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Breaking News: Bernie Mac Dies at 50
Comedian Bernie Mac died at Northwestern Memorial hospital early Saturday morning, according to his publicist, Danica Smith. He was 50.
"Actor/ comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital," Smith said in a statement. "No other details are available at this time. We ask that his family's privacy continues to be respected."
Sun-Times columnist Stella Foster said that she received calls early Saturday morning from a close friend of the Mac family, confirming the reports of Mac's death.
-Chicago Sun-Times Staff
This is a great loss to comedic and black communities. My heart goes out to his family and friends. Bernie, you will be missed. Comedian Bernie Mac died at Northwestern Memorial hospital early Saturday morning, according to his publicist, Danica Smith. He was 50... more -
Stop Killing Children: Newspaper Launches Citywide Campaign
The Chicago Sun-Times featured a front cover with all backwards lettering and an image of a caucasian group of residents with their backs turned to the camera, in what they call a start of a campaign to stop the killing of children in inner city Chicago. This came after a weekend in which 26 shooting incidences resulted in 9 deaths and dozens of injuries. As with everything else, this should have started earlier because children have been killing each other worldwide for the past 55 years, but other American newspapers should follow the lead of the Sun-Times and the Baltimore Sun. The Chicago Sun-Times featured a front cover with all backwards lettering and an image of a caucasian group of residents with their ba... more
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Medill it All Up: 'Hidden Sources' for College Promotional Magazine?
Jesus leaves Chicago--and there's a New Dean in town where student's identities need to be protected when giving their positive sentiment in their own school's own glossy publication
Its a story of hidden sources, POWER, the potential RISE and FALL from the top--and one journalist's quest for the truth in a dangerously political environment in which others are too scared to speak out.
Will this bring a much ACHOO'd institution to its knees?
Developing... Jesus leaves Chicago--and there's a New Dean in town where student's identities need to be protected when giving their posit... more -
Lord Black Found Guilty. Sentenced.
Former owner of Chicago Sun Times and Daily Telegraph, British Lord, and Canadian Media mogul is ordered to serve 6.5 years in an American jail for fraud and obstruction of justice. Former owner of Chicago Sun Times and Daily Telegraph, British Lord, and Canadian Media mogul is ordered to serve 6.5 years in an Amer... more
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The Mighty Tall Fall of The Lofty Lord Black
"Lord Black of Crossharbour has seen his empire and power unravel in the space of four years as he faced the racketeering, fraud and obstruction of justice charges." - The Times
There's been little US coverage of Conrad Black's trial in Chicago. "Lord Black of Crossharbour has seen his empire and power unravel in the space of four years as he faced the racketeering, fraud ... more -
Lindsay's Beau Behaving Badly?
Could divergent sleep patterns signal doom for Lindsay Lohan and her snowboarder beau Riley Giles, whom she met during her last stint in rehab? That's the word from the New York Post, which claims the 12-stepping twosome maintained very different schedules while visiting LiLo's function-challenged, Long Island-based family over Thanksgiving.
Riley, it seems, was eager to test out that whole "city that never sleeps" thing, leading him to snooze late, while the leggings- and bronzer-addicted starlet preferred daytime shopping trips with her mom, little sister and the paparazzi.
"Riley was not very well behaved when he came back to New York with Lindsay," a snitch snipes to the paper. "He was out every night without her, and I'm not sure how much longer that relationship is going to last."
But is Giles having his own doubts about the longevity of their love? So says the Chicago Sun-Times, which claims he's confided to pals that he's unsure if their couple-y status "will last through Christmas."
Purported problems include Riley being "overwhelmed" by Lindsay's deeply flawed family dynamic and his uncertainty over whether his famous flame "truly is 'the one.' Could divergent sleep patterns signal doom for Lindsay Lohan and her snowboarder beau Riley Giles, whom she met during her last stint ... more
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