Lip Service: Actress Sally Kellerman, with some help from Munster High grad, busy promoting new autobiography

Hollywood actress Sally Kellerman admits of all her show biz stories from a 50-year-plus career.

Chicago mayor announces plans to renovate Navy Pier, build arena

CHICAGO | Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a multimillion-dollar renovation plan Thursday that includes remodeling Navy Pier and building a 10,000-seat basketball arena near McCormick Place that would be the home court of DePaul University's basketball teams.

Big East non-football schools consider departing

NEW YORK | The seven Big East schools that don't play FBS football are considering making a break from the drastically reshaped conference — and how best to go about doing it.

Mental diagnostic manual drops Asperger's syndrome as a separate mental disorder

"Asperger's syndrome" is dropped as a separate diagnosis in the first major rewrite in almost two decades of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.

Bowling scholarship recipient has designs on perfect game

Dylan Norris is still getting familiar with his new Chicago digs as a freshman at DePaul University.

Strange goings-on at the park

A sweet young high school senior tenderly holds the hand of her dying date at the prom amid flames and mayhem. And where does this almost otherworldly scene happen? Right at center court of the Calumet Memorial Park District field house - on the very court where I have messed up more that a …

Critics blast Emanuel dropout solution

CHICAGO | Tucked inside Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's seven-page education plan is a short but explosive statement:

Moore leads UConn to win over DePaul

STORRS, Conn. | Geno Auriemma looked down at the stat sheet and was amazed.

DePaul holds back Wisconsin-Milwaukee

ROSEMONT | Tony Freeland scored 14 points and Cleveland Melvin added 11 as DePaul defeated Milwaukee 61-47 on Tuesday night.

Meeks pledges to create mobile city hall

CHICAGO | If elected mayor of Chicago, state Sen. James Meeks has pledged to create a mobile city hall, sending all department heads out to answer questions and conduct business once a week in a neighborhood.

Politicians, pundits seek success in the negative

"Shove it, buddy!" liberal talk show host Ed Schultz yelled at a caller to his radio program. When conservative pundit Glenn Beck decided to end a call to his own show, he shouted, "Get off my phone!"