A man and a woman died in a three-alarm house fire in southwest suburban La Grange early this morning, officials said.The village's...
Zynga seeks real-money gambling license in Nevada
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Social games maker Zynga Inc said on Wednesday it filed a preliminary application to run real-money gambling games in Nevada, a significant step in cracking a complex but potentially massive new market that could resuscitate its faltering business.The Nevada Gaming Control Board will now examine whether Zynga is fit to hold a gaming license that would allow gamblers in the...
Quentin Tarantino: if you think “Django Unchained” is violent, try slavery
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – If you think “Django Unchained” is violent, Quentin Tarantino has a historical reality check for you: Try slavery.The “Pulp Fiction” auteur is back with an Antebellum revenge flick that according to early screenings pours on the blood and gore. Tarantino told an audience of British Academy of Film and Television Arts members on Thursday that if anything he spared the lash...
Integrys Energy Services tapped to supply Chicago's electricity
Label: Business The same company that heats homes in Chicago has been picked to provide the electricity that powers them.Integrys Energy Services,...
Dec
07
O'Hare affected by United's latest computer glitch
Label: World United Airlines experienced more computer problems Friday, causing systems to slow down."We have been experiencing short-term,...
Crowdfunding websites clamor for clearer regulation
Label: TechnologyLONDON (Reuters) – A new breed of internet-based financiers are calling for action to end regulatory uncertainty they say is preventing them from getting money to the small and medium-sized businesses that need it.The so-called crowdfunding sector raises cash from members of the public to fund lending and investment. Regulators, however, have proved resistant to pleas for adjustments to rules that...
Jackson’s Hobbit: the journey begins
Label: LifestyleWELLINGTON (Reuters) – Film maker Peter Jackson wants to scare children with his latest movie – and perhaps even a few grown ups.The first of the Hobbit movie trilogy – “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” – is about to hit theatres, and Jackson says he’s tried to hold true to its roots as a children’s fantasy story, with scary bits.“If they’re scared of the trolls great, if they’re scared of the goblins...
O'Hare affected by United's latest computer glitch
Label: Business United Airlines experienced more computer problems Friday, causing systems to slow down."We have been experiencing short-term,...
Dec
06
Driver killed after colliding with school bus near Kankakee
Label: World Scene of school bus crash near Kankakee. (WGN-TV / December 6, 2012)...
Windows 8: A ‘Christmas gift for someone you hate’
Label: TechnologyMicrosoft (MSFT) is no stranger to criticism these days, and the company’s new Windows 8 platform is once again the target of a scathing review from a high-profile user. Well-known Internet entrepreneur and MIT professor Philip Greenspun handed Windows 8 one of its most damning reviews yet earlier this week, calling the new operating system a “Christmas gift for someone you hate.” Greenspun...
Latest James Bond movie breaks UK box office record
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – “Skyfall“, the 23rd official James Bond movie, has become the most successful film in British box office history, earning 94.3 million pounds ($ 152 million), its producers said on Wednesday.The tally, earned over 40 days, surpasses the previous record of 94.0 million pounds set by 2009 3D adventure film “Avatar” over its 11 month run in UK cinemas, although the figures do not take...
Local sales of homes in foreclosure jump 65% in 3Q
Label: Business Sales of Chicago-area homes in the foreclosure process but not yet repossessed by banks soared during the third quarter, RealtyTrac...
Dec
05
Jazz legend Dave Brubeck dead
Label: World Dave Brubeck, a jazz musician who attained pop-star acclaim with recordings such as "Take Five" and "Blue Rondo a la Turk," died Wednesday morning at Norwalk Hospital, in Norwalk, Conn., said his longtime manager-producer-conductor Russell Gloyd.Brubeck was one day short of his 92nd birthday. He died of heart failure, en route to "a regular treatment...
“The Message” deemed greatest hip hop song ever
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The 1982 hit “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was named the greatest hip hop song of all time on Wednesday, in the first such list by Rolling Stone magazine to celebrate the young but influential music genre.“The Message,” which tops a list of 50 influential hip hop songs, was the first track “to tell, with hip hop‘s rhythmic and vocal force, the truth...
ICC lets ComEd delay smart meters until 2015
Label: Business The Illinois Commerce Commission on Wednesday approved ComEd's request to delay the installation of smart meters until 2015...
Dec
04
Judge to rule on Mooseheart basketball players from Sudan
Label: World A west suburban high school accepted four students from Sudan...
Is the iPad Mini as Good as the iPad?
Label: TechnologyThe iPad Mini‘s screen doesn’t have the same “resolutionary” Retina display as its bigger brother, but don’t worry: the Apple snobs appear to have gotten over that. After spending time with his new baby-tablet, The New York Times‘s Nick Bilton gave in, calling the gadget his new “Desert Island Device.” (It replaced his iPhone, by the way.) The inferior screen had worried Bilton like it...
Fleetwood Mac readies tour and new music
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Fleetwood Mac is heading back on the road, and that means the top-selling group will release new music — sort of.On its 34-city North American tour, which kicks off April 4 in Columbus, Ohio, the band will perform two new songs, and it could mean a new album will follow. Or not.Stevie Nicks recently sang on tracks that Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie worked on, calling...
Baxter to buy Gambro for $4B
Label: Business Healthcare products maker Baxter International Inc. said on Tuesday that it would buy privately held Swedish dialysis product...
Dec
03
Last-minute postponement of federal trial involving Burge
Label: World Jon Burge arrives for sentencing in January 2011. He was convicted of lying under oath about police torture. ...
Nokia Siemens to sell optical networks unit
Label: TechnologyFRANKFURT (Reuters) – Mobile telecoms equipment joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks, which is focusing on its core business, is to sell its optical fiber unit to Marlin Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum.Up to 1,900 employees, mainly in Germany and Portugal, will be transferred to the new company, NSN said on Monday.The company, owned by Nokia and Siemens, has sold a number of product lines since...
Palace says Duchess of Cambridge expecting a baby
Label: LifestyleLONDON (AP) — Get the nursery ready: Prince William and his wife Kate are expecting their first child.St. James’s Palace announced the pregnancy Monday, saying that the Duchess of Cambridge — formerly known as Kate Middleton — has a severe form of morning sickness and is currently in a London hospital. William is at his wife’s side.The palace said since the pregnancy is in its “very early stages,”...
Heat is on Groupon's Andrew Mason
Label: Business In June 2011, Groupon Inc. Chief Executive Andrew Mason took the stage at a conference hosted by influential technology blog...
Dec
02
2nd quarter: Bears 7, Seahawks 0
Label: World Jay Cutler may not be the only reason the Chicago Bears win or lose a game, but the veteran quarterback certainly figured to...
Bryce Dallas Howard film among the live-action short films on Oscar nominations shortlist
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – “when you find me,” directed by “Twilight” star Bryce Dallas Howard and executive-produced by her father Ron Howard, is among 11 films that have been shortlisted for possible Oscars nomination, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday.Though the Academy typically only short-lists 10 entries, a tie in the nominations balloting resulted in an 11th title...
Designer made herself into a manufacturer
Label: BusinessShoemaker Annie Mohaupt nearly closed down a year ago after her move to make sandals in China proved a bust. In the year that followed, she started her own factory in Chicago, producing and selling her luxury wooden shoes. (Posted Dec. 1st, 2012) ...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Copyright © Establishment News. All rights reserved.
Design 
