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The late William T. Kelley, who taught Trump at the University of Pennsylvania, said, “Donald Trump was the dumbest goddamn student I ever had.” Tony Schwartz, the ghostwriter of “The Art of the Deal,” says Trump had “a stunning level of superficial knowledge and plain ignorance.” ... Read More

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

Aylin is mad at her mother. Not that this is an anomaly in mother-daughter relationships. Teenage girls often bristle at the women who brought them into the world. But with … Click to Continue » ... 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