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All it took was the purchase of a Marilyn Monroe photo from a suburban Chicago calendar company. That’s the spark Playboy creator Hugh Hefner needed to complete his vision for a gentleman’s publication, which he hoped would have mass appeal — not just for its provocative photos — but also its witty, thought-provoking articles. Hefner died at the age of 91 in 2017. Hefner’s childhood home 1922 N. New England Ave., Chicago As a boy, Hefner published a typewritten... Read More

Stephen Hawking, the famed theoretical physicist, predicts that humankind has about 100 years to find a new planet. A promotion for a BBC documentary he appears in notes: “With climate change, overdue asteroid strikes, epidemics and population growth, our own planet is increasingly precarious.” ... Read More

“Bernie identified it himself,” said Tad Devine, a senior adviser to the campaign, adding that Sanders looked at a digital image of the photo. “He looked at it — he actually has his student ID from the University of Chicago in his wallet — and he said, ‘Yes, that indeed is (me).'” Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, was traveling Friday near Reno, Nev., on the eve of the state’s Democratic presidential caucuses. ... Read More

New York-based FanDuel and Boston-based DraftKings filed separate lawsuits against Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Thursday, a day after she declared daily fantasy sports betting illegal in the state. The companies argue that their contests are games of skill allowed by state law. They’re seeking to stop Madigan from enforcing her interpretation of the law and putting them out of business in Illinois. Advertisement Madigan’s action “has set off a chain of... Read More

In 1962, at the height of his fame, Frank Sinatra gave a benefit performance at the behest of a British princess. He gave another for the head of the Chicago mob. In February, he sang at a ritzy London fundraiser for a children’s charity favored by Princess Margaret. Later that year, he did a week’s gig at the Villa Venice, a gaudy but financially ailing nightclub near Northbrook in which mafioso Sam Giancana had a piece of the action. Advertisement Chicago mafioso Sam... Read More

LAS VEGAS — Stock market traders and chess players — that’s who’s playing DraftKings, according to CEO Jason Robins, who told a crowd of casino executives last week in Las Vegas that fewer than 15 percent of the players on his site make wagers in traditional sports books. What he didn’t mention was growing online criticism at the time that his site may have allowed activity being likened to insider trading. Daily fantasy players appear concerned a DraftKings employee who said he... Read More

Cinco de Mayo is Sunday and there are plenty of spicy and salty drink and dining deals to be had to celebrate Mexico’s victory over France, which happened May 5, 1862. Ole! Applebees: $1 Dollaritas all month long. Bahama Breeze: $5 classic margaritas and create your own premium tequila and rum flights for $10 through Sunday. Chili’s: Swill $5 Presidente Margaritas, Tequila Trifectas and draft beers on Sunday. Cumberland Farms: Text Chos to 64827 to get a coupon for $1 nachos... Read More

It was war, and a spy had infiltrated the Panthers’ ranks. William O’Neal, a petty thief from the West Side, had driven a stolen car across state lines, a federal offense, and was offered a deal: Become an FBI informant and the case would go away. “I was beginning to feel clean again, just by helping the FBI,” he afterward told the Tribune. Ordered to infiltrate the Panthers, he quickly rose from handyman to security chief, and in November, he was given an assignment... Read More

“I’m the dive-team leader,” Ringo says. “The company rents a house in Tequesta. We keep our boats there. We’ve got a 26-foot Hydra-Sport, which is what we call our anchor boat, or chase boat, and we’ve got a 46-foot vessel, The Iron Maiden. And then, we’ve got the Virgalona, which was Mel Fisher‘s boat.” ... Read More

When a shaken and distraught Nancy Tyler finally escaped from the South Windsor house where her ex-husband had held her hostage for 13 hours Tuesday, she bore a visible mark of the terror she endured. In addition to numerous small marks, there was an impression from the barrel of a handgun that had been pressed hard into her face. After allegedly being kidnapped by Richard Shenkman at 9 a.m. in Hartford and taken to 96 Tumblebrook Drive, the home they once shared, she had spent much of the... Read More