Gov. JB Pritzker and more than two dozen aldermen criticized Mayor Brandon Johnson for not fully vetting his choice for school board president — citing the hand-picked candidate’s history of posting repeatedly about Israel’s yearlong offensive in Gaza. The Rev. Mitchell “Ikenna” Johnson was appointed by the mayor to the school board’s top leadership role […]
Day: October 30, 2024
Bears’ Eberflus won’t say how or if he’ll discipline Stevenson for Hail Mary missed assignment
It was the most talked about moment in the NFL in Week 8. On the last play of Sunday’s game, with everything on the line, Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson turned his back to the Washington Commanders offense.
Banks ask federal judge to block state law banning certain credit card fees
Banking and credit groups opposed to an Illinois law banning certain credit card fees are asking a federal judge for a preliminary injunction.
Terry Savage: Sorting out Medicare Part D drug coverage
Whether you have a stand-alone Part D drug plan or your drug coverage comes with your Advantage all-in-one plan, you must do a review. (Note that not all Advantage Plans include drug coverage, and if you’re in Advantage without drugs, you cannot buy a separate Part D plan!)
Ask Anna: How to avoid serial dating
Dear Anna, I’m a 40-year-old newly divorced career gal, and dipping my toes back into the dating pool after a long marriage. I’m not looking for anything super serious just yet, but I also don’t want to waste time on people who aren’t genuinely interested or who have wildly different values or goals than I do.
Ex-etiquette: Co-parenting on Halloween
Q. Halloween is always a problem. I want the kids to be with me and their dad wants them to be with him. I keep trying to tell him that the kids want to trick-or-treat with their friends, not in a neighborhood 30 minutes away, but he says they have friends near him, too. It’s so frustrating! Their dad never listens to me. What’s good ex-etiquette?
After Chicago Bears players publicly question game decisions, Matt Eberflus says he welcomes those discussions — in-house
Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams called the leadership council meeting Wednesday a “grown-man talk” in which players and coach Matt Eberflus cleared the air about what went wrong against the Commanders.
The Grammys telecast moves to Disney from CBS under new 10-year deal
The Grammys, a five-decade fixture at CBS (and more recently Paramount+), will be broadcast simultaneously across ABC, Hulu and Disney+ under the new 10-year arrangement.
Aumentan en EEUU casos de intoxicación con E. coli por comer en McDonald’s
Los funcionarios han dicho que cebollas crudas fileteadas en las hamburguesas cuarto de libra (Quarter Pounder) de McDonald’s son la fuente probable de la intoxicación con la bacteria E. coli. McDonald’s indicó que las cebollas provenían de un único proveedor, Taylor Farms, con sede en California. Desde entonces la compañía ha retirado las cebollas amarillas que envió a McDonald’s y otras cadenas de restaurantes.
McDonald’s E. coli case count rises as federal officials inspect an onion grower
The Food and Drug Administration said 90 people across 13 states have fallen ill in the outbreak, up from 75 at the end of last week. The number of people hospitalized increased by five, to 27 people. One death has been tied to the outbreak.