The Chicago Bulls announced July 8 that the team has traded guard Kirk Hinrich, the draft rights to forward Kevin Seraphin and cash considerations to the Washington Wizards in exchange to the draft rights to forward Vladimir Veremeenko ...
Sources said the Bulls reached agreement with restricted free agent J.J. Redick Friday night on a front loaded offer sheet of $20 million over three years. The Orlando Magic has seven days to match the offer ...
My kingdom for a shooter? It wasn't quite that, but sources close to the team said the Bulls Friday reached agreement with Utah's Kyle Korver, one of the top perimeter shooters in the NBA, on a three-year deal valued at about $15 million ...
The Chicago Bulls announced July 8 the team has signed free agent forward Carlos Boozer to a contract. Boozer (6-9, 260) joins the Bulls following a successful six-season run with the Utah Jazz ...
Organic cupcakes rock your world: Bleeding Heart Bakery is opening a new Lakeview location today. To celebrate, they're holding a cupcake eating contest complete with prizes. $25 registration; e-mail to register. Bleeding Heart Bakery, 2961 N. Lincoln Ave., 2pm ...
The Gene Siskel Film Center is running a retrospective of Quentin Tarantino movies and some of the films that inspired the director. This afternoon's films are True Romance from 1993, screening at 3pm; and the John Wayne/Dean Martin film Rio Bravo , screening at 5:15pm. You can buy separate tickets to each film, or you can buy discount tickets for both films. See the Film Center Website for full information and a complete schedule. Film Center: 164 N. State. (312) 846-2600 ...
Influential Chicago emo band, Cap'n Jazz, headed by Tim and Mike Kinsella (Joan of Arc), are reuniting to play at the Bottom Lounge (1375 West Lake Street) at 9pm. They will be selling the vinyl re-release of Analphabetapolothology on Jade Tree Records ...
The Department of Revenue of Cook County was the proud recipient of the 2010 tax collector award by the National Association of Counties. It's strategic planning and modernization efforts to collect the money off its citizens was unmatched by any other in the U.S. Cook County previously ranked number one with the highest sales tax in any large city at 10.25 percent. The rollback that took effect July 1 only ties us for the number one slot with Los Angeles at 9.75 percent. The highest sales tax
Two men were being questioned today in connection with the shooting death of a man in Ford Heights, police said ... Maurice F. Lawton, 25, was pronounced dead just before 10 p.m. Friday at St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Lawton had suffered a gunshot wound in the 900 block of East 15th Street, a few doors east of his home in the same block, according to the medical examiner's office ... The shooting took place outside around 8:50
Chicago police confiscated more than 1,800 pairs of counterfeit Nike shoes this week. (Chicago police photo) ... Chicago police found 1,864 of counterfeit Nike gym shoes -- estimated to be worth more thanĀ $162,000 -- at a small women's boutique in the South Loop on Friday and arrested the store owner, authorities said today ... Boe Eng, 43, of the 2500 block of West 40th Street, is charged with felony theft as well as unauthorized use of trademarks, a misdemeanor ... Officers arrested Eng about