Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is proposing a $10 billion budget for next year without a deficit, layoffs or any new taxes, fees or fines. But she warned of future instability for the county as the federal government threatens …
Preckwinkle unveils $10 billion budget for Cook County, warns of future ‘turmoil’ from federal cuts Read MoreBy SAM MEDNICK and TIA GOLDENBERG, Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — For the past two years, it’s been Israel’s ground zero of anguish, uncertainty, torment and despair. But early on Thursday, the central Tel Aviv area known as …
Families of Israeli hostages, mired in anguish, erupt into joy as freedom nears for the captives Read MoreLast week’s column explored finding a buyers’ agent and negotiating commissions.Today’s features tips on mortgage shopping. Mortgage shopping can be a complicated and time-consuming process. Here’s what you need to know to educate yourself — whether you’re on the road …
How to shop for a mortgage loan originator Read MoreBy WAFAA SHURAFA and MARIAM FAM, Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Eager for the bloodshed, displacement and destruction to stop, many Palestinians in Gaza were relieved to hear news that Israel and Hamas agreed to a pause …
Palestinians in Gaza express relief and caution as ceasefire deal raises hopes of ending the war Read MoreBy HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — A novel about identity and a missing youth, a history of the overthrow of the Shah of Iran and a picture book celebrating the underappreciated belly button are this year’s winners of the …
Kirkus Prize winners include a novel on identity, a history of Iran and an ode to belly buttons Read MoreBy GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — More than 1,400 evangelical Christians gathered this week in Jerusalem to show their support for Israel on the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, a joyous festival marking the fall harvest and commemorating the …
Hundreds of evangelical Christians in Jerusalem to show support for Israel cheer the peace push Read MoreForty years ago this month, I began a 9,000-mile tour of California, gathering data, conversations and observations about megatrends propelling the state into the next century. The result was a 14-part series in the Sacramento Bee, later published as a …
California’s two-tier economy mirrors Great Britain’s ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ past Read MoreSteven Gerrard on Rangers duty in 2021 – he could soon be back at Ibrox (Picture: Getty Images) What do Jennifer Lopez, Prince William and Javi Gracia have in common? Clearly, they’re all divas with beautiful singing voices, but they …
Toxic romances can still bring results as Rangers favourite Steven Gerrard weighs up joining football’s rebounding managers Read MoreHusamettin Dogan (C) lost an appeal against his rape charge (Credits: EPA) The only man to challenge his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious has just been handed a longer jail term. Gisèle, 72, waived her …
The only rapist to appeal Gisèle Pelicot charge is handed longer jail term Read MoreMALIBU — Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is recovering after he fainted while driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and crashed his SUV into a parked car, authorities said. Related Articles Anyone calling Bad Bunny un-American needs a …
Kiss rocker Gene Simmons recovering after crashing SUV on Pacific Coast Highway Read More222 Matteson Court – Google Street View The spacious unit in the 200 block of Matteson Court in Danville was sold on Aug. 25, 2025 for $1,250,000, or $554 per square foot. The house, built in 1999, has an interior …
Single-family residence in Danville sells for $1.3 million Read MoreBy TIM REYNOLDS, Associated Press Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat has emerged as the choice to become the next coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team for the 2027 World Cup in Qatar and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, two …
Miami’s Erik Spoelstra top pick to succeed Kerr as US men’s basketball coach at 2028 Olympics: sources Read MoreSAN JOSE — Major tech deals are helping to keep the South Bay office vacancy rate from rising, while markets in San Francisco and Oakland are struggling with high levels of empty spaces, new real estate surveys show. During the …
South Bay office market healthier than struggling East Bay and San Francisco, report shows Read MoreBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the Supreme Court’s 2015 opinion declaring a right to same-sex marriage, recalled on Wednesday one of the poignant realities that influenced him – and why he believes …
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the opinion legalizing same-sex marriage. Here’s why he says it won’t be overturned Read MoreMALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is recovering after he fainted while driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and crashed his SUV into a parked car, authorities said. Related Articles Disneyland’s cheapest and most expensive …
Kiss rocker Gene Simmons recovering after crashing SUV Read More222 Matteson Court – Google Street View The spacious unit in the 200 block of Matteson Court in Danville was sold on Aug. 25, 2025 for $1,250,000, or $554 per square foot. The house, built in 1999, has an interior …
Single-family residence in Danville sells for $1.3 million Read MoreBy TIM REYNOLDS, Associated Press Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat has emerged as the choice to become the next coach of the U.S. men’s basketball team for the 2027 World Cup in Qatar and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, two …
Miami’s Erik Spoelstra top pick to succeed Kerr as US men’s basketball coach at 2028 Olympics: sources Read MoreSAN JOSE — Major tech deals are helping to keep the South Bay office vacancy rate from rising, while markets in San Francisco and Oakland are struggling with high levels of empty spaces, new real estate surveys show. During the …
South Bay office market healthier than struggling East Bay and San Francisco, report shows Read MoreBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst Retired Justice Anthony Kennedy, who wrote the Supreme Court’s 2015 opinion declaring a right to same-sex marriage, recalled on Wednesday one of the poignant realities that influenced him – and why he believes …
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the opinion legalizing same-sex marriage. Here’s why he says it won’t be overturned Read MoreBy Michelle Andrews, KFF Health News Quinn Cochran-Zipp went to the emergency room three times with severe abdominal pain before doctors figured out she had early-stage cancer in the germ cells of her right ovary. After emergency surgery four years …
Big loopholes in hospital charity care programs mean patients still get stuck with the tab Read More