Once 15 days of the regular season are missed, the free-agent eligibility of some players would be delayed by one year. Shohei Ohtani, for example, would become a free agent in 2024 instead of 2023. | Nam Y. Huh/AP Once 15 days of the regular season are missed, the free-agent eligibility of some players would be delayed by one year unless management agrees to give … [Read more...] about MLB lockout could cost players $20.5 million per day
Conservatism is dead in this GOP
Spectators cheer wildly as former President Donald Trump finishes his speech during CPAC at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 28, 2021. | Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS The speakers, authors, columnists and scholars who used to populate panels at CPAC are gone, replaced by Trump sycophants, wannabes, quacks like the MyPillow guy and sordid … [Read more...] about Conservatism is dead in this GOP
CPS reaches $1M settlement in special ed student’s sex assault lawsuit as another case goes to trial
CPS has settled a lawsuit over an alleged sexual assault at Jordan Community Elementary School bathroom in Rogers Park. | Google The Board of Education will vote Wednesday on whether to approve the payment in a case involving an alleged attack by another student in a bathroom at a Rogers Park school. Chicago Public Schools officials reached a $1 million settlement this … [Read more...] about CPS reaches $1M settlement in special ed student’s sex assault lawsuit as another case goes to trial
India, Japan could be next Asian hosts of the Olympics
Chungneijang Mery Kom Hmangte and Manpreet Singh, of India, carry their country’s flag during the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at last year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo. India could host the 2036 Summer Games. | Natacha Pisarenko/AP As it did with China, the IOC can envision India as a new frontier that will yield deep-pocketed sponsors, television rights … [Read more...] about India, Japan could be next Asian hosts of the Olympics
Lake Forest-based Tenneco going private in $7.1 billion deal
Lake Forest-based Tenneco will continue to operate under its name and brand after being acquired by private equity firm Apollo. | Timothy A. Clary/Getty The auto parts maker employs 71,000 people at 260 sites worldwide and supplies markets including light vehicles, commercial trucks, motorsport and the aftermarket. Automotive parts maker Tenneco is being taken private … [Read more...] about Lake Forest-based Tenneco going private in $7.1 billion deal