Media
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Suspicious package triggers evacuation of office building housing the Daily HeraldJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - A suspicious package delivered to the Daily Herald led to evacuation of a six-story office building on the south end of Arlington Heights Thursday morning. Nothing dange...
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O'Donnell: College basketball marquee swinging back toward Underwood and the Fighting IlliniJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - FUNNY HOW THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL MARQUEE can slip away. Or beckon a team back. Three weeks ago, DePaul was 12-1 and the toast of the region. Brad Underwood and Illinois ...
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Feder: WGN America to launch prime-time national newscast from ChicagoJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - Nexstar Media Group will launch a three-hour nightly national newscast from Chicago this summer on its WGN America cable network. “News Nation” will air from 7 to 10 p.m...
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Feder: Cohn's objection leads to WLS anchor musical chairsJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - As WLS 890-AM gears up for coverage of the presidential election year, there's upheaval behind the scenes in the newsroom of the Cumulus Media news/talk station. Managem...
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Four radio stations expected to move to Gurnee Mills in FebruaryJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - The long-developing plan to move four radio stations to the Gurnee Mills mall will become reality next month. The radio stations on the move are two Pleasant Prairie, Wi...
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O'Donnell: For canniest contrarians, flawed LSU-Clemson betting line is a golden opportunityJan 10, 2020 12:00 am - ONE OF THE GRAND DREAMS of a sports speculator is a flawed betting line. The line for the CFP championship game Monday night - LSU minus-6 over Clemson - is flawed. Taun...
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O'Donnell: 'Jeopardy!' James Holzhauer overcomes everything but Ken Jennings as Night One of ABC's 'Super Series' soarsJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - THE "BIG GAME" PRODUCTION VALUES were about as imaginative as a poinsettia inside a toll booth. And Naperville's wonder-buzz James Holzhauer had all the luck of a tour c...
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O'Donnell: David Stern's handling of 'The Michael Jordan Crisis of 1993' might have been his greatest featJan 03, 2020 11:30 pm - IF NOTHING ELSE, David Stern departed to join celestial company. When the longtime commissioner of the NBA died Wednesday, he was immediately hailed as a peer of the mos...
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O'Donnell: Don Imus and Larry Lujack both touched sports, but from very different baselinesJan 01, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK HAD Don Imus, Chicago had Larry Lujack. With the passing of Imus at age 79 last week, the question is inbounds as holiday games: Who ruled? Both hit the nationa...
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Feder: Chicago media preview 2020Jan 01, 2020 12:00 am - A few things to look for on the Chicago media beat in the coming year, reports Robert Feder: Alden Global Capital, the New York-based hedge fund that acquired a 32 perce...