One of the two coaches linked to allegations of hazing on athletic teams at Maine West High School have been suspended without...
Kodak in $525 million patent deal, eyes bankruptcy end
Label: Technology(Reuters) – Eastman Kodak Co agreed to sell its digital imaging patents for about $ 525 million, a key step to bringing the photography pioneer out of bankruptcy in the first half of 2013.The deal for the 1,100 patents allows Kodak to fulfill a condition for securing $ 830 million in financing.The patent deal was reached with a consortium led by Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corp, and which includes...
Leah Remini sued by former managers over “Family Tools” commissions
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Leah Remini‘s new TV gig is already giving her a headache, months before it even starts. Former “King of Queens” star Remini is being sued by her former managers, the Collective Management Group, which claims that it’s owed $ 67,000 in commissions relating to her upcoming ABC comedy “Family Tools,” which debuts May 1.In a complaint filed with Los Angeles Superior Court...
Officials Confront Skepticism Over Health Law
Label: HealthOn its face, the low-key discussion around a conference table in Miami last month did not appear to have national implications. Eight men and women, including a diner owner, a chef and a real estate agent, answered questions about why they had no health insurance and what might persuade them to buy it. But this focus group, along with nine others held around the country in November, was an...
Chicago electric bills set to rise $1 a month next year
Label: Business In the new year Chicago area residents can expect to pay about $1 more per month on average to have ComEd deliver electricity...
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Field Museum to cut staff, may reduce hours of operation
Label: World Battered by the recession and a high debt load, the Field Museum on Tuesday announced plans to cut staff, overhaul its operations...
Nielsen to buy Arbitron for about $1.26B
Label: TechnologyNEW YORK (AP) — Nielsen, the dominant source of TV ratings, on Tuesday said it had agreed to buy Arbitron for about $ 1.26 billion to expand into radio measurement.Arbitron pays 70,000 people to carry around gadgets that register what stations they’re listening to. Since Nielsen also collects cash register data, CEO David Calhoun said buying Arbitron will let Nielsen be a one-stop shop for advertisers...
“Zero Dark Thirty” won’t be “Hurt Locker” at the Box Office
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Kathryn Bigelow‘s Osama bin Laden manhunt thriller “Zero Dark Thirty” hits theaters Wednesday, and when it comes to the box office, this isn’t going to be “Hurt Locker.”That was Bigelow’s last film, a gritty Iraq war drama that upset “Avatar” for Oscar’s Best Picture in 2009 but took in just $ 17 million domestically. “Zero Dark Thirty” could well top $ 100 million, say...
Attackers in Pakistan Kill Anti-Polio Workers
Label: HealthRizwan Tabassum/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA Pakistani mother mourned her daughter, who was killed on Tuesday in an attack on health workers participating in a drive to eradicate polio from Pakistan. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Gunmen shot dead five female health workers who were immunizing children against polio on Tuesday, causing the Pakistani government to suspend vaccinations in two cities...
Property purchase near McCormick gets OK
Label: Business Convention officials on Tuesday took a step toward acquiring properties north of McCormick Place for the potential development...
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