TikTok Sports Talk: Is the Bulls-Knicks rivalry ready to resume?
CHICAGO – If you take a look at the records, the pregame media hype, and even the ticket prices, you might get a little excited if you are a Bulls’…
Texas child abuse suspect faces judge for 1st time in bizarre appearance
Brian Coulter is accused of beating his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son to death, then leaving the child’s body to decompose in the apartment. But when he appeared in court, things got…
‘Passing’ director Rebecca Hall shares how new film reflects her biracial family
“Passing” is a new movie about childhood friends who rediscover each other as adults. Both women are Black, but one is “passing” for white. Read More
California wins $3.5M payoff in illegal gambling lawsuit
A company that made and operated casino-style games used for illegal gambling will pay $3.5 million and permanently stop its California operations under a court settlement announced Thursday Read More
Starbucks workers will vote on union at 3 Buffalo stores
Workers at three Starbucks stores in Buffalo, New York, will hold union elections next month after winning a case before the National Labor Relations Board Read More
Amazon stumbles on slower sales growth, higher labor costs
Amazon isn’t just grappling with the easing of pandemic-induced splurges Read More
Broncos star receiver Jerry Jeudy set to return to action
Denver Broncos star receiver Jerry Jeudy has had a good week of practice and is set to return to action Sunday against the Washington Football Team Read More
COVID-19 shots for kids 5-11 expected in days, but ‘we have to work on the parents’ who resist
IDPH chief Ngozi Ezike says COVID-19 shots for 5 to 11 years olds may be here by Monday, but what about parents who don’t want their kids vaccinated? The Kaiser…
US average mortgage rates rise; 30-year sat 3.14%
Average long-term mortgage rate rose this week as inflation pressures, the coronavirus pandemic and some supply shortages linger Read More
Indigent resident burials
The Archdiocese of Chicago and Cook County officials buried 211 indigent residents on Oct. 28, 2021, at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Of the burials, 58 of them died of COVID-19. Cook…