Articles filed under Chicago
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Forte, Tillman receive Piccolo Award honorsApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Running back Matt Forte and cornerback Charles Tillman were honored by the Bears Thursday as the winners of the 2008 Brian Piccolo Award. Since 1971, the Bears have give...
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Tribune Co. wants to pay $13 mil in bonusesApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Tribune Co., the newspaper company taken private by real-estate billionaire Sam Zell, asked a bankruptcy judge to approve $13.3 million in bonuses for 693 managers. The ...
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Exelon, SunPower to build solar plant in ChicagoApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Exelon Corp. and SunPower Corp. plan to develop the nation's largest urban solar power plant at a former industrial site on Chicago's South Side. The $60 million, 10-meg...
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Depeche Mode, Tool, Killers to headline LollapaloozaApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Lollapalooza is rounding up the usual suspects for its three-day festival this summer at Grant Park downtown. The alternative-rock extravaganza announced Tuesday that th...
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NBC: Disappointed but not moving show for BlagojevichApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - NBC says it's disappointed indicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich can't go to Costa Rica to tape a reality TV show but it isn't moving the show to the U.S. to acc...
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Maggie Daley undergoing biopsyApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's wife is to undergo a bone biopsy as part of her ongoing treatment for breast cancer. Maggie Daley was diagnosed with cancer in 2002. She'll...
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Tribune cuts 53 newsroom jobsApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The Chicago Tribune cut 53 jobs on Wednesday as part of a newsroom reorganization designed to help it weather an economic downturn that has forced its parent company to ...
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Boeing reports 50 percent decline in 1Q profitApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Boeing Co., the world's second-largest plane maker, said Wednesday its first-quarter profit dropped by half, hurt by production cuts as airlines postpone d...
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Chicago State faculty wants trustees removedApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The faculty senate at Chicago State University is preparing to ask Gov. Pat Quinn to remove the school's board of trustees. The university's faculty and a group of stude...
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Financial classes added to Chicago curriculumApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Mastering the skills needed to pay bills, balance a checkbook, and make car and mortgage payments will soon be required of Chicago public high school students. Chicago P...