
Ex-Blackhawks player Kyle Beach speaks out about being ‘John Doe’ in the team’s sexual assault scandal
Beach says he feels vindicated by the Hawks’ internal probe that faulted the team’s response to his sexual abuse claim against an ex-coach.
Beach says he feels vindicated by the Hawks’ internal probe that faulted the team’s response to his sexual abuse claim against an ex-coach.
The NHL fined the team $2 million after an internal review found leaders kept a player’s allegations against a then-assistant coach quiet for weeks during its 2010 run for the Stanley Cup.
Gov. JB Pritzker made a deal Monday with some 7,000 state employees, but correctional workers in the state’s largest public worker union aren’t in it.
The Democratic-drawn map also would crowd four GOP incumbents into two downstate congressional districts. It could get a final vote next week.
The draft map released Friday could pad the Democratic party’s lead in Congress, but may push Kinzinger to seek another office.
Illinois Rep. Kelly Cassidy, a frequent Madigan critic, spent more than $11,000 on legal fees tied to the federal probe of the ex-speaker, but later deleted the MJM reference.
The Democratic-drawn map expected Friday may offer the party a net gain of three seats over Republicans, but who’s out remains to be seen.
Three major funders have offered potential multi-year substantial commitments to fund the public media company’s take-over of the storied newspaper.
The board approved a “letter of intent” that could eventually lead to the Sun-Times becoming a subsidiary of Chicago Public Media, and ended a years-long search for a CEO by naming its interim, Matt Moog, to the post.
There are few details yet as to what a potential partnership between the two news organizations would look like, and execs at both say a deal is not final.