Cheap Trick was back home, playing a concert in 1979 at the fairgrounds outside of Rockford. Brenda McMahon, 18, was there with friends. She bumped into Mick Levine, 19, who was working as a stage hand. They knew each other from their not-so-long-ago days at Oak Park and River Forest High School. "I confessed I'd been crazy about her since high school," ...

Toward the end of Netflix's Joy, the muffled cry of a newborn baby prompts a man and woman in a hospital to embrace out of pure bliss. They aren't the parents, but they had as much to do with the birth as the mom and dad.This charming and winning movie charts the decade-long true story of how the worlds first IVF baby was born in England in 1978 a 5-pound, ...

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When Panthers coach Paul Maurice examines the Blackhawks, he's not sure why there's so much angst about their struggles early this season."They battle, skate and work hard, and theyre going to go through the inconsistencies of youth. Thats all it is," Maurice said Thursday. "They have good young players, and they have a superstar. Its just a matter of ...

One person was shot and wounded Thursday evening at a shopping center in Vernon Hills.The shooting happened just before 6:50 p.m. at the Hawthorn Hills Square Shopping Center, 700 N. Milwaukee Ave., in the north suburb, according to Vernon Hills police.One person, who was only described as a male, suffered more than one gunshot wound and was taken to a ...

Despite a number of protests from community groups and residents, the Chicago Plan Commission approved plans on Thursday to rezone more than 400 acres of land at the former U.S. Steel South Works facility, which will become a new quantum computing campus. More than 70 people signed up to voice their opinion on the project during the commission's nearly ...

The first thing Id tell you is: Believe the hype. Only if there was some.Well, technically there is some if some falls under the definition of hardly any. And only then if hardly any constitutes not enough.If you havent heard the name or arent deeply immersed in the Illinois high school football scene, then reading the name Jonas Williams might catch you a ...

The Chicago Park District is seeking to raise some of its fees next year to cover rising operating expenses and avoid raising its property tax levy. But the district says the updated fees will still remain below pre-pandemic levels.The fee changes in the Park District's proposed 2025 budget include a "modest" increase to the summer day camp fee, a 2% ...

Best Bet BRONCOS at RAIDERSTime: 3:05 p.m., CBS 2.Line: Broncos by 6.Total: 41.Records (overall/ATS): Broncos 6-5/8-3; Raiders 2-8/4-6.Jayden Daniels has been a solid favorite for the Rookie of the Year Award since he outplayed Joe Burrow and led the Commanders to a 38-33 upset (at the time) of the Bengals in Week 3. But dont sleep on Broncos quarterback ...

WASHINGTON Hes not done.U.S. Ambassador to Japan and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is in the mix for Democratic National Committee chair and, if there are vacancies, governor and senator. He told the Sun-Times he is weighing his options about the next best way to serve.Emanuel told me in a text, First come home second talk and listen to folks at home ...

Two weeks after becoming a first-time father, veteran big-league outfielder Austin Slater has found a new home with the White Sox. For a guy who was traded twice in July from the Giants, after 10 years in that organization, to the Reds, and soon after to the Orioles it was very comforting to nip the whole free-agency thing in the bud so early in the ...

Former Ald. Danny Solis, who secretly recorded some of Chicagos most powerful politicians for the FBI after it accused him of selling his influence for campaign cash and Viagra, has taken the witness stand in the trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan."My name is Daniel Solis. S-O-L-I-S," Solis told jurors. "I was alderman of the 25th ...

Heres a look at the the areas top 50 boys high school basketball players. For the past few years Ive left out incoming freshmen as a policy. They have plenty of seasons ahead of them to prove it on the court.GUARDSGrant Best, Mount Carmel, 6-3, Sr.EJ Breland, St. Patrick, 5-11, Sr.Marquis Clark, Young, 6-1, Jr.Devin Cleveland, Kenwood, 6-3, So.Tyreek ...

Former Ald. Danny Solis, who secretly recorded some of Chicagos most powerful politicians for the FBI after it accused him of selling his influence for campaign cash and Viagra, has taken the witness stand in the trial of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan.Solis testimony comes nearly six years after the Chicago Sun-Times revealed that hed been ...

Bears defensive end Montez Sweat went into this season with high hopes for something new. He envisioned himself making the leap from good to All-Pro, and with it, playing on a winning team for the first time in his seven-year career.It has been a thudding letdown. Sweat has battled injuries and managed just 3 1/2 and would need a serious surge over the ...

Police oversight officials released video footage this week of an embattled Chicago cop shooting and paralyzing a man just months before the officer fatally shot another man during a foot chase that could cost him his job.Videos released by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability show Officer Fernando Ruiz firing at Raymond Comer 11 times on Aug. 12, ...

A stalled project to renovate the children's garden at the Garfield Park Conservatory is expected to break ground Friday morning. The new Elizabeth Morse Genius Childrens Garden, first announced in 2021, will cost $10 million to complete. The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, the partner organization for the conservatory, mounted a yearslong fundraising ...

November is National Family Caregivers Month, when we celebrate these unsung heroes. It is also a time to elevate the voices of Americas 53 million family caregivers, who contribute a staggering $600 billion in unpaid labor to the U.S. economy each year.Unfortunately, the contributions of this essential health care workforce go mostly unrecognized.According ...

The FBI secured permission to record the phone calls of former Hillary Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle in October 2014, in the early stages of what turned out to be a massive public corruption investigation in which Solis Doyle was never charged, an agent testified Thursday.The investigation was not related to the presidential campaign, instead ...

A man fatally shot Wednesday morning while driving a 6-month-old boy, who was grazed in the shooting, has been identified.Leonardo Martinez, 35, and the boy were northbound in the 2400 block of South Oakley Avenue around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday when a blue vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County ...

Thomas Brown gathered his offense on Monday, less than 24 hours after the Bears gut-punch loss to the rival Packers, and delivered a message in his signature direct style.There are no atta-boys in this game, he said. We play the game to win. We came up short.There was room for kudos for Brown, though, after he emerged from yet another chaotic week at Halas ...

The sophomore trio of Kenwoods Devin Cleveland, Bolingbrooks Davion Thompson and Warrens Jaxson Davis took the state by storm last season. The three guards turned in historically impressive freshman seasons, leading their teams to a combined 82-18 record.It was good to see us have a positive impact on Chicago basketball, Thompson said. It was kind of on the ...

Bears special teams coordinator Richard Hightower said poor protection technique and not kicker Cairo Santos low trajectory or the hash mark or the distance he was kicking from was the root of the breakdown that led to Santos 46-yard field goal getting blocked on the final play of a 20-19 loss to the Packers on Sunday at Soldier Field.And he took the ...

Brandon Spano knew his roster of daily digital sports shows was gaining traction. In 2021, his ALLCITY Network had expanded into Phoenix after launching in Denver two years before, and the programming had viewers engaging for 25 to 30 minutes on average. Thats significant in a time of short attention spans.Though the shows were only available on YouTube and ...

Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser preview Sunday's game against the Vikings. New episodes of Halas Intrigue will be published regularly with accompanying stories collected on the podcasts hub page. You can also listen to Halas Intrigue wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Luminary, Spotify and Pandora. ...