Former Ravinia Music Director, Metropolitan Opera Conductor James Levine, Accused Of Sexual Misconduct, Dies At Age 77
Levine died March 9 in Palm Springs, California, of natural causes, his physician of 17 years, Dr. Len Horovitz, said Wednesday.
Levine died March 9 in Palm Springs, California, of natural causes, his physician of 17 years, Dr. Len Horovitz, said Wednesday.
Mother's Day is usually about getting a gift for mom, but this Mother's Day during the COVID-19 pandemic, one baby daughter seems to love a gift that she received from mom.
Musicians and management at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra approved a new five-year contract and will return to work, after a nearly seven-week strike.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians have been on strike since March 10, in a dispute over salaries and retirement benefits.
A week after Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians rejected the "last, best and final offer" from management, their own counter-offer has been rejected, meaning their strike will continue.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra musicians have rejected the "last, best and final offer" from CSO management, nearly a month after going out on strike.
About 100 of the orchestra's musicians have been on strike since March 11 . They last met March 16. Both sides then agreed to take a pause in discussions.
They march from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.Symphony officials have canceled 17 concerts through Monday.
Actors from Chicago's theater and television community will join musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the picket line this morning.
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association announced that a free concert scheduled for Tuesday is canceled due to the current strike by the orchestra's musicians.
As Chicago starts to defrost from a particularly brutal winter and we look forward to spring, the warmer months bring many good things to the midwest, including the opening of Ravinia Festival's annual summer concert season.
Muti says he wants management to "listen more carefully" to the musicians. He says the collapse of the symphony would be a tragedy.
The musicians plan to picket outside Orchestra Hall every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. until they have a new contract.
Beginning at 8:00 Monday morning, picket lines will form across "all the doors of Orchestra Hall" through 8:00 p.m. every day until a contract is reached.
James Levine was music director for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer residency at the Ravinia Festival from 1973 to 1993, and was to begin a term next summer as conductor laureate.
Students from five Chicago Public Schools performed with members of the Chicago Civic Orchestra Tuesday on the city's north side.
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Claudio Abbado, a renowned Italian conductor with a long relationship with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, died Monday morning at the age of 80 at his home in Italy.
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A Texas teenager who's battling cancer lived her dream this week when she was able to perform with some of the musicians in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Musicians with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will receive a 4.5 percent salary increase over three years under a new contract but will also have to pay increased health care costs.
The CSO's management released a joint statement Monday with the Chicago Federation of Musicians announcing the deal for a new three-year collective bargaining agreement, which would take effect retroactively to Sept. 17.
The musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra were on their second day on strike on Sunday. The walkout wasn't only hitting a sour note with classical music fans, it has also dealt a blow to businesses near Orchetra Hall.
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Monday's highs reach 70 degrees with mostly sunny skies.
Student organizers posted on social media that everyone who was arrested has since been released from custody.
After seven days of protests, talks to bring a resolution between the university and protesters on campus were suspended.
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"My vision for the DNC, ultimately, is to have a safe, energetic, vibrant convention, and I'm confident we will be able to deliver that," Johnson said.
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, to 19 recipients.
The CBS 2 Investigators analyzed more than 1 million rows of city budget office data. The data showed the five key city departments that relied on overtime the most.
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President Biden said "no," the National Guard should not intervene in the protests.
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Financial records show Paul Croft and J.D. Frost raised about $30 million for a hydrogen plant that was supposed to be, at one point, in Indiana. It never existed, an attorney says.
Anyone with these sausages in their refrigerators should throw them away or return them to the store.
First known HIV cases from a nonsterile injection for cosmetic reasons highlights the risk of unlicensed providers.
The city's measles dashboard said a total of 63 measles cases have been confirmed in Chicago this year, with one new case this week.
The department said anyone who visited the Sam's Club at 9400 S. Western Ave. in Evergreen Park one day last week may have been exposed to someone with measles.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson denied that the Bears' shiny new dome could end up costing taxpayers a pretty penny.
Employees at dozens of now-closed Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen stores, now jobless, wonder what comes next for them as their paychecks will soon end.
The company announced Tuesday that it received a stalking horse bid to purchase its operating assets.
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Bernard Hill died Sunday at 79. The actor was known for his roles in "Lord of the Rings" and "Titanic."
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"Happy 9th Birthday, Princess Charlotte!" the Prince and Princess of Wales said in a social media post with a new photo of their daughter taken by Kate.
Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
Chicago Police are searching for the person driving a luxury car who hit and left a pedestrian critically hurt in Bucktown Saturday night.
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The bodies of three missing surfers were found with gunshot wounds.
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The university issued an alert urging students to avoid the area and to remain inside their buildings.
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Monday's highs reach 70 degrees with mostly sunny skies.
Student organizers posted on social media that everyone who was arrested has since been released from custody.
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Anthony Robinson's attorney said his previous defense lawyer failed to present evidence that showed it was physically impossible for him to be the shooter.
The village board is working on a resolution to hire Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor before her lone term as Chicago's mayor, to investigate claims Henyard has been misusing public funds.
DCFS Director Heidi Mueller was asked Thursday why some kids in the system are being held in psychiatric hospitals longer than medically necessary.
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Chicago posted two straight wins against Milwaukee after losing 3-1 on Friday.
The Bears said Avellini died after a battle with cancer.
Tanner Banks came on after a three-hour rain delay to strike out pinch-hitter Iván Herrera in the bottom of the 10th inning.
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