Gene Farris

RT @SNFonNBC: When it comes to NFL expansion franchise names, Milan Cortina has SEVERAL options. 👀

NBC announces Cubs great Anthony Rizzo will be part of its MLB coverage During its Super Bowl pregame show Sunday, NBC announced that Rizzo, Clayton Kershaw and Joey Votto will be part of its MLB coverage, which begins this season.

NBC announces Cubs great Anthony Rizzo will be part of its MLB coverage. trib.al/FBLzZct

Arch of Hysteria, by Louise Bourgeois, 1993, 📸 by @jaredctilton

President Trump late Thursday night shared a video that contained a brief clip portraying former President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The clip, set to “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” was spliced near the end of a 62-second video that promoted conspiracy theories about anomalies in the 2020 presidential election. It was unclear if Mr. Trump was aware that the clip had been included in the video before he shared it. It was unclear how the clip was made, although it appeared to have been generated by A.I. The clip appeared to have been taken from a video that was shared in October by a user on X whose watermark is shown, with the caption “President Trump: King of the Jungle,” and an emoji of a lion.

What the hell is the New York Times doing?
In its article on Trump posting a video that included a clip of the Obamas as apes, NYT tries to help him come up with an excuse: "It was unclear if Mr. Trump was aware that the clip had been included in the video before he shared it."
WTF.

Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event

Early in his career, William Randolph Hearst famously joked that if his papers kept losing $1 million a year, he'd lose all his money in 60 years. If the Post continues to lose $100 million a year, it will take Jeff Bezos 2000 years to lose his money.

Doesn't that narrow it down to everyone?

Building owner OK’d Trump administration’s raid of Chicago apartment complex, court records show

Federal agents carried out a military-style raid on a South Shore apartment complex last fall with the permission of the building’s owner and manager, according to new court filings that corroborate key allegations driving a state investigation.

EXCLUSIVE: Northwestern's new Ryan Field won't open until Oct. 2 against Penn State The $862 million football stadium project won't get to the finish line in time for either of the Wildcats' first two home games, which will be played at the temporary lakefront venue used in 2024 and ...

EXCLUSIVE: Northwestern's new Ryan Field won't open until Oct. 2 against Penn State chicago.suntimes.com/college-spor...

Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: 'I am their voice'

Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman who survived being shot five times by a Border Patrol agent, spoke with the Sun-Times and WBEZ about her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fight for accountability.

It doesn’t matter that Don Lemon hired a superstar attorney or that the case against him is meritless.

There are too many journalists with far less money and far fewer resources than Lemon who will be more cautious going forward. That was the intent, and that’s the main problem.

Sun-Times, WBEZ and UChicago to host first live-broadcast debate for Democratic Senate candidates

WATCH LIVE: The Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ and University of Chicago are quizzing the top Democratic candidates vying for retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat in a debate co-hosted by UChicago’s Institute of Politics and International House.

Tweets from Erik Wemple saying that the Washington Post Sports section was told not to book travel arrangements for spring training

Yeah, that's sub-optimal.

NBC 5 Chicago makes Lou Canellis' hiring official Canellis will be part of the NBC 5 newscasts in the late afternoon and evening Monday-Thursday, as well as Sunday, when he also will host “Sports Sunday.”

BREAKING: NBC 5 Chicago makes Lou Canellis' hiring official. trib.al/23PvqJb

The last three times a new Pope was elected, the Seahawks have made the Super Bowl as the No. 1 seed.

◽️ 2005: Pope Benedict XVI elected, SEA to SB XL
◽️ 2013: Pope Francis elected, SEA to SB XLVIII
◽️ 2025: Pope Leo XIV elected, SEA to SB LV

The Sun-Times Sports cover, featuring the Patriots and Seahawks, who will meet in Super Bowl LX, by @patfinley.bsky.social. trib.al/0EDz2av

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

nursesonja • 7h & Threads Let us not forget, it was the same administration that reduced us to wearing trash bags as protective gear while we watched the hospital go up in flames around us during the pandemic that just murdered one of our own on the streets in broad daylight. As a nurse & as a person, I will never forgive. I will never forget. I will never back down. This was never about border control. This is about total control. O240 Q5 G34 → 21

The nurses are pissed

I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity

Terry Boers, former Sun-Timesman, host at The Score, dies at 75 “The Score is not The Score without people like Terry Boers,” station vice president Mitch Rosen said. “When someone like Terry passes, it's like losing a family member.”

Terry Boers, former Sun-Timesman, host at The Score, dies at 75. trib.al/3ZSmZvB

Bears' season grades are in. How did they do? It was fun getting to know coach Ben Johnson, marveling at quarterback Caleb Williams and seeing all those turnovers created by the defense, but the fun is over — it's grading time.

Bears' 2025 position, coach, GM grades are in. How did they do? chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/0...

AOC: The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways. It is really damning when we think about the degree to which media outlets reported on Joe Biden, yet we are seeing behavior from Trump that is alarming and everyone is pretending this is normal.

NBC 5 fires sports anchor Mike Berman; Lou Canellis expected to start next week Canellis' arrival and Berman’s departure are not related. Canellis will fill the role held by former NBC 5 lead sports anchor Leila Rahimi, who left in 2024. The station now has an opening for a weeke...

NBC 5 Chicago fires sports anchor Mike Berman; Lou Canellis expected to start next week. trib.al/2ReqcLT

Maybe now college football pundits can stop worshipping the SEC.

Longtime Fox 32 Chicago sportscaster Lou Canellis close to deal with NBC 5 Canellis likely hosted his last Bears postgame show for Fox 32 on Sunday night. The longtime sportscaster is nearing a deal with NBC 5 that could be announced this week, the Sun-Times has learned.

NEWS: Longtime Fox 32 Chicago sportscaster LOU CANELLIS close to deal with NBC 5. trib.al/5fZJ7CP

The Acrobats, by Alexander Calder, 1944, 📸 by @Bessex_Joshua

The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.

The Score will launch FM simulcast on 104.3 on Feb. 2 It's The Score's first foray on FM, where the station will be branded 104.3 The Score and carry the same programming heard on 670 The Score.

THE SCORE will launch FM simulcast on 104.3 on Feb. 2. trib.al/yqx1I5N

Chicago law firm representing Renee Nicole Good's family in Minneapolis shooting investigation

A prominent Chicago law firm will represent the family of Renee Nicole Macklin Good, one week after she was fatally shot by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis. The firm also represented the family of George Floyd.

It is impossible to properly calculate the depth and breadth of the courage and sacrifice of those prepared to confront white supremacy and assert their right to full citizenship.

We - and by that I mean ALL Americans - owe them a great debt. Rest in Peace & Power Claudette Colvin.