The second year of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race took place downtown last weekend. We asked Sun-Times readers what they think about bringing back the event in the future. The responses are lightly edited for clarity and readability: “I’d never …
Should Chicago bring back NASCAR next year? What Sun-Times readers say. Read MoreMetra says it will run trains hourly from O’Hare Airport to downtown Chicago during the Democratic National Convention in August. North Central Service line trains will run hourly over 10 days overlapping with the DNC between the O’Hare Transfer station …
Metra to run hourly service from O’Hare during DNC Read MoreSANTA CLARA — Spoiler alert: Cut straight to the last episode of Netflix’s new “Receiver” series to relive the 49ers’ heart-pumping, heart-breaking end to last season. Two 49ers are among the five main characters, and neither is Brandon Aiyuk. How’s …
Netflix’s ‘Receiver’ series cuts to Kittle, Deebo heartache after 49ers’ Super Bowl run Read MoreBy Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press NEW YORK — A judge said Wednesday he was leaning toward throwing out Rudy Giuliani ‘s bankruptcy case after lawyers for the cash-strapped former New York City mayor and his biggest creditors — …
Judge likely to dismiss Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case Read MoreOAKLAND — Alameda County real estate values are growing at their most feeble pace in three years, and efforts by owners of office buildings to appeal their assessments might further undermine values. Property values in Alameda County totaled $435.85 billion …
Alameda County property values wobble as price growth slows in big way Read MoreIt’s official: Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet have completed their divorce. Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet split years ago, going public with their separation in 2022. It was the end of one of Hollywood’s hottest marriages after about two decades …
Jason Momoa Divorced: How His Marriage To Lisa Bonet Finally Ended Read MoreGeorge Clooney is calling for President Biden to step aside in favor of a new nominee for the 2024 election. And he’s not alone. Despite being one of the many famous faces to endorse President Biden in the past — …
George Clooney, Michael Douglas, & More Call for Joe Biden to Bow Out of 2024 … Read MoreGov. Gavin Newsom leaves the stage after addressing attendees at his inauguration for a second term at the Plaza de California in Sacramento on Jan. 6, 2023. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters In the nearly two weeks since President Joe …
Gavin Newsom for president? Tallying up his assets and liabilities Read MoreBy PAN PYLAS LONDON — British police said they found Wednesday the man suspected of killing the wife and two daughters of a well-known BBC radio commentator near London in a brutal crossbow attack. In a statement, Hertfordshire Police said …
Man suspected in crossbow killing of BBC radio commentator’s wife and daughters is arrested Read MoreThe California Energy Commission this week unanimously approved a sweeping plan to develop a massive floating offshore wind industry in ocean waters — a first-of-its-kind undertaking that will require billions in public and private investments and could transform parts of …
California has just approved a new blueprint for offshore wind. The massive projects will cost billions. Read MoreBy Taylor Getler | NerdWallet For many homeowners of retirement age, much of their net worth is tied up in their home equity, their home value minus any remaining liens. Home equity makes up 47% of the net worth of …
House-rich, cash-strapped: Advice for older homeowners Read MoreBy Paul Wiseman | The Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday reinforced a message that the Fed is paying growing attention to a slowing job market and not only to taming inflation, a shift that signals it’s …
Powell: Cooling job market could signal coming rate cut Read MoreJim Alexander: An Olympic bombshell of sorts landed this morning: Kawhi Leonard is pulling out of the Games, departing from the U.S. men’s team in a move that apparently was made by USA Basketball in conjunction with the Clippers. And …
The Audible: On Kawhi’s Olympic exit, Bronny’s presence and the Dodgers’ shrinking rotation Read MoreLauri Markkanen would be a welcome addition to the Golden State Warriors. However, it appears discussions between them and the Utah Jazz have hit a stalemate for the time being. The Athletic’s Anthony Slater reported that discussions regarding Markkanen have …
Warriors Reporter Updates Where Things Stand With Lauri Markkanen Read MoreThe Kansas City Chiefs upgraded their offense this offseason when they signed wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown to a one-year, $7 million worth up to $11 million through incentives. The addition of Brown was such a cap-savvy move by general …
Chiefs WR Ranked as One of NFL’s Most Team-Friendly Contracts Read MoreThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren’t totally below the radar — especially when it comes to their skill positions. When it comes to running backs, tight ends and wide receivers specifically, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell has the Buccaneers ahead of even the …
Bucs’ Skill Positions Ranked Ahead of Super Bowl Champions Read MoreAfter the controversial Week 17 ending last season, the Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys didn’t really need any more drama to make their upcoming 2024 rematch a must-see showdown. But Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown added fuel to the …
Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown Fires Shot at Cowboys CB Read MoreKaren Kaplan | Los Angeles Times (TNS) It seemed like a sensible suggestion for assessing the capabilities of an 81-year-old man seeking voters’ approval to remain in the White House until January 2029. To reassure the American people, ABC’s George …
Should Biden take a cognitive test? Here’s what it would — and wouldn’t — tell us Read MoreA Bay Area club baseball team recently made waves at the USA Baseball National Team Championships in Arizona. California Club Baseball Prime 16U, based in Los Gatos, placed third in the 16-and-under bracket at the event, defeating Baum Bat NW …
South Bay youth baseball team claims bronze medal at national tournament Read MoreHadriana Lowenkron | Bloomberg News (TNS) WASHINGTON — Nikki Haley is releasing her delegates and encouraging them to support her onetime primary rival Donald Trump at next week’s Republican National Convention. Haley, in a statement Tuesday, called the convention a …
Nikki Haley releases delegates, urges them to back Trump at convention Read MoreA fourth person has been arrested in connection with the slayings of two Australian brothers and their American friend who were killed while on a surf camping trip on the remote Baja California coast, Mexican officials said Tuesday. Ángel Jesús, …
Fourth arrest made in connection with Baja California surfer killings Read MoreMatt Vasilogambros | (TNS) Stateline.org Nevada voters may decide in November whether they should join three dozen other states in requiring voters to present valid identification before casting a ballot. And Maine may not be far behind, as the push …
More states consider voter ID laws amid conflicting research on their impact Read MoreIt’s Joey Chestnut’s ultimate nightmare. Hot dogs, sausages and even lowly buns take over the world in the rude animated series “Sausage Party: Foodtopia” on Prime Video, while Apple TV+’s “Sunny” provides some food for thought. Both debut this week. …
What to watch: ‘Sausage Party’ is back to offend us all Read MoreBoth of the San Jose Sharks’ first-round picks are officially in the fold for the upcoming NHL season. No. 11 overall pick Sam Dickinson has signed a standard three-year, entry-level contract with the Sharks, the team announced on Wednesday. “Sam …
Sharks sign first-round pick Sam Dickinson to entry-level contract Read MoreAs the thermometer has gone up again, so, too, have the number of Spare the Air alerts. On Wednesday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District added the sixth alert of 2024 to the calendar. An alert already out for …
Spare the Air Alert extended through Thursday Read MoreBy Owen Dahlkamp | CNN Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has introduced articles of impeachment against conservative Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas over their failure to disclose gifts they have received while serving on the …
AOC introduces articles of impeachment against Alito, Thomas Read More<p id=”par-1_81″>Jenelle Evans insists she is happier without David Eason. David Eason insists he is in a better place now that he is no longer with Evans. That hasn’t stopped the soon-to-be-exes from talking about each other on social media …
Jenelle Evans and David Eason’s New Girlfriend Trade Barbs on Social Media Read MoreIf you had your heart set on seeing Ellen DeGeneres next month at the Chicago Theatre, there’s a 50-50 chance that’s gonna happen. The 66-year-old comedian abruptly canceled her Aug. 11 show on Wednesday. The show slated for Aug. 10, …
Ellen DeGeneres cancels upcoming Chicago show, says she’s ‘done’ with show business Read MoreA Chicago man convicted earlier this year of using a sling shot to damage two clinics providing abortion services in the city has been sentenced to one year of home confinement. Michael Barron, 42, told law enforcement that he hoped …
Man who damaged Chicago abortion clinics gets a year of home confinement Read MoreErick Fedde probably has Garret Crochet to blame for not being an All-Star. Fedde has pitched like one of the best, and most consistent starters in the majors in his first season, but was overshadowed by Crochet and rightfully saw …
Enjoy White Sox’ Crochet-Fedde tandem while you can Read MoreDowntown motorists have gotten an extended reprieve from the dramatic expansion of video surveillance and automated ticketing authorized by the City Council more than a year ago to make downtown streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. But it won’t last. …
Downtown motorists get reprieve from automated enforcement, but it won’t last Read MoreFamily and friends are mourning the loss of the Rev. Warren Beard, a South Side pastor who was found in the Des Plaines River Tuesday after he was missing for a week. “We just lost an amazing man, a dedicated …
‘We just lost an amazing man.’ Family, friends mourn loss of South Side pastor found in Des Plaines River Read MoreKent Gray has been a political junkie for most of his adult life. The attorney from Leland Grove, an upscale Springfield suburb, maintains a home adorned with all sorts of Republican memorabilia. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln painted by President …
Illinois’ Trump delegates head to Milwaukee amid upheaval at the state Republican Party Read MoreHollywood star Erin Moriarty launched her acting career in 2010 as teenager Whitney Bennett on the daytime soap opera One Life to Live. Nine years later, in 2019, Moriarty landed her career-altering role as Annie January (a.k.a. Starlight) in the …
Erin Moriarty Stuns in Sheer Corset Dress, “One of The Boys” Read MoreActress Francesca Eastwood — daughter of iconic Hollywood movie star, director, producer and four-time Oscar-winner Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby, American Sniper, Letters from Iwo Jima) and actress Frances Fisher (Titanic, Unforgiven) — is promoting her latest film, Clawfoot. Eastwood …
Clint Eastwood’s Daughter Stuns in “Less Coverage” Bikini, Mom Reacts Read MoreA Bay Area club baseball team recently made waves at the USA Baseball National Team Championships in Arizona. California Club Baseball Prime 16U, based in Los Gatos, placed third in the 16-and-under bracket at the event, defeating Baum Bat NW …
South Bay youth baseball team claims bronze medal at national tournament Read MoreA fourth person has been arrested in connection with the slayings of two Australian brothers and their American friend who were killed while on a surf camping trip on the remote Baja California coast, Mexican officials said Tuesday. Ángel Jesús, …
Fourth arrest made in connection with Baja California surfer killings Read MoreIt’s Joey Chestnut’s ultimate nightmare. Hot dogs, sausages and even lowly buns take over the world in the rude animated series “Sausage Party: Foodtopia” on Prime Video, while Apple TV+’s “Sunny” provides some food for thought. Both debut this week. …
What to watch: ‘Sausage Party’ is back to offend us all Read MoreBoth of the San Jose Sharks’ first-round picks are officially in the fold for the upcoming NHL season. No. 11 overall pick Sam Dickinson has signed a standard three-year, entry-level contract with the Sharks, the team announced on Wednesday. “Sam …
Sharks sign first-round pick Sam Dickinson to entry-level contract Read MoreAs the thermometer has gone up again, so, too, have the number of Spare the Air alerts. On Wednesday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District added the sixth alert of 2024 to the calendar. An alert already out for …
Spare the Air Alert extended through Thursday Read More