Award-winning novelist Tommy Orange made headlines Wednesday when he won a MacArthur Fellowship — often referred to as a “genius grant.” But it turns out the Oakland writer had been keeping the intel quiet for about a month already after …
Tommy Orange talks about his plans for the 2025 MacArthur Fellowship Read MoreIn fewer than 15 minutes, two separate carloads of people pulled up to the John Muir National Historic Site in Martinez last Saturday. But then they turned away because the 325-acre park, with its Victorian mansion, historic pear orchard and …
Shutdown closes Bay Area home of the ‘father of the national parks’ Read MoreThe Miami Heat have spent the last season or so hovering between contention and transition. They have talent, experience, and culture — but still lack the kind of star power that could take them back to the top of the …
Heat Could Make Bold Push for All-Star Forward Read MoreIt all worked out, just how Cubs fans had dreamed earlier in the week when the team returned to Wrigley Field on Tuesday to find ace rookie Cade Horton well through his rehab from a fractured rib and declaring himself …
Cubs’ Craig Counsell Crushes Game 5 Dream With 1 Word Read MoreA fan-favorite former New York Jets quarterback could be cracking an NFL lineup for the very first time this weekend. The San Francisco 49ers have ruled out starting quarterback Brock Purdy (toe), and his backup QB, Mac Jones, is “questionable” …
Popular Ex-Jets QB Could Make 1st Start of NFL Career After Rash of Injuries Read MoreThe University of Illinois Chicago and the University of Illinois Springfield are paying a for-profit company for each student it recruits to online programs — a practice that would be illegal if done by the universities’ admissions offices and one …
University of Illinois campuses pay company per online student Read MoreThe Blackhawks have not enjoyed much puck possession in the last couple of seasons for many reasons, but faceoffs are one of the biggest. The Hawks finished 31st in the NHL with a 44.8% faceoff percentage last season. They finished …
Blackhawks likely to struggle with faceoffs again this season Read MoreFederal immigration authorities made multiple arrests Friday morning and detained a WGN-TV employee after targeting a small group of landscapers in Lincoln Square on the North Side. The chaotic scene ended with the agents slamming into a woman’s vehicle and …
Feds detain WGN-TV staffer, slam into resident’s car in Lincoln Square Read MoreCrecer en un hogar y familia donde lo mismo escuchaba boleros en español que eran del gusto de sus abuelos, las cumbias y el mariachi de su mamá, y el gusto de su papá por The Beatles y el bossa …
Cuco viene a Chicago por dos noches seguidas con su ‘Ridin’ Tour’ Read MoreVacation is over for Illinois football. It’s time to get back into the Ohio State business. No. 1 Ohio State (-14½) at No. 17 Illinois (11 a.m., Fox 32, 890-AM) brings the lethal Buckeyes (5-0) to Memorial Stadium for the …
No. 17 Illinois hosts No. 1 Ohio State in biggest home test of Bret Bielema era Read MoreWho wins Monday night, the Bears or the Commanders? That topped the agenda in this week’s “Polling Place,” your home for Sun-Times sports polls on the social platform X. It’s Caleb Williams vs. Jayden Daniels, the quarterbacks who went Nos. …
Bears or Commanders on Monday night? Your picks are in Read MoreA monthslong calm on Wall Street shattered Friday, and U.S. stocks tumbled after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs much higher on China. The S&P 500 sank 2.7% in its worst day since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average …
Wall Street tumbles to its worst day since April after Trump threatens more tariffs on China Read MoreTyson Fury was among many of the high-profile attendees at Ricky Hatton’s funeral (Credits: William Lailey / SWNS) Tyson Fury left himself open to accusations of self-indulgence with his choice of outfit as he attended Ricky Hatton’s funeral, but a …
The heartwarming reason Tyson Fury wore outrageous suit to Ricky Hatton funeral Read MoreTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page Robbie Williams left Julia Roberts floored after making a surprising admission about what he did after …
Robbie Williams shocks Julia Roberts with ‘prostitute’ admission on Graham Norton show Read MoreTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page It’s fair to say Donald Trump has been left feeling snubbed after he failed to win …
Donald Trump claims Nobel Peace Prize winner told him he should have won it Read MoreThe Outcry Witness platform is intended as a ‘safe space’ to process trauma (Picture: Getty/Metro) ‘Every single woman I know – and some men – has a story about sexual assault, whether a “smaller” violation or a devastating one. ‘But …
Anonymous website gives sex assault victims a place to safely ‘tell their story’ Read MoreDear Eric: My neighbors are a family of four, with two teenagers. We’ve been neighbors for 10 years with no problems. Related Articles Asking Eric: The mom is trying to guilt her teen over his desire to go to school …
Asking Eric: The neighbor mom’s requests of my college-age son strike me as weird Read MoreCalifornia Sen. Alex Padilla is among the highest-ranking Latinos in U.S. politics today, but it took a pair of handcuffs to make him famous. How’s that for a comment on America 2025? Padilla, you may remember, was tackled and cuffed …
Chabria: They cuffed and tackled Sen. Alex Padilla. But he sees a bigger crisis ahead. Read MoreTODAY’S WORD — BLUSTER (BLUH-ster: To blow in stormy noisy gusts.) Average mark 31 words Time limit 55 minutes Can you find 47 or more words in BLUSTER? The list will be published Monday. YESTERDAY’S WORD — ARCHAISM: acai amah …
Word Game: Oct. 11, 2025 Read MoreCELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Matt Bomer, 48; Emily Deschanel, 49; Jane Krakowski, 57; Joan Cusack, 63. Happy Birthday: Learn from experience when deciding whom to trust and what to walk away from this year. It’s time to weed out …
Horoscopes Oct. 11, 2025: Emily Deschanel, it’s time to weed out the riffraff Read More