Agriculture futures soar on Chicago BOT; Pork prices higher, beef futures fall

CHICAGO — Agriculture futures were mostly higher early Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Boeing sees $1 Billion 3Q charge related to 747-8 freighter program, market conditions

CHICAGO — Boeing said Tuesday it expects to record a charge of $1 billion in the third quarter due to higher costs in its 747-8 program and difficult market conditions.

Bankrupt Chicago Sun-Times left with just 1 suitor when no more bids come in before deadline

CHICAGO — No one else stepped forward with a bid for the bankrupt Chicago Sun-Times before a Monday evening deadline, leaving just one offer for the storied newspaper that’s rapidly running out of the cash it needs to stay in business.

United Airlines offers $249 fee for travelers to check 2 bags every time they fly for a year

CHICAGO — United Airlines put a new twist on baggage fees Monday, introducing a sort of all-you-can-carry fee for luggage.

Fighting cocaine addiction with vaccine-like shots shows promise in government-funded research

CHICAGO — Vaccine-like shots to keep cocaine abusers from getting high also helped them fight their addiction in the first successful rigorous study of this approach to treating illicit drug use.

Prosecutor: Man accused of taping Erin Andrews apparently filmed other women as well

CHICAGO — Prosecutors say a suburban Chicago man accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews apparently also uploaded videos of other women to the Internet.

United Airlines to raise $659.1 million in debt on 31 aircraft; most of it refinancing

CHICAGO — United Airlines said on Monday it plans to borrow $659.1 million against 31 of its planes, most of it to refinance debt from 2001.

Wheat, corn, soybeans futures up on Chicago BOT, oats drop; livestock prices fall

CHICAGO — Agriculture futures were mostly higher early Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

Judge considers bail for Ill. man accused of stalking, videotaping ESPN’s Erin Andrews

CHICAGO — A Chicago judge is expected to decide whether a man accused of stalking and secretly videotaping ESPN reporter Erin Andrews should be released on bail.

1 in 100 US children has Autism : Government Study

autismGovernment finds higher autism figure: 1 in 100

Neighbors of Ill. man accused of stalking ESPN reporter Andrews say he kept to himself

WESTMONT, Ill. — The man accused of stalking ESPN reporter Erin Andrews kept his yard manicured, played golf and enjoyed cooking on a gas grill on a patio behind his $300,000 suburban Chicago town house.

Lions’ Stafford injures right knee in fourth quarter against Bears

CHICAGO — Detroit Lions rookie quarterback Matthew Stafford and receiver Calvin Johnson left during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 48-24 loss to the Chicago Bears because of leg injuries.

2016 Olympic bid team returns home; Daley says Chicago has bright future even without games

CHICAGO — It wasn’t the homecoming Chicago’s Olympic delegation expected.

Obamas celebrate 17th wedding anniversary with dinner out

WASHINGTON — There was no trip to New York and no fancy outing as the Obamas celebrated their first wedding anniversary since they moved to the White House.

Civil rights leaders condemn violence at funeral of Chicago teen beaten after school

CHICAGO — The funeral of a Chicago teen who was beaten to death on his way home from school drew civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on Saturday, both calling for an end to youth violence.

Man appears in court on charges of stalking ESPN’s Andrews, trying to sell nude tapes

CHICAGO — A man accused of taping surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews while she was alone in hotel rooms appeared in federal court Saturday and was ordered returned to California.

Chicago Olympics loss means more than bruised ego, forces city to rethink jobs, economy, plans

CHICAGO — Chicago’s dream of an Olympics-sized stimulus was dashed when the 2016 Summer Games were awarded to Rio de Janeiro, and the loss amounts to more than a bruised ego for the nation’s third-largest city.

Olympic boom? Or Olympic bust? Going for the gold doesn’t always pay off for Olympic hosts

Big sporting events have big budgets. Depending whom you ask, they have big payoffs, too.

Man accused of secretly videotaping nude ESPN reporter appears in federal court

Man accused in secret taping case appears in court

CHICAGO — A man accused of taping surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews while she was alone in hotel rooms appeared in federal court Saturday and was ordered returned to California.

Civil rights leaders, including NAACP president, to attend funeral of beaten Chicago teen

CHICAGO — Civil rights leaders, including NAACP president Benjamin Todd Jealous, are expected to attend the funeral of a 16-year-old Chicago teen whose beating death was captured on camera.

Major cases coming up for the Supreme Court in the new term

Highlights of some high-profile cases that the Supreme Court will take up in its term that begins Monday:

Justice Sotomayor dances, sings, throws _ and now sits _ as Supreme Court begins its new term

WASHINGTON — Justice David Souter never danced the salsa in public. Justice John Paul Stevens doesn’t sing in karaoke bars. And Chief Justice John Roberts hasn’t thrown out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium.

Analysis: Just a game? Olympics defeat could feed doubts about Obama on weightier subjects

WASHINGTON — OK, so it wasn’t health care, climate change or war. Still, President Barack Obama’s high-profile failure to win the Olympics for Chicago could feed negative narratives already nipping at his heels — that he’s a better talker than closer, more celebrity than statesman.

FBI arrests man accused of secretly videotaping nude ESPN reporter, posting the videos online

FBI: Man arrested in ESPN reporter nude video case

LOS ANGELES — The FBI says they’ve arrested a Chicago-area man who is accused of taking surreptitious nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews in a hotel room.

Cry me a Rio: Brazilian president reduced to tears after South America gets its 1st Olympics

COPENHAGEN — Let the Olympic Carnival begin. And the crying, too.

Disappointing jobs data saps demand for most commodities; Gold inches higher on weak dollar

NEW YORK — A disappointing jobs report sapped demand for most commodities Friday, but gold prices eked out a small gain as the dollar weakened.

Stocks fall but end off lows after disappointing jobs report for September; Dow slips 22

NEW YORK — Investors retreated further from stocks Friday as the pile of disappointing economic reports grew larger.

Stepmother of man arrested for slaying central Illinois family says he’s not capable of murder

LINCOLN, Ill. — The stepmother of a suspect in the slayings of a central Illinois family said Friday that police arrested the wrong person and described her stepson as a gentle man who always walked away from confrontation.

Pilots hope balloons make it back from China in time for NM balloon fiesta

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has negotiated for the release of U.S. hostages in Iraq, Sudan and North Korea. Now he’s trying to work diplomatic magic for Coco the Clown, Darth Vader and Burnie the Little Devil.

Obama’s press secretary says president is ‘disappointed’ Chicago missed getting 2016 Olympics

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Barack Obama is “disappointed” Chicago missed getting the 20016 Olympic Games but doesn’t regret putting so much on the line to argue for it, his chief spokesman said Friday.

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