Day Five Of NFL's Mediated Labor Talks Wrapped Up
Progress continues to be made as the NFL and NFL Players Association sat a mediation table for the fifth consecutive day.
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Progress continues to be made as the NFL and NFL Players Association sat a mediation table for the fifth consecutive day.
A cancellation of all, or part, of the 2011 NFL season would be devastating for fans.
It took some time and information before the report started to make any sense.
On Friday, the NFL and the NFL Players' Union will attempt to solves their differences and find middle ground regarding the labor negotiations that are threatening a lockout of the 2011 season.
The fans want there to be football in 2011, and so do the current players. It's the owners who are threatening to keep the season from happening. And now some of the game's greats are voicing their opinions.
Labor talks between the NFL owners and players unions representatives should intensify as we near the March 4 expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement. But a deal might not get done under the current negotiating environment.
Thursday's NFL negotiation meeting was canceled and with just three weeks left on the deadline, things aren't looking good. The main concern appears to be about the division of revenue and neither the players or owners can agree how to split it.
Tuesday, the fans that didn't get a seat but bought a ticket were offered compensation for the mishap. Now, those who were stuck with one of the temporary seats is getting a similar deal.
With all games of the 2010 NFL season over, the league executives can now turn their focus to ensuring that there are games to be played in the 2011 season.
When Cowboys owner Jerry Jones built Cowboys Stadium he did it with the intent of setting the record for largest attendance at a Super Bowl.
Some surprising, some right about where we set the line.
Over the weekend, the NFL held more bargain talks to come to a deal before March. NFL Commissioner Goodell claims things are beginning to look positive.
The day before the Super Bowl, the NFL owners and NFL Players Union will have their representatives sit down for their first formal negotiations since November.
This week, the majority of the talk about the NFL has been revolving around the weather in Dallas and the Super Bowl matchup. But there's also been conversations about the negotiation for a new NFL labor agreement.
This is a big week for the NFL. It's Super Bowl week and all eyes will be on Dallas and the two teams preparing to battle for the Lombardi Trophy. But there's going to be another battle going on in Dallas.
Roger Goodell must be getting serious about working out a new collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Union. After all he's passing up a trip to Hawaii to continue negotiations.
As the calender nears March, the NFL inches closer and closer to a lockout of the 2011 season. And if that happens, commissioner Roger Goodell will be taking a significant pay cut.
Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL owners he represents must be loving the Jay Cutler saga.
A "snake oil" salesman is a person who exaggerates the benefits of their product-- when in fact-- it has not been proven to have any types of qualities or benefits for it's user.
With each day, the NFL and the NFL Players Union move closer to a lockout of the 2011 NFL season. And pressure has started to mount for both sides to work out their differences.
For fans of the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets, all their focus is on this week's conference championship games. But for the rest of the league, the impending lockout is their main concern.
OK, pencils up. It's Pop Quiz time. Question: What's more compelling, the NFL regular season or the NFL postseason?
Every next story about TV ratings for the NFL is full of so many new records and superlatives that it's hard to keep track of which network is doing boffo numbers with which games.
It seems everyday brings a new outlook for the 2011 NFL season. Yesterday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he was hopeful a new deal could be reached. Today, comes a less optimistic outlook.
The NFL is trying to increase the amount of games in the regular season, as well protect the players' safety and avoid a lockout of next season.
A police officer has been placed on administrative leave in the south Chicago suburb of Dolton after an incident at a home over the weekend.
Chicagoans will soon elect the Chicago Board of Education president for the first time ever, and among the four candidates running is incumbent board member and former Chicago Public Schools principal Jessica Biggs.
Benjamin Satterley, an English-born wrestler known for high-flying moves that delighted fans worldwide, was known as "Pac."
Police said no one was seriously injured after a crash involving a Chicago Transit Authority bus on the Magnificent Mile.
The man charged in the shooting of a 1-year-old girl inside an apartment on Chicago's Southwest Side was due in court on Monday.
Sheri Mecklenburg resigned from the Department of Justice this week, penning a scathing letter in which she said U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros "personally directed" the Broadview 6 prosecution that she says ended her career.
The Chicago City Council deferred a full vote on the sale of the city's parking meters from one private company to another to their next full council meeting as they face an end-of-month deadline.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens.
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is demanding the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration reject President Trump's call to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex."
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Sixteen of the state's cases this year trace to an outbreak among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination history. Health officials say the overall risk is very low but want residents to confirm they're protected.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Survivor, Koko Taylor, The Plain White T's and REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin were among those honored Sunday night at the Harris Theater. The ceremony is the hall's largest fundraiser.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
A police officer has been placed on administrative leave in the south Chicago suburb of Dolton after an incident at a home over the weekend.
Fighter jets intercepted multiple planes that violated flight restrictions the Federal Aviation Administration put in place due to the president's visit on Sunday. Lauren Victory reports.
Chicagoans will soon elect the Chicago Board of Education president for the first time ever, and among the four candidates running is incumbent board member and former Chicago Public Schools principal Jessica Biggs. She joins Dana Kozlov to outline her platform and address controversies.
Things happen that we can’t control all the time, and if we stew on the resulting negative emotions, it can be harmful. Dr. Jason Washburn, chief of psychology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, talks with Marie Saavedra about radical acceptance.
Police said no one was injured after a crash involving a Chicago Transit Authority bus on the Magnificent Mile.
There was a scramble in the skies Sunday tied to President Trump's visit to the Chicago area.
A woman is dead after a wrong-way driver caused a three-car crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's South Side late Sunday night.
The man charged in the shooting of a 1-year-old girl inside an apartment on Chicago's Southwest Side was due in court on Monday.
Benjamin Satterley, an English-born wrestler known for high-flying moves that delighted fans worldwide, was known as "Pac."
A police officer has been placed on administrative leave in the south Chicago suburb of Dolton after an incident at a home over the weekend.
In 2024, an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog that was being held by its owner. COPA and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer should be fired. But more than two years later, that hasn't happened.
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
A Chicago nonprofit is suing its former president, accusing him of illegally diverting millions of dollars in charitable funds and jeopardizing the charity's future in fighting homelessness.
Benjamin Satterley, an English-born wrestler known for high-flying moves that delighted fans worldwide, was known as "Pac."
The Chicago Cubs beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 on Sunday in a regular-season finale that was relocated to Tropicana Field.
President Trump's presence in the Chicagoland area brought crowds of supporters and protesters.
The White Sox open their best-of-three AL Wild Card series at either Houston or Texas on Tuesday.
Williams suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of the Bears' home opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
The man charged in the shooting of a 1-year-old girl inside an apartment on Chicago's Southwest Side was due in court on Monday.
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
Three men were wounded in a shooting on Thursday night outside a liquor store in the South Chicago neighborhood.
A sixth-grade teacher and basketball coach at a school in Island Lake, Illinois, was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
Boise police have identified a man known as the "Unknown Wanderer" who was found dead in a church in 1982, and revealed a possible link to the Chicago Tylenol murders.
