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Sprint sues to stop Dish Clearwire buyout Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Sprint is suing to stop Dish Network’s buyout of wireless data network operator Clearwire. The nation’s third-largest cellphone carrier said the proposed deal violates the rights of Sprint and other Clearwire shareholders.Dish has offered to pay $4.40 per share for Clearwire, which has recommended that its shareholders approve the offer. That reverses its earlier stance in support of a takeover bid by Sprint, its majority shareholder.
Sweet Broiled Lemon MargaritaJun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
SWEET BROILED LEMON MARGARITA
Nourish: Classic club sandwich gets the salad treatment Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
This Chopped Turkey Club Salad was inspired by a favorite sandwich. You get to enjoy a classic flavor combination, skip the bread and cut way back on the bacon. The basil-balsamic dressing is lighter than a mayonnaise-based spread.
Chopped Turkey Club Salad With Basil Balsamic DressingJun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Chopped Turkey Club Salad with Basil Balsamic Dressing
Second City alumni remember Bernie Sahlins Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Comedy fans know the names — John Belushi, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Joan Rivers — but before those famous faces graced Hollywood movies or the “Saturday Night Live” stage they were discovered by Bernie Sahlins, co-founder of The Second City. Alumni of the Chicago comedy club spent Monday remembering Sahlins, who died Sunday at age 90, as an innovator who along with business partners Howard Alk and Paul Sills opened the theater in December 1959. It quickly gained national attention and helped establish Chicago as a vibrant comedy town.
Lombard sports bar scores with craft beer, food and — yes — bacon night Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Since opening in December, Overtime Bar & Grill on Roosevelt Road in Lombard has been bringing in sports fans with its multitude of TVs and keeping them there with a great selection of craft beers and food that goes well beyond your usual sports bar fare. Add in quirky events like bacon night, and Overtime is proving to be a hangout even when nothing exciting is on TV.
Best bets: Rock on at Naper Nights this weekend Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Naper Nights return this weekend at Naper Settlement with rock tribute bands American English (playing music of the Beatles on Friday) and Heartache Tonight (playing music of The Eagles on Saturday) in Naperville. Fans of comic books, cartoons and graphic novels won't want to miss Mighty Con at Pheasant Run in St. Charles. Plus, the Filipino Kingz of Comedy takes the stage at The Improv Comedy Showcase in Schaumburg.
Blueberry Banana BreadJun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Banana Blueberry Bread: Trudy Von Slooten
Raspberry DelightsJun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Raspberry Delights: Trudy Van Slooten
Raspberry JamJun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Raspberry Jam: Trudy Van Slooten
Cook of the week: Retired teacher pursues fruitful passionJun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
For Trudy Van Slooten of Hinsdale the opening of the farmers market is particularly welcome and it means one thing: time to make the jam. Trudy, who has been making jam for 25 years, ensures us it is not an elaborate undertaking. “Most people think it's so hard but it's not!”
Blockbuster? Myspace? Blue mailbox? What year is this? Jun 18, 2013 12:00 AM
I’m a newspaper columnist interviewing customers renting movies from a Blockbuster store in Carol Stream. Have I gone back in time? Perhaps my time-machine moment happened last week, when I rekindled my Myspace after reading a business story about the sale of the social networking website. I had forgotten all about Myspace, which launched as “a place for friends” in August 2003 but seems far older.
Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Netflix is going to start running original television series from Dreamworks Animation. Financial terms were not disclosed. Netflix Inc. says the multi-year agreement is its biggest deal ever for original first-run content and includes more than 300 hours of new programming. It expands on an existing relationship between the companies. For Dreamworks, the transaction announced Monday is part of a major initiative to expand its television production and distribution worldwide.
Take our summertime health hazard quiz Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Ready for summer? How much do you really know about the day-to-day conditions and hazards you may encounter? Test your knowledge of how to deal with sun exposure, mosquitoes, poison ivy, ticks and even road trips with our summer safety quiz.
Broccoli, Toasted Pecan and Raisin SaladJun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Broccoli, Pecan and Raisin Salad: Don Mauer
Lean and lovin' it: Putting new products to the testJun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Don Mauer puts a couple of new kitchen gadets and ingredients to the test. Can these things really make healthy and delicious foods?
Body shop owner resists the urge to restore 1947 pickup Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Immediately after acquiring his 1947 Ford pickup, Steve Belknap was faced with a crossroads. The Barrington body shop owner says some enthusiasts would eagerly and completely overhaul the tired, worn-out vehicle, but he opted for a different direction.
Every choice resonates for brides fighting cancer Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Nikki Rodriguez stares in the mirror and smooths the wedding dress with her fingers. “This line of pearls is stupid,” she says, turning around and pointing to the small of her back. Karen DeRitter, a volunteer at Brides Against Breast Cancer, suggests a silk sheath gown with a beige ribbon tied around the waist. “Let’s get you into this one,” she says. “I don’t want to frighten you with how I look,” Nikki tells her. “I have a lot of scars.” Nikki closes her eyes, trying to will the nausea away. Maybe it’s something she ate. Maybe it’s the tamoxifen she takes — it keeps the cancer at bay but leaves her back knotted and her joints aching.
Cancer drug shortages force treatment delays Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Shortages of medicines for some of the most common cancers have caused nearly half of doctors to delay treatment and forced about a third to choose between patients needing a particular drug. The findings from a survey of 250 cancer doctors highlight the anxious situation some of their patients have faced during the past year as manufacturing lapses and changes in the generic-drug industry have cut off supply of key medicines, said Keerthi Gogineni, a cancer doctor at the University of Pennsylvania.
Counterfeit drugs pose consumer risks, experts say Jun 17, 2013 12:00 AM
The prescription medicine you get online or from your pharmacy could be fake — and harmful. The World Health Organization estimates that 25 percent of drugs consumed in poor countries are counterfeit or substandard. Some international watchdog groups say up to 50 percent of treatments sold in the developing world are fraudulent.