University of Chicago Press Workers Guild members voted overwhelmingly to unionize, making it the latest in a wave of Chicago cultural institutions to organize. UCP Workers Guild announced on Wednesday …
UChicago Press workers vote to unionize Read MoreDr. Garth Walker, an executive at Rush Health and an emergency department physician who grew up on the South Side, has been appointed Chicago’s next public health commissioner. “I see …
Doctor tapped as new public health chief sees job as ‘culmination of my life’s work’ Read MoreSen. Dick Durbin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday at the 2026 NATO Summit in Turkey on a trip centered on rebuilding America’s longstanding relationship with allies amid …
Durbin travels to Turkey to help rebuild NATO alliance amid Trump’s unpredictable relationship with allies Read More
The Oregon attorney general’s office has asked a judge to grant a 60-day delay on the closing of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, as it continues to investigate whether the deal …
Oregon A.G. Seeks Delay of Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Suggests DOJ Approval Was ‘Corrupt’ Read More
Darren Walker has only been on the job as president and CEO of Anonymous Content for five months so the noise that he heard at the company’s New York City …
Anonymous Content’s Darren Walker on Company’s 10 Emmy Nominations and Nominee Sally Field’s ‘Motherly’ Dating Advice Read More
The nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards arrived Wednesday morning, spreading the wealth across 117 categories and 610 nominations. But beneath the impressive numbers was a clear story: HBO …
Emmy Noms Analysis: Diversity in Acting Nominees Down 20% While ‘The Pitt’ Cements Frontrunner Status and ‘Widow’s Bay’ Emerges as Dark Horse Read More
Salman Rushdie has declared that artificial intelligence has no role to play in literature, cinema or storytelling of any kind, dismissing the technology as fundamentally incapable of originality. “Nothing. Zero,” …
Salman Rushdie Says AI Has ‘Zero’ Role in Storytelling, Teases New ‘Midnight’s Children’ TV Adaptation, Film of ‘The Ground Beneath Her Feet’ (EXCLUSIVE) Read More
After the fifth and final season of “Hacks” broke the record for most-nominated comedy series at the Emmys, it’d be natural to hope for more of the beloved show in …
‘Hacks’ Spinoff Will Never Happen, Paul W. Downs Says: ‘We Feel So Happy With How It Ended’ Read More
DoorDash, an Official Tournament Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026™, kicked off its eight-week-long Summer DashPass campaign in June and has continued to be a staple through the tournament …
DoorDash Is Offering the Chance to Win Tickets to the World Cup Final Through Its Summer of Dashpass Campaign Read More
As the 2026 Emmy nods rolled in this morning — bright and early at 8:30 a.m. for those on the West Coast — some of the nominated stars were overcome …
Emmy Nominee Reactions: Shailene Woodley Was Getting a Lash Lift, Sepideh Moafi Cries and Jonathan Pryce Jokes About Joining ‘Love Island’ Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson promised during his first month in office to “rebuild the social contract” with Black Chicago, beginning with the actual construction of a permanent memorial to former Chicago …
Johnson breaks ground on long-awaited memorial to Burge torture victims Read MoreA central Illinois state representative schemed to direct state grant money to her daughter, took kickbacks on bogus campaign expenses and lied to the FBI about it all, according to …
Downstate Rep. Carol Ammons indicted by federal grand jury on wire fraud charges Read More
Reading Time: 2 minutes Charles Barkley has never been one to mince words. So when the basketball legend opened up about his decision to skip Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s …
Charles Barkley Turned Down an Invitation to Taylor Swift’s ‘Crap Show’ … Read MoreThe Blackhawks’ planned step toward playoff contention in 2026-27 has already hit a massive snag. Connor Bedard, the team’s best player, will be sidelined approximately four months after undergoing left …
Blackhawks dealt huge blow with Connor Bedard out until November following shoulder surgery Read More