FORMER Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell has become the first mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire. Campbell, who won boxing gold at the London 2012 games, was voted in as the new mayor for Nigel Farage‘s Reform UK party in …
Team GB Olympic champion boxer Luke Campbell becomes first mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire for Reform UK Read MoreBILLY LOUGHNANE ain’t kidding when he says he wants to make history and become the youngest-ever champion jockey. The 19-year-old has taken the sport by storm since bursting on to the scene as a wet- behind-the ears teenager. PICS PROVIDED …
Sun Racing’s new star columnist Billy Loughnane is gunning to be the youngest ever champion jockey Read MoreOn their first proper tour in three years, Philly’s indie greats Japanese Breakfast have returned with a feast for the eyes, ears and soul that will make you regret not saying grace beforehand to thank the heavens for the feast …
Japanese Breakfast returns to Chicago in ethereal, ‘feast for the soul’ concert at the Salt Shed Read MoreA Northwest Indiana woman has filed a lawsuit against two crematories, including one in Chicago Heights that state investigators have probed over allegedly mishandling dozens of bodies. Darla Smith’s husband, Darryl Smith, died Aug. 4 last year. His body was …
Woman sues 2 crematories, alleging improper storage of husband’s body Read MoreTwo decades ago, as Rosemont and its controversial Mayor Donald E. Stephens were trying to secure a coveted casino license for the tiny but politically powerful northwest suburb, reputed mob ties proved their undoing, and the project landed instead in …
Bally’s halts Chicago casino construction over questions about waste hauler dogged by mob allegations Read MoreSurely, bringing an audience to tears with a poignant ending is something every filmmaker dreams of. And yet the moment that inspires a genuine, unambiguous tear in “Rust” is born of a true nightmare. “…for Halyna,” the screen reads as …
‘Rust’ is a basic Western, haunted throughout by its tragic offscreen history Read MoreThe Chicago Stars keep looking for stability. They hope their next coaching hire will provide some to a franchise desperately searching for calm. On Wednesday, the Stars fired coach Lorne Donaldson six games into his second season. Assistant coach Masaki …
By firing Lorne Donaldson, Stars move further from stability Read MoreLAS VEGAS — Delayed by a tardy bus transfer and distracted by chatty friends, the amiable and welcoming Chuck finally got down to handicapping horse races April 9. He was late to address Keeneland, staging a weather makeup day, and …
This handicapper will only bet on the horses Read MoreWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting. The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies …
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR Read MoreMoon alert There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Cancer. Aries (March 21-April 19) A positive day This is a romantic day for you! Venus is in your sign lined up with Neptune, …
Horoscope for Friday, May 02, 2025 Read MoreIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker laughed at nicknames that riffed on his weight, shied away from questions about his political future and vowed that President Trump’s fascination with him shows he’s “afraid of him” on Thursday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Pritzker’s late-night …
Gov. JB Pritzker creates nicknames for Trump to call him, including ‘JBeefy,’ in Jimmy Kimmel appearance Read MoreCarmen Aiken of Chicago made an appointment for an annual physical exam in July 2023, planning to get checked out and have blood work done. The appointment was at a family medicine practice run by University of Illinois Health. Aiken …
Yearly medical checkup that Chicagoan thought would be free resulted in a $1,430 bill Read MoreA woman shot in a leg while getting a ride to her South Side home. A mother and son who dodged bullets as they tried to thwart a car break-in. Another woman who, after her car was stolen, learned it …
Gun stolen from room full of Chicago cops was used in series of shootings Read MoreConverting vacant office buildings into residential co-living units — akin to dorm-style housing — would help solve a trio of real estate problems bogging down Chicago, as the city tries to revitalize its downtown corridor. That’s according to a study …
Could microapartments be a solution for Chicago’s empty office buildings? Read MoreDEAR ABBY: I’ve known “Bianca” since high school. She’s my neighbor and godmother to my son. I consider her a sister, and we travel and spend holidays together. Our families get along well. A month ago, my body started aching …
Dear Abby: Friend abruptly cuts off complaint about feeling sick Read MoreOn a recent weekday, my husband and I hopped on our bikes at 7:30 a.m., bound for Del Sur, the month-old Filipino American bakery in Ravenswood. It’s already as well known for its interminable waits as for its turon danishes …
Some Chicago bakeries are drawing crazy-long lines for their unusual pastries, bagels Read MoreThe White House lawn was festooned for the past week with mug shots of supposed undocumented immigrant criminals the administration has arrested or deported. It formed a backdrop for “Border Czar” Tom Homan’s threats from the briefing room warning that …
Trump’s immigration policy is built on lies Read MoreA national designation is being heralded in Libertyville as another means to protect and enhance the historic character of the downtown area. Village officials recently were notified by the National Park Service that the downtown historic district has been listed …
‘It celebrates our heritage’: Downtown Libertyville listed on National Register of Historic Places Read MoreA man is in critical condition after being shot by a teen during an altercation with a woman in Kenwood Thursday night, police said. The man, 33, was fighting with a woman, 33, when he pulled out a knife in …
Boy, 14, shoots knife-wielding man threatening woman in Kenwood, police say Read MoreA 6-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition after a U-Haul truck hit him as he darted into the street after a ball in the city’s Washington Park neighborhood Thursday night, police said. The boy was playing near his home …
Boy, 6, clinging to life after truck hits him in Washington Park Read More