Two downstate federal prosecutors’ offices joined the U.S. Justice Department Monday in announcing a crackdown on trucking schools that the Trump administration claims has helped immigrants without documentation obtain commercial …
Trump administration announces trucking school crackdown Read MoreLike many former residents of the Robert Taylor Homes, Rontonio Guterz stayed connected through picnics near the site of the now-demolished public housing complex. Though their childhood was rough at …
Man killed in Chicago’s largest mass shooting of 2026 was ‘an outgoing person’ who ‘loved everybody’ Read MoreYou’ve seen the schedule. Over the next two weeks, the Cubs finally get their chance to control something about the NL Central race, as opposed to sitting and watching the …
Next two weeks give Cubs opportunity to make NL Central push vs. Brewers, but wild-card fate in balance, too Read More
President Trump on Monday endorsed a federal tax incentive for film and TV production, a move long sought by Hollywood studios and unions. In a statement posted to Truth Social, …
Trump Endorses U.S. Tax Incentive to Keep Hollywood Production: ‘Let’s Get This Done!’ Read MoreThe Bears’ meeting room seems packed to Bears coach Ben Johnson, whether he’s speaking to 90 players or 69 of them. “I honestly don’t even notice the fewer guys …” …
Training camp is over but the Bears have a lot to get done before Week 1 Read MoreThe Chicago Cubs want you to get romantic about baseball. Cubs Productions, the team’s in-house creative arm, developed a 17-part romantic comedy called “Nine Innings to Love.” The entire scripted …
Cubs releasing a 17-part ‘bite-sized’ rom-com on TikTok Read More
Gal Gadot appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast to promote her Prime Video action movie “The Runner” and told host Josh Horowitz that she would likely not return as …
Gal Gadot Defends Starring in Movie With AI Sets and Lighting Because ‘You’re Going to Work With It or Be Out of the Game’; Lawyers Spent 6 Months Ensuring AI Would Not Alter Actors Read More
The live-action “Gargoyles” reboot has turned to stone. The project, which was in early development at Disney+, is no longer moving forward, a source confirms to Variety. It was announced …
‘Gargoyles’ Live-Action Series Not Moving Forward at Disney+ Read More
Marty Nadler, a producer, sitcom writer and stand-up comedian, who worked on “Happy Days,” “Laverne and Shirley” and “The Odd Couple,” died in Margate, Florida, on Aug. 26. He was …
Writer and Comedian Marty Nadler Dies at 80 Read MoreThe last of Marineland Canada’s beluga whales were expected to leave the shuttered aquatic park Monday, with two heading for Shedd Aquarium, according to Canadian media reports. “There will no …
Two beluga whales expected to leave Monday headed for Shedd Aquarium Read MoreFirst Chicago Insurance — a car insurer that’s drawn attention for its high number of consumer complaints — and a related company have agreed to pay Illinois $201,750 and improve …
Car insurance company with history of consumer complaints to pay Illinois over $200,000 Read More
Michael Strahan was a little more than halfway through his NFL career when 9/11 happened. The defensive end spent all 15 seasons of his pro football career with the New …
Michael Strahan Looks Back at How America Healed After 9/11 With ABC News’ ‘United We Stand’ Special Read More
As the great Aretha Franklin taught us, it’s usually a backhanded approach to begin a critique with praise for the gowns. Or gown, in the case of “Sacred Creatures,” a …
‘Sacred Creatures’ Review: Slippery Canadian-Italian Satire Follows the Cult and Collapse of a Questionable Guru Read More
AMC Theatres is entering the indie film fray. The world’s largest movie theater chain announced Monday it will launch Leawood Films, a distribution venture advised by a trio of veteran …
AMC Theatres Launches Indie Distribution Label Leawood Films; Veteran Hollywood Execs to Advise Read More