests Tuesday at the Brian Piccolo Awards and began reading from a piece of paper. The …
Bears search for poetry in motion in coach Ben Johnson’s first draft Read MoreThis olive oil cake heralds the spring season and warrants a place at your Passover or Easter table. It’s drenched with lemon, and it’s gluten-free, to boot. Elegantly simple and refreshingly versatile, this cake is, in fact, welcome at any …
How to make gluten-free lemon cake? Read MorePresidents of several colleges in the Chicago area were among more than 220 higher education leaders from across the country who signed a joint statement condemning the Trump administration’s efforts to exert influence over universities. The statement was released Tuesday …
Chicago-area academic leaders sign statement critical of Trump administration ‘overreach’ Read MoreAs the Bears consider drafting an offensive tackle as part of their overhaul of the offensive line, they have some flexibility. They’ve discussed the idea of moving right tackle Darnell Wright to left tackle, if necessary. While Wright dodged a …
Moving right tackle Darnell Wright to left tackle very much on table for Bears Read MoreEarth Day was marked not with celebration but with a sense of urgency and despair for Environmental Protection Agency union members in Chicago as the Trump administration continues to roll back environmental regulations and lay off hundreds of employees. On …
On Earth Day, EPA union workers decry cuts to clean air and water regulations Read MoreEmbattled Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez is set to take charge of K-12 schools in Massachusetts, pending final approval by the state’s education secretary. The Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted Tuesday to recommend Martinez to be …
Chicago Schools CEO tapped to oversee schools in Massachusetts Read MoreSpring fishing on southern Lake Michigan is like a fisher taking down a porcupine. That’s how I imagine the forest mammal attacks its quill-protected prey, at least. Air temperatures vary widely, water temperatures are cold and winds whip around from …
Celebrating the varied joy of spring fishing on southern Lake Michigan Read MoreAngeline and Gregory Poulos were just arriving home from dinner when they were held up by an armed robbery crew Monday night in Glenview. The couple were walking up to the front door of their home in the 1700 block …
Doorbell camera captures gunmen robbing Glenview couple: ‘Our lives are all that matters’ Read MoreMINNEAPOLIS — White Sox right-hander Bryse Wilson said there’s no real difference between being a bulk pitcher and a long reliever except that he sits in the dugout instead of the bullpen. Wednesday was supposed to be veteran lefty Martin …
Right-hander Bryse Wilson to provide bulk for White Sox’ depleted rotation Read MoreThe University of Illinois Chicago is partnering with Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago to try to help lower the barriers city high school students face on their path to and through college. Officials say the launch of …
CPS ‘Roadmap’ to college program expands to University of Illinois Chicago Read MoreCubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer has acknowledged how hard it is to get every reliever on the roster clicking at the same time. To some extent, it’s out of his hands. What he can do is make sure …
What Cubs’ acquisition of Drew Pomeranz says about president Jed Hoyer’s approach to bullpen Read MoreChicago police are searching for an armed crew of robbers who assaulted a person on the CTA Green Line this month in East Garfield Park. The armed robbery occurred about 4:30 p.m. April 11 at the California station at 2800 …
CPD releases photos of armed robbery crew that assaulted CTA Green Line passenger Read More