After blizzard, light snow in store Tuesday, Wednesday
After taking a punch from the fifth largest snowstorm on record, Chicago could see a couple more inches of snow Tuesday before frigid temperatures set in later this week.The National Weather Service is...
View ArticleFrom jazz to sweatshirts, Lili K won't let go of the past
Even if you're not familiar with the name Lili K, there's a good chance you've heard her voice.The soulful singer/songwriter, who drops her full-length debut "Ruby" in late April, first broke into the...
View ArticleNevada reports $116M wagered on Super Bowl
LAS VEGAS -- If being $3.3 million richer after Sunday's Super Bowl is what Nevada sports books consider a worst case scenario, imagine the riches if a last minute play, second-guessed around the...
View ArticleImmediate family at Bobbi Kristina Brown's side as she fights for life
Bobbi Kristina Houston wanted to sing, act and dance like her megastar parents, Whitney Houston and R&B artist Bobby Brown. Instead, she has mostly made tabloid headlines for drug use and family...
View ArticleThey grow up so fast: Sky no pushover 10 years in
Michael Alter had a "Field of Dreams" moment about a decade ago.The suburban Wilmette native was invited to an event by law school classmate Adam Silver-yes, the current NBA commissioner-involving WNBA...
View ArticleJohn Barleycorn group to open River North club Tunnel
The already busy block of 150 W. Kinzie Street - home to John Barleycorn, Moe's Cantina and High Line - will get a little more crowded later this month with the addition of a nightclub called Tunnel....
View ArticleWhy cocaine addicts keep making bad decisions
Chronic cocaine use alters brain circuits that help us learn from mistakes, a new study suggests.The study, published online Tuesday in the Journal of Neuroscience, could offer a biological marker for...
View ArticleFrustration mounts over side street snow across Chicago
With many city side streets still snowed in following a weekend storm that dumped more than 19 inches, Chicagoans braced for another 1 to 3 inches of snow Tuesday evening.Streets and Sanitation...
View Article7 dead in New York commuter train crash
A packed commuter train slammed into a sport utility vehicle on the tracks at a crossing on Tuesday night, killing seven people, injuring several others and sending hundreds of passengers scrambling to...
View ArticleAt least 23 dead in Taipei plane crash
Taiwanese rescuers used a crane to hoist a wrecked TransAsia Airways plane from a shallow river in Taipei late Wednesday as they searched into the night for 20 people missing in a crash that killed at...
View ArticleIs my partner addicted?
Something is different.Your partner has been drinking more and talking less. Or he used to sometimes take a vicodin after a long day, but now you're finding empty prescription bottles in the trash; or...
View ArticleWoman with baby kangaroo in car seat asked to leave Wisconsin McDonald's
A Beaver Dam police officer says he's certain he's never responded to a call like the one he handled recently at a McDonald's restaurant.Officer Rich Dahl responded to an anonymous complaint from a...
View ArticleGrey Matters: Where to get THAT 'Fifty Shades' necktie
You may not be authentic Christian Grey material, but there's no reason your necktie can't be.The film version of "Fifty Shades of Grey," like the E.L. James' book it's based on, includes the use of a...
View Article'Frozen' fervor heats up Disney's quarterly profit
Walt Disney Co.'s animated blockbuster "Frozen" may have debuted in theaters more than a year ago, but the film still remains a major profit driver for the Burbank entertainment giant.Consumers have...
View ArticleABC sitcom 'Fresh Off the Boat' is a satire that works
"Fresh Off the Boat," a bright new sitcom premiering Wednesday on ABC, is based on a memoir of the same name by Eddie Huang, the Taiwanese American chef and media personality.Set in Orlando, Fla., in...
View ArticleEmanuel goes on offensive in mayoral TV debate
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and three challengers met for the first televised forum of the campaign Wednesday, but it was a controversy involving a debate set for Thursday that dominated the day's news.ABC-Ch....
View Article'Dog Whisperer' Cesar Millan sued in pit bull attack
Cesar Millan, the star of television's "The Dog Whisperer," is being sued by a woman who claims she was attacked by a vicious pit bull that had been prematurely released by Millan's dog training...
View ArticleYour pre-March Madness survival guide
Woe is us, sports fans! After the Super Bowl and before the NCAA tournament, here lie the dragons of the American sports calendar. Sure, there's action for die-hard Blackhawks and Bulls fans, but even...
View ArticleSchool bus strikes building, but no kids on board
A school bus struck a building on the North Side on Thursday morning. No children were on board, and there were no immediate reports of injuries, police said.The accident happened around 8:15 a.m. in...
View ArticleIt's OK to quit online dating
It's a little-known fact that 116 percent of all couples now meet online-or at least that is what the over-eager dude on the eHarmony commercial wants you to think.Realistically, a study funded by...
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