12:11 Nigel Gault, Chief US Economist at IHS-Global Insight joins Kris and Sherman during the WBBM Noon Business Hour to discuss today’s economic data…   12:19 Maryanne Keller, Managing Partner at Maryanne Keller & Associates discusses the latest sales data from the big three automakers….   12:31 Mark...

  What would Old Man Wirtz think of this?! Monday’s Blackhawks game with the Minnesota Wild can be seen on Versus, but not on DirecTV.  Comcast-owned Versus still has not been able to renegotiate a deal to have the channel appear on DirecTV. Here’s both sides of it. Jamie Davis, President,...

With 14 days left to go until the 2016 host city announcement in Copenhagen, I am making final preparations for my trip to cover the proceedings.  One of the biggest headaches has been making sure that we have the technical ability to broadcast live from the venue where the candidate city presentations,...

IOC member Dick Pound from Canada is in Chicago tonight and says President Obama’s absence will be “noticed” when the IOC votes for the host city in Copenhagen on October 2.  The president announced last week that his schedule may not allow him to travel to Denmark to lobby for Chicago...

Every Bear with the exception of receiver Devin Aromashodu practiced. He has a sore quad. It also means Charles Tillman fully participated. Head coach Lovie Smith on the health of the secondary: “Now we have all the players that we started training camp hoping to be on the field we have for our first...

Members of the Chicago 2016 organizing committee, including its Chairman Pat Ryan, briefed aldermen today on the status of the bid.  My colleague Crag Dellimore at City Hall reports that the committee presented a “Stewardship Report” that included information on expected benefits from...

The Chicago Civic Federation, a tax watchdog group, has issued a report on the city’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics.  The report is generally positive but suggests planners tread carefully when it comes to the Olympic Village planning and its costs.  My colleague, Bob Roberts, will report on...

Very colorful, this is what Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) has posted on his website. (see it by clicking right here). The source is: “Joint Economic Committee, Republican Staff”, whatever that is.  Take a look and judge for yourself.

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From today’s NY Post…

He was on Today today… this dissection is from politico.com: Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would not recommend taking any commercial flight or riding in a subway car “at this point” because swine flu virus can spread “in confined places.” ““I would not be, at this...

In the event that you want to scrutinize every word, here is the OFFICIAL transcript: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release April 30, 2009 NEWS CONFERENCE BY THE PRESIDENT April...

You count on WBBM to give you information you need, and as such, we provide up to the minute news on the swine flu outbreak, on the air, and on line (click right here for our ‘swine flu info center‘)… but as the pandemic continues to amp up (what used to ba an ‘outbreak’...

Good headline, right? NY Post’s Page Six had the story, which you can read by clicking right here. Ok… but do you really want to see this?

Washingtonian Magazine generating a lot of buzz… Here is what Washingtonian magazine is saying about their ‘cover’: It’s been the cover heard ’round the world. The May issue of The Washingtonian features a shirtless President Obama (he’s #2 out of 26 Reasons to...

NY Post asking the question (read it by clicking right here)… so would you want to see it? Note: Rumor flying that when ‘Curb your Enthusiasm’ returns this summer that there might be something of a Seinfeld reunion with in the storyline…

Great Op-Ed piece in the NY Times today (click right here to read) just reaffirms that pols think putting their hand in the till is just their birthright, just the ‘way it works’. At some point, someone is going to say that it has to stop, because we can’t afford it. Forget about the...

Ok, so it’s the NY Post, but it is worth a quick read, which you can do by clicking right here.

Having solved all the world’s economic problems, the Wall Street Journal turns it’s attention to, of all things, sweatpants. Get their sage advice by clicking right here.

From the Chicago Tribune, pretty cool stuff (read it by clicking right here). Says here that in California, the DRIVER gets the ticket, whereas in Illinois the registered owner gets the paper (but no negative impact on your driving record or insurance). Pretty good stuff