Unlike you, I've earned millions of dollars through writing. True, the bulk of that was in modest, regular increments over a 45 year period, mostly salary from this newspaper, where writing is only one of several duties there is navigating the web of colleagues and superiors, the strategic cordiality, the gossip, the bowing, the scraping, the "yes sir, ...

Billing himself as a reformer who understands the system, but is not part of the system, attorney William J. Quinlan is joining the crowded race for mayor of Chicago.Quinlans father and namesake was the ultimate Chicago insider having served as city corporation counsel under former Mayor Richard J. Daley.Quinlan followed in his fathers footsteps, spending ...

CLEVELAND The White Sox have long promised that rookie left-hander Noah Schultz would play a role on the major league team down the stretch, even as the remaining days left on the regular season calendar continued to thin.Putting him on the roster is a pretty crucial first step, and the Sox recalled the 23-year-old Schultz on Tuesday, designating Jose ...

City Council leaders have brokered a deal that could pave the way for approval of a New York investment firm to acquire Chicago's parking meters for $2.5 billion, in exchange for a host of lucrative benefits for the city and motorists.Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel once tweaked Chicagos widely despised parking meter deal with a free Sunday parking provision ...

Three things I think I know about the talk-of-the-NFL Bears, who are 1-0 heading into their home opener at noon Sunday against the Vikings:1. They have momentum: Weve bathed in the Bears luminous Week 1 offensive numbers the 59 points, the team record for offensive yards but the best thing about the dominant performance at Carolina was the way they ...

Former Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling is set to receive an almost $190,000 yearly pension, records show. The Policemens Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago approved $15,744.73 in monthly payments to Snelling at a meeting last month, according to the records obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.Snellling, a 34-year department veteran, ...

Imagine Chicago's commercial strips, schoolyards and vacant lots transformed into a green network of community arboreta, while the city's 28-mile long boulevard system becomes a series of lush gathering places.Could this be Chicago in 34 years? Maybe, under two separate but complementary proposals that have jointly won the Horizon Lines: Visions for Chicago ...

Attention crossword fans! The third annual Midwest Crossword Puzzle Tournament will be held in Chicago and online on October 3, 2026. While the in-person tournament is sold out, you can register to solve online, volunteer to help at the event, or purchase the puzzles to solve on your own later. More information at midwestgridfest.com.

The anticipated new Broadway musical The Princess Bride is swashbuckling its way to Chicago, with a premiere at the James M. Nederlander Theatre next July.The highly anticipated remake of William Goldmans novel and the 1980s fantasy film by Rob Reiner promises to maintain the sword fighting and romance from the past with a fresh cast and an all-star ...

A 17-year-old boy is accused of shooting and seriously injuring a pregnant 16-year-old girl he is acquainted with during an argument earlier this month in Little Village.The teen, who is not being identified, was cited in a juvenile petition with felony aggravated battery and misdemeanor unlawful use of a weapon, Chicago police said in a statement. He is ...

From a marketing standpoint, the Blackhawks have been Connor Bedard's team for three years already. He became the face of the franchise the moment he was drafted in June 2023  perhaps even dating back a month further, to the moment the Hawks won the draft lottery in May 2023. Nothing about his performance since has changed that fact.Now, the Hawks are ...

Good morning, Chicago. Below: The state has mailed letters to thousands of Medicaid enrollees with low incomes or a disability. They could lose coverage as soon as Oct. 1. Plus: How small businesses are embracing AI, construction sites make room for women and more news you need to know. Keeping score: The Cubs beat Atlanta, 7-3; the White Sox bested ...

A Chicago man was charged after a boy fired a gun on a school bus Monday afternoon in Bridgeport on the South Side. Steven Dixon Jr., 22, was charged with a felony count of possessing or carrying a firearm on school property and misdemeanor counts of child endangerment and reckless conduct, Chicago police said. Dixon Jr., of Chicago, allegedly left a bag on ...

Bears coach Ben Johnson gets peppered constantly about whether he and quarterback Caleb Williams are on the same wavelength. Its understandable, given how critical their connection is.But Johnson was, is and always will be a run-first offensive mind. With the utmost craftsmanship, he pours himself into studying and designing run plays. And for those plays ...

DEAR ABBY: A good friend in our prayer circle, "Diane," has a friend, "Suzy," with whom several of us once socialized. We've all distanced ourselves because Suzy has anger and stability issues that have become increasingly frequent since her former spouse has begun dating again. Diane allows Suzy to verbalize all kinds of half-truths and act out with ...

Moon Alert Avoid shopping or making important decisions after 10 p.m. The moon is in Scorpio.Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } .HoroscopeStarbox_container { ...

LOS ANGELES Widows Bay stormed the Emmy Awards on Monday night, breaking a record for a comedy series with 14 awards including best comedy series and three acting wins.The first-season horror comedy created by Katie Dippold about a New England island community reckoning with a centuries-old curse spoiled the going-away party for Hacks, which had gotten ...

Writers Theatres epic family drama Leopoldstadt took home the most prizes at Mondays 58th annual Equity Jeff Awards. The Glencoe theater won five awards, all for its Midwest premiere of the Tom Stoppard epic family drama.The ambitious production, about multiple generations of a Jewish family in the decades up to the Holocaust, featured nearly 30 actors and ...

No one was injured after a child fired a gun left aboard a school bus in Bridgeport Monday afternoon, according to Chicago police.Police said a man left a bag with a loaded gun unattended on the bus in the 3500 block of South Wallace Street the same block as Minnie Mioso Academy. A 12-year-old boy found the gun, and fired once. The bullet hit a window of ...

CLEVELAND White Sox general manager Chris Getz flew in expressly for this series and said there were only minimal reasons his club couldnt arrest their slideWith the team having lost 10 of 14, shaving their division lead over the Cleveland Guardians to a half game, manager Will Venable and his staff pasted photos of Sox season highlights to the wall of the ...

Television production meetings are a way for broadcasters to get information from players and coaches ahead of calling their game, but it worked the other direction in this case.It just so happened for Bears quarterback Caleb Williams that Fox assigned Adam Amin, Drew Brees and Kristina Pink to his team's opener Sunday at the Panthers, and something Brees ...

The Emmy Awards are underway. The Pitt and Widows Bay are generating buzz as they compete for top prizes. The ceremony is also honoring the anniversaries of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charlies Angels.Here are some highlights as the show roars into the night.The host with the mostestMariska Hargitay kicked off the show with New York Knicks star Jalen ...

Alex Bregman has played in a lot of playoff games.Like a lot.In fact, hes ninth all time, having appeared in 102 of them.The two-time World Series champion would obviously like to add a third ring to his fingers this year, his first after signing a $175 million free-agent deal with the Cubs last offseason.He didnt get that contract because of his postseason ...

The death of a man shot in Uptown earlier this month is being investigated as a homicide, according to Chicago police.Jarrett Ceaser, 27, was found in the 4900 block of North Sheridan Road at 8:27 p.m. on Sept. 4, police said. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital, where he died three days later, according to the Cook County Medical Examiners office, ...

The Sky will return from the FIBA World Cup break Sept. 17 to play the Mystics at home. They have only four regular-season games remaining and have already been eliminated from the playoffs.So whats at stake in the final stretch? Here are three things still hanging in the balance.1. Coach Tyler Marshs jobIts certainly possible that general manager Jeff ...