Forty years ago this month, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” immortalized Chicago when the fictional teen skipped school and spent the day in the city with his girlfriend and best friend. Their adventures showcased iconic sites such as the Art Institute …
‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ still makes Chicagoans proud, 40 years later Read MoreShares of Roku hit a 52-week high Friday on a report that the streaming platform company is in talks to sell itself. Roku’s stock closed at $143.66/share Friday, up 20% for the day, pushing its market cap up to about …
Roku Stock Jumps 20% on Report It’s in Sales Talks With a U.S. Media Company Read MoreRonnie Schell, the versatile actor known for his comedic work in “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” and “That Girl,” died Friday in Los Angeles of natural causes, his publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 94. Known for his work in film, TV …
Ronnie Schell, ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.’ and ‘That Girl’ Actor, Dies at 94 Read MoreWhen Katherine LaNasa set out to build the voice of Dana Evans, the unflappable charge nurse on HBO Max’s hit medical drama “The Pitt,” she didn’t consult a dialect coach first. She started in the bathtub. The reigning Emmy winner …
Katherine LaNasa Learned Her ‘The Pitt’ Accent in the Bathtub: ‘It Was a Hard Accent to Learn’ Read MoreReading Time: 2 minutes Earlier this week, the New York Knicks pulled off a historic comeback against the San Antonio Spurs to go up three games to one in the NBA Finals. As usual, the stars were out in force …
Was Taylor Swift Shaded By Selena Gomez For Pretending to Be a Knicks Fan? Read MoreFour people are charged in connection with an attempted robbery of undercover federal agents Tuesday in Country Club Hills that resulted in two suspects being shot by officers. Undercover agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were …
4 charged in connection with attempted robbery of undercover ATF agents in Country Club Hills Read More“Ladies and gentleman, we are live for the main event!” It was the message tens of thousands of fans had been waiting hours for Thursday night as the stage lights and video screens turned on at Wrigley Field at 10:43 …
Review: Mumford & Sons weathers storm to bring Prizefighter Tour to Wrigley Field Read MoreConvicted cocaine cash launderer David Berger no longer holds an Illinois cannabis license, signaling that he has cut ties with the Ivy Hall marijuana dispensary chain he helped launch, according to state records and regulators. Berger, a Northbrook native who …
Cocaine money launderer’s Illinois cannabis license goes up in smoke Read MoreThere’s identity politics. This, my friends and enemies, is the identity sports equivalent. And the purpose and intent: To make sure mega and MAGA are never separated moving forward and forever when it comes to its arranged marriage to sports. …
Donald Trump, Dana White sending a clear message with UFC event at White House Read MoreMaeve Priestley was overcome with anxiety when she woke up early one morning and discovered the driver’s side window of her Honda Civic had been smashed out. Priestley, 26, cried outside her Lake View condo building as she assessed the …
1,200 crimes, 1 arrest: Chicago police fail to address boom in air bag thefts Read MoreBy COREY WILLIAMS DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A home where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other leaders planned strategies during the Civil Rights movement in the Deep South has been rebuilt at a Michigan museum after being dismantled …
Home where King planned Selma voting rights marches opens at Michigan museum Read MoreBy LORNE COOK BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations agreed on Friday to open membership talks with Ukraine next week, officially launching the process for the war-torn country to eventually join the world’s biggest trading bloc. At a meeting in …
EU agrees to launch membership talks with Ukraine next week even as war with Russia drags on Read MoreMalibu, Los Angeles County Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast, Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast and Ventura County Beaches are included in an updated beach hazards statement issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 12:07 p.m. The statement …
Update: Beach hazards statement issued for Los Angeles County beaches from Saturday to Monday Read MoreBy MICHELLE L. PRICE WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said the U.S. is close to signing a deal with Iran to wind down the war, with a memorandum of understanding to be signed in the coming days. But some …
As Trump again says Iran war could soon end, some Trump objectives are unfulfilled Read MoreReading Time: 2 minutes Earlier this week, the New York Knicks pulled off a historic comeback against the San Antonio Spurs to go up three games to one in the NBA Finals. As usual, the stars were out in force …
Was Taylor Swift Shaded By Selena Gomez For Pretending to Be a Knicks Fan? Read MoreBy BETH HARRIS LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronnie Schell, who played the best friend to the title character on the 1960s sitcom “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” and whose gradual ascendancy in show business earned him the title of “America’s Slowest Rising …
Ronnie Schell, ‘Gomer Pyle’ best friend and ‘slowest rising comedian,’ dies at 94 Read MoreBy Alex Longley, Grant Smith, Prejula Prem and Alaric Nightingale | Bloomberg Shipowners are watching warily for a peace deal between the US and Iran and what it would mean for the Strait of Hormuz, with some tanker owners expressing …
Shipowners on edge for news on Hormuz as ‘dark’ oil flow swells Read MoreAn international fugitive accused of executing a man in Orange County and orchestrating a botched murder for hire in San Jose that left the wrong person dead has been returned to the United States after being captured in Laos, authorities …
International fugitive accused of OC killing and botched murder-for-hire in San Jose brought back to U.S. Read MoreThierry Henry was in disbelief as Alexi Lalas insulted James Corden live on air (Fox Sports) Thierry Henry was left stunned after his fellow World Cup pundit Alexi Lalas called James Corden a ‘full-kit w****r’ during Fox Sports’ live broadcast. …
Thierry Henry stunned as World Cup pundit calls James Corden a ‘full-kit w****r’ on live TV Read MoreJoanna Page has won Taskmaster – but it doesn’t end there (Picture: Channel 4/ Andy Devonshire) In a moment of blazing glory, Joanna Page ‘mounted Greg Davies’ golden head and rode around the stage’ to celebrate her epic Taskmaster series …
Taskmaster series 21 winner Joanna Page is already planning her comeback Read More