'Selma' director, star find history repeating itself
Three years passed between David Oyelowo reading the script for "Selma" and being cast in the starring role as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Another four went by before the movie was made. But the...
View ArticleOne final arctic blast
It may be sunny, but temperatures were expected to drop and wind chills rise throughout the day Friday in a last burst of bitter cold capping a week of dangerous weather.A wind chill advisory was in...
View Article'I want to get to know Jay'
The Chicago Bears introduced Ryan Pace as their new general manager Friday morning at Halas Hall. The ceremonial news conference came 11 days after the team fired former GM Phil Emery and head coach...
View Article3 guys, a hatchback and a snowboard
What happens when three bored college guys reunite in the city for winter break? A Chicago urban snowboarding showcase video set to music, that's what.Connor O'Brien, 20, of Wheaton, Ill., tethered to...
View ArticleCharlie Hebdo suspects killed
With explosions and gunfire, security forces Friday ended three days of terror around Paris, killing the two al-Qaida-linked brothers who staged a murderous rampage at a satirical newspaper and an...
View ArticleMake plans to eat, drink and do this weekend
EATGrand OpeningProtein Bar151 N. Michigan Ave.Want to kick-start that New Year's resolution to eat healthier? Order anything at the health food chain's new 1,400-square-foot restaurant and you'll get...
View ArticleArizona to CTA riders: Come here
Arizona tourism officials want to remind Chicagoans who have been suffering through days of bitter cold that the Grand Canyon state sees 325 days of sunshine a year.The CTA Fullerton Red and Brown Line...
View ArticleFrench police seek suspect's widow
France vowed to combat terrorism with "a cry for freedom" in a giant rally for unity Sunday after three days of bloodshed that horrified the world. Police searched for a woman linked to the three...
View ArticleMiserable cold moving out; 30s on Sunday?
This weekend could mark the end of the bitter cold front that hit Chicago on Tuesday, as temperatures Saturday are expected to rise into the mid-teens during the afternoon and reach a high of 30...
View ArticleOh hell snow: Possible 4 inches
Milder air is headed for Chicago, but the warmup will come at a price, with another shovelable snowfall and more cold weather expected before it arrives late in the week.Gusty southwest winds will...
View ArticleFun, pride in pop
3 stars (out of four)The music industry isn't lacking for songs about an ample posterior, but Meghan Trainor's breakout single "All About That Bass" represents one of the few oases (oasi?) on...
View ArticleLonger year...by a second
If you were hoping to find a little more time for yourself or your loved ones in the new year, you are in luck: 2015 is going to be exactly one second longer than 2014.The "leap second" was decreed...
View ArticleSolidarity with France
Hundreds of people gathered Sunday afternoon at Daley Plaza to show solidarity with the millions in France who rallied after a spate of terrorist attacks there that left 17 dead. "Are you afraid?"...
View ArticleGoPro captures aerial view of Chicago
Why venture outside to view frozen Chicago when you can sit cozily on your couch and watch what a GoPro captured while flying on a drone? Thanks to news freelance photographer and videographer Colin...
View ArticleKey military Twitter account hacked
Hackers claiming to work on behalf of Islamic State militants seized control of the Twitter and YouTube sites of the military's U.S. Central Command on Monday. The Pentagon swiftly suspended the sites...
View ArticleChicago's 'Parks and Rec' moment
"Parks and Recreation" kicks off its seventh and final season with back-to-back episodes Tuesday, the second of which filmed, in part, in Chicago and involves Andy Dwyer and Tom Haverford looking for...
View ArticleRauner sworn in as governor
Republicans are in full celebration mode as wealthy businessman Bruce Rauner takes the oath of office Monday to become the 42nd governor of Illinois, marking the end of 12 years of total Democratic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Emily Ratajkowski is the other woman
For the big-screen adaptation of Chicago writer Gillian Flynn's bestselling novel "Gone Girl," a filmmaker might have hired any random hottie to play Andie, the college-student girlfriend of murder...
View Article