Winter storm pummels Midwestern states ahead of New Year's Eve holiday

Clapping back. Michelle Williams bashed an Instagram troll criticizing her for not having kids.

It might not be cited alongside The Sopranos and Mad Men, but for a decade, Monk was one of the biggest deals on cable TV. In fact, it was the biggest deal when it came to ratings, breaking viewership records annually from 2009 through 2012.

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TMZ reported.A GoFundMe page recently launched in her name revealed that she had been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a rare form of colorectal cancer. As of Thursday morning, the crowd-sourcing campaign had raised $255 of its $30,000 goal.Born Cassandra Anne Jakusz in Waukesha, Wisconsin, she later spent time in San Francisco and New York before moving permanently to New Orleans, according to her CBS bio.

Angie Jakusz, a contestant on the CBS show Survivor: Palau, died January 8 in New Orleans from cancer at age 40, according to news reports.

An Illinois man was arrested Tuesday for making threatening comments to a New Jersey congressman about President-elect Joe Biden's upcoming inauguration, allegedly saying he will "kill any [expletive] Democrat" who steps on the White House lawn.  Louis Capriotti, 45, who lives in a Chicago suburb, allegedly told the congressman in a Dec.

"Jeopardy!" aired its final episode featuring its iconic host Alex Trebek.  Trebek, who passed away at 80-years-old back in November after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, made his final appearance on the long-running game show on Friday.The episode was taped back in October.  The three contestants in Trebek's final show were New York educator Jim Gilligan, Illinois software engineering manager Cliff Chang, and Yoshie Hill, the two-day returning champion from California who had won a

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorIrwin Rappaport has been an entertainment attorney in Los Angeles for 25 years.

At least 20 people were shot and two people were murdered during Chicago’s first weekend of 2021, as the police department, its superintendent and former brass reflect on a violent, tumultuous year in policing in the Illinois city and across America. There were 18 shootings with 20 victims reported from 6 p.m.

Wisconsin Gov.Tony Evers has mobilized 500 National Guard members to Kenosha in anticipation of a decision on whether prosecutors will charge the police officer who shot Jacob Blake last year.  The Guardsmen will assist local law enforcement authorities in an effort to prevent the kind of riots and unrest that gripped the city for several days after the Aug.

A group of Republican senators led by Ted Cruz are "still discussing" which states, if any, they will object to during the Jan. 6 certification of the presidential election results, with sources telling Fox News that "no conclusions" have been reached yet.

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KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) – The city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, is preparing for protests when a charging decision comes in the police shooting of Jacob Blake, officials said Sunday.

A new progressive movement popping up in Democratic circles led by political comedian Jimmy Dore, is pushing House Democrats to align and force Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to bring a vote to the floor on Medicare for All.

A suburban Milwaukee pharmacist who allegedly spoiled hundreds of COVID-19 doses by removing them from refrigeration has been arrested, authorities said Thursday.  The now-fired employee's actions resulted in 57 people receiving ineffective vaccine doses at the Advocate Aurora Health Hospital in Grafton, hospital officials said.The suspect was arrested on suspicion of reckless endangerment, adulterating a prescription drug and criminal damage to property, all felonies, the Grafton Police

A Wisconsin-based hospital on Wednesday said an employee who removed 57 vials of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine from the refrigerator earlier this week which resulted in 500 doses being discarded, acted intentionally.

Dick Van Dyke was born and raised in Danville, Illinois, and in celebration of Christmas the iconic “Mary Poppins” star sent a video message praising his hometown.