Author: Living Legends
It is with deep sorrow that we mourn the tragic passing of Laila Ali, the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who tragically lost her life while giving birth at a hospital in Canada. Her untimely death has sent shockwaves through the boxing community, and the world at large, as it comes just hours after the sport lost another giant—George Foreman. The timing of these two devastating losses has further deepened the grief felt across the sport, and the sadness is being felt by fans, athletes, and families who admired these icons of the ring. Laila Ali, a name that…
NEW YORK — Even if you’re not in the market for a new car, U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on auto imports could make owning one more expensive. The new taxes, which are set to begin April 3 and expand in the following weeks, are estimated to raise the average cost of a car imported from another country by thousands of dollars. But repairs for vehicles that currently use foreign-made parts are also expected to get pricier — and, as a result, hike insurance costs farther down the road. While the White House says these tariffs will foster domestic…
Deftones: With a 10th album reportedly on the way, the Deftones play the United Center on Monday night. More than 20 years ago, the Tribune called them “a band that prefers to walk a crooked path.” Catch them before they play Glastonbury this summer. 7 p.m. March 31 at United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.; tickets from $214.50 at deftones.com Snow Patrol: Following the release of their eighth studio album “The Forest Is the Path,” the Northern Irish-Scottish indie rock band rolls into The Salt Shed. The band has come a long way since Derek died to “Chasing Cars” during…
Andrew Benintendi pointed out the obvious Thursday when he noted that the Chicago White Sox weren’t going to become world beaters all of a sudden. An 8-1 opening-day win over the Los Angeles Angels at The Rate got things off on the right foot, but it was only one game. “You never want to look too much into opening day,” he said. “It’s not like we’re going to go out and win 162 games. You’ve got to be realistic. But all the way around, the lineup did well, the pitchers did well, so it’s definitely something to build off of.”…
BANGKOK — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least eight died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise under construction collapsed. The 7.7 magnitude quake, with an epicenter near Mandalay, Myanmar ‘s second largest city, struck at midday and was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock. The full extent of death, injury and destruction was not immediately clear — particularly in Myanmar, one of the world’s poorest countries. It is embroiled…
One week after multiple tornadoes hit Northwest Indiana, Gary and Highland are continuing to clean up the damage. On March 19, three EF-0 tornadoes passed through, two in Gary and one in Highland. An EF-1 tornado passed through Gary’s west side. The city of Gary’s Emerson community, 21st Avenue and Clark Street and Black Oak areas received significant damage, according to a news release from the city. The 21st Avenue corridor between Whitcomb and Hendricks streets was severely impacted, according to the city. Gary’s General Services department continues to work to clear the city’s roadways, remove fallen trees from homes…
Deporting migrant criminals was in part what President Donald Trump was elected to do. But he must do this within the bounds of American law. The administration argues that each recently deported Venezuelan was carefully vetted for gang affiliation. The alleged gang members were deported without a hearing in an immigration court; much less a criminal conviction. Trump claims the migrants weren’t entitled to due process, invoking the Alien Enemies Act. This act can only be invoked when there has been a declaration of war. The deportees were frog-marched into a maximum security prison in El Salvador. Many families have…
Chicago-area residents might feel like it’s been a really long winter after enduring stretches of below-normal temperatures in January and February and a couple snowfalls in March. But the lingering cold snaps actually contributed to a proper winter — unlike the record highs and bitter but brief Arctic blasts of recent years. “You look at the numbers — whether it be for Chicago, for Illinois, for the Great Lakes — and it was sort of an unremarkable winter,” said Trent Ford, the Illinois state climatologist. “But it felt like it was intense because we’re getting these types of winters, as…
NEW YORK — A quiet, under-reported revolution has taken place on Broadway. Live streaming, massive video screens and technology that creates digital reproductions so intense that you see every pore and pimple now fight constantly with the human voice and body for domination and your hard-earned money. Oscar Wilde’s buttons would have popped right off his well-tailored waistcoat. Had I been wearing one at “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” so would have mine. But Sarah Snook, the truly formidable star of the new solo Broadway adaptation of Wilde’s 1891 gothic shocker, wrestles all of this technology into submission as she…
In many Catholic parishes, people are gathering for Friday night fish fries because they abstain from eating meat on Fridays during Lent. In Muslim homes, people are gathering every evening for iftar dinners to break their sunrise-to-sunset fast from all food and drink, including water, during the holy month of Ramadan. Lent, the 40-day period before Easter on the Christian calendar, always occurs at this time of year. Ramadan rotates around the calendar, taking place in various seasons because the Islamic calendar is calculated based on the lunar calendar. This year, though, they coincide, with Christian fasting taking place at…