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A recent column of mine shared my "backstage" experiences with rock 'n' roll Hall of Famer Ronnie Spector of the legendary girl group of the Sixties, "The Ronnettes." One of her stories reflected on the time the group opened for The Beatles on the b...
Published: Feb 06, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Kenya Barris, creator of ABC's "black-ish," was motivated to write the comedy about an African-American family's efforts to honor its heritage in part by the unreality of what he grew up watching on television.
"I saw 'Friends' and 'Seinfeld' and th...
Updated: Jan 20, 2015 at 10:06 PM
BAYOU CORNE, La. (AP) - After 2ˆ½ years in sinkhole limbo, life is busy and headed toward change for Bayou Corne homeowners Nick and Brenda Romero.
Nick Romero, 66, recently used a homemade pulley system to gingerly lower a scruffy, old-timey trunk ...
Updated: Jan 17, 2015 at 10:06 AM
Kane County
• Lashawntel A. Mackay, 29, of the 100 block of 166th Street, Calumet City, was charged with theft at 10:30 a.m. Monday, according to a sheriff's report. He is accused of stealing an iPhone from a worker at the Kane County Judicial ...
Updated: Jan 16, 2015 at 06:13 PM
Today is Monday, Jan. 12, the 12th day of 2015. There are 353 days left in the year.
Today's Highlights in History:
On Jan. 12, 1915, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected, 204-174, a proposed constitutional amendment to give women nation...
Updated: Jan 11, 2015 at 11:10 PM
"Die Again" (Ballantine), by Tess Gerritsen
Tess Gerritsen delivers another outstanding thriller in her continuing series featuring Boston police Detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles.
The murder of a big game hunter spurs the ...
Updated: Dec 29, 2014 at 04:56 PM
MEXICO CITY - At least one of 43 college students missing since September has been identified among charred remains found several weeks ago near a southern Mexico garbage dump, two government officials confirmed Saturday.
The two could not provide m...
Updated: Dec 06, 2014 at 08:58 PM
Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Michael Brown, said he feared for his life while fending off punches from the teen, and again seconds later after a brief pursuit was reversed, and Brown came after him again.
Both tim...
Updated: Nov 25, 2014 at 05:39 PM
As United Parcel Service Inc. hires a holiday workforce bigger than Macy's Inc., recruits get a quick course in lifting heavy loads, doubling up on socks, and, in a jam, fending off snarling dogs with handheld computers.
The world's biggest package ...
Updated: Nov 25, 2014 at 08:54 AM
"It's a beautiful day for a marathon," a runner sings, to the tune of the theme from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
It's 5:44 a.m. in Naperville and only a marathoner would think the cold, dark morning was "beautiful."
But picture-perfect it was for...
Updated: Nov 10, 2014 at 03:31 PM