The folks at Deadspin already had this covered and Fire Jay Mariotti looks to be back in business, but let it be known that Jay Mariotti is back for the New Year and he's proclaiming that the Internet is the wave of the future. Mariotti is also predicting a deep global recession, the U.S. voting in a black president., Ken Griffey Jr. being traded to the Reds and that one day, people will walk around with telephones in their pockets.?? Of course, his entire article is just more of the same bull

Two reports out say the Cubs have added some protection in Milton Bradley's contract, which apparently will be announced this week. First the Sun-Times:... his new contract is believed to contain language that protects the team on the back end of the deal if Bradley misses significant playing time on the front end.And Bruce Levine, via ACB:Updated - 9:46pm C.T. - Bruce Levine just reported on XM Radio with Joe Casellano that the third year on Bradley’s contract is not guaranteed. The third year i

219 S. DearbornWoman struck by Blue Line train, power shut offThe incident happened about 8:15 a.m. at 219 S. Dearborn.Published by Chicago Sun-Times on January 6, 2009.

Here's a story by my Sun-Times colleague Kara Spak -- is Oprah shedding her pounds at the East Bank Club? ============ Oprah Winfrey said on Monday's show she was "putting herself back on my to-do list." At the top of...

Photo by scrapplequeenThe Sun-Times is reporting this evening that Chicago Real Estate mogul Steven Good has been found dead in a Kane County forest preserve. Not many details are known other than that the body was found shortly after 8 a.m. this morning inside a red Jaguar sports car.An interesting read from Politico regarding Roland Burris's prosecution of Rolando Cruz.Experts are predicting a bad year for condo sales in the South Loop.Three babies, ages 4 months, 14 months, and 16 months, were

By Chris Fusco Chicago Sun-Times Staff Reporter Firing the first shot in Washington in the fight over Roland Burris' appointment as Illinois' next U.S. senator, Gov. Blagojevich's acting chief of staff hand-delivered Burris' nomination paper to the U.S. Capitol this...

In case you missed the announcement over the weekend, the folks at AOL Sports decided to make a pretty big hire over the last few days. They've brought in a columnist who's pretty well known around these parts, perhaps you've heard of him? His name is Jay Mariotti. Yes, the same Jay Mariotti who used to write for the Chicago Sun-Times, pronounced newspapers dead, said the internet is the

* From the Sun-Times… The federal corruption probe that has shone a national spotlight on Gov. Blagojevich now has his brother — who chairs his campaign fund — increasingly under the microscope. Law enforcement authorities, who are sifting through thousands of tape recordings in the case, have shown interest in talking with Robert Blagojevich, not only [...]

In Friday's Chicago Sun-Times Dick Simpson had an editorial asking for a "long term fix for the 'Chicago Way'." He states:Our problem isn't just a few rotten apples. It's a rotten apple barrel. We have a political history and a political culture of corruption tied to Machine politics. Nothing short of a comprehensive reform program sustained over more than a decade will change what the national media now derisively call "The Chicago Way." He then suggests six things that must be done to acheive t

The Sun-Times News Group, owner of the Chicago Sun-Times, and Monster Worldwide today announced a strategic alliance and launch of co-branded job-search and recruitment Web sites. The Web sites, aimed at matching companies with the most-qualified job seekers, will offer online and print services via the Chicago Sun-Times (suntimes.com/monster) and 70 other newspaper titles to the greater Chicago area and northwest Indiana.

Natasha Korecki, Chicago Sun-TimesThe federal corruption probe that has shone a national spotlight on Gov. Blagojevich now has his brother -- who chairs his campaign fund -- increasingly under the microscope.Law enforcement authorities, who are sifting through thousands of tape recordings in the case, have shown interest in talking with Robert Blagojevich, not only about the governor, but other aspects of the investigation, the Sun-Times has learned.Asked whether the former U.S. Army commander w

Ex-Sun-Times sports columnist Jay Mariotti makes his debut on AOL Sports Monday. The S-T's Kyle Koster shares some thoughts here....

LaRussa sad to see Miles goFrom the Daily Herald:My pal Bernie Miklasz, the great columnist from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, has the above-linked column in which he quotes Cardinals management saying the "cheap" tag they've been labeled with this winter is unfair. He also quotes La Russa, who most recently managed Miles. "We took a big hit with Miles," Bernie quotes Tony as saying. "I never had a teammate any better than Aaron Miles, in all of the years I've managed. This guy deserves every bit

Say what you will about former Chicago Sun-Times Publisher F. David Radler, he was a man ahead of his time.

Nope, not a post about money.  The Sun-Times had something about preliminary numbers: State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) said Friday that she has raised $300,000 in her bid to succeed Rahm Emanuel in Congress, making her the early fund-raising leader... University of Chicago economics lecturer Charlie Wheelan has announced he has raised $100,000. Attorney Justin Oberman reports he has raised $140,000. County Commissioner Mike Quigley said he expects to eventually match Feigenholtz's numbers.

In interview with Sweet, Roland Burris uses the royal "we". Goes with the tomb I guess. Here's another choice interview: “I am a visionary,’’ he declared in Chicago Sun-Times interview in 2002, when he was running for governor, his third unsuccessful try at the job. In another interview with the paper, Burris said his past success — election as state comptroller and attorney general — was “divine providence” that began as a teenager when he decided to become a lawyer and officeholder. “People sai

UPDATE 5:55 P.M. CHICAGO TIME Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nv.) hits Gov. Blagojevich following the report of his conversations with him about filing the vacant Obama Senate seat. Reid statement below, followed by Chicago Sun-Times front page Sunday story...

A Costco spokesman said Friday that the retailer has no interest in the Maurice Lenell Cooky Co. site and surrounding property, which developers had hoped would be anchored by Costco. "Costco has no immediate interest in that property because it doesn't fit within our expansion strategy, and it's too expensive," Michael S. Stratis, Costco's real estate consultant and vice president and counsel for Intrepid Properties Inc., told the Sun-Times.

Monday promises to be a fun filled day when the government releases portions of the Blago tapes:Days before Gov. Blagojevich was charged with trying to sell President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder, top Senate Democrat Harry Reid made it clear who he didn’t want in the post: Jesse Jackson, Jr., Danny Davis or Emil Jones. Rather, Reid called Blagojevich to argue he appoint either state Veterans Affairs chief Tammy Duckworth or Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, so