March 14

Record-breaking Snowfall Tuesday Is Largest Of Winter Season

... 18 more hours. Was there any extra effort required to re-equip snow plows following the city's warmest February on record. No way, Stepniak said. "We always keep them on as long as possible," Stepniak said. "This isn't the first time this has happened in March.". Far from it, weather service data shows. Since 2000, there have been eight days in March when it snowed five inches or more in March. Most recently, it happened March 12, 2014, during the second of two blizzards that season. There was 13.8 inches of snow that day. Traffic hazards. This morning, the state enacted a travel ban for tractor-trailers on the I-90, I-190, I-81, I-84, I-86/Route 17 and I-88. A complete travel ban was enacted this afternoon on I-84. The weather visible out windows in Buffalo might not seem like it warrants a travel ban for ...

Celebrate Pi Day, March 14, With $3.14 Pizzas And Other Specials

... locations: 611 O'Keefe Ave. and 5001 Freret St. The offer is not good for app or online orders. Blaze's Pi Day event "will also include special "behind-the-scenes" coverage on Facebook Live and Snapchat, with guests tuning in to watch the celebration live and for the opportunity to win free pizza. A special Snapchat filter will also let guests share the Pi Day love with their followers that day,' the company said in a press release. Hungry Howie's is also offering $3.14 medium one-topping pizza on March 14 with the purchase of any Howie Bread at regular price. It's located at 7838 Earhart Blvd., New Orleans. Order online here  and enter code 314 DAY. Whole Foods also has specials for Pi Day. "There are two delicious ways to get your pi on with Whole Foods Market  - save $3.14 off of any large pie from the bakery or any large take & bake pizza pie,' the company says in a press release. The store has locations in New Orleans, Metairie and Mandeville; see locations here. House of Blues New Orleans is serving shots of ...

Snow Totals For March 14, 2017

... since Sunday morning, Buffalo Grove has seen 13 inches of snow. Here are the snow totals reported to the National Weather Service for snow that fell between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday. Northern Illinois Snow Location (County): fall(inches) Buffalo Grove 2 N (Lake).9.0 Mundelein 2 WNW (Lake).8.9 Waukegan 2 N (Lake).8.8 Gurnee 2 W (Lake).7.5 Riverwoods (Lake).6.0 Elk Grove Village 1 ESE (Cook).5.6 Mundelein (Lake).5.6 Elk Grove Village 2 WSW (Cook).5.5 Lincolnwood 2 E (Cook).5.2 Rogers Park 2 SW (Cook).5.0 Downers Grove 0.4 NNE (Du Page).5.0 Schaumburg 2 E (Cook).4.9 Park Ridge 1 WNW (Cook).4.9 Ohare (Cook).4.9 Lake Zurich (Lake).4.5 Elmhurst 1 ESE (Du Page).4.4 Midway Coop (Cook).4.4 Highwood 1 S (Lake).4.3 Willow Springs (Cook).4.0 Mokena 1 W (Will).3.8 Chicago Ridge (Cook).3.5 Worth (Cook).3.5 New Lenox 3 E (Will).3.5 La Grange Park 1 SSW (Cook).3.3 Lisle Morton Arb (Du Page).3.2 Romeoville (Will).2.9 Westmont (Du Page).2.8 Homewood (Cook).2.5 Countryside 1 ENE (Cook).2.5 Lake Villa 1 SSW (Lake).2.0 New Lenox 2 SE (Will).2.0 Lockport 1 SE (Will).2.0 Joliet Lock/dam (Will).2.0 Streator ...

The Trump Presidency On March 14 At 9:25 P.m. Et

... official who reviewed a draft of the order. Trump plans to nominate J. Christopher Giancarlo to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the regulator tasked with policing the massive over-the-counter derivatives market, the White House says. Trump will nominate Goldman Sachs Group Managing Director James Donovan as deputy secretary of the Treasury, the White House says. The White House says that Trump does not agree with a controversial tweet on immigration and birth rates by Republican Representative Steve King. AIRLINE INDUSTRY. Airline industry group IATA is concerned about protectionist rhetoric from the United States and other governments but sees the Trump administration's plans to invest in infrastructure as positive for the industry. G 20. A senior Canadian Finance Ministry ...

10 Things You Need To Know Today

... lawmakers agreed "to get on with the job of leaving the EU and negotiating a positive new partnership with its remaining member states. We are now on the threshold of the most important negotiation for our country in a generation." The unelected House of Lords had passed two amendments calling for guarantees that EU residents in the U. K. could remain, and giving Parliament the right to approve the final Brexit deal. The elected House of Commons overturned the amendments, clearing the government to proceed. May says she wants to start the process by March 31. Flights, school canceled as winter storm hits Northeast. Airlines canceled thousands of flights on Monday as the Northeast braced for a fast-moving winter storm expected to hit parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut with up to two feet of snow by early Wednesday. The storm, Stella, began hitting the East Coast from Washington, D. C., to New York ...

Winners, Grades, Reaction And Highlights From March 14

... commercial. Medics checked on Mc Mahon after the break, attempting to clean his wounds despite resistance from the Smack Down Live commissioner. Moments later, cameras caught Styles preparing to leave the ring when he was confronted by Daniel Bryan, who admitted he had lost all respect for the former WWE champion. "What are you gonna do, fire me?" a defiant Styles asked. "You're damn right I'm gonna fire you," Bryan retorted before ordering security to escort Styles out of the arena. Mojo Rawley vs. Dolph Ziggler. 7 of 9. A week after a verbal confrontation between Mojo Rawley and Dolph Ziggler that saw the former announce his entry into the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, the two Superstars battled Tuesday night. Rawley used his power to toss Ziggler around early while commentators Tom Phillips and John Bradshaw Layfield hyped the upcoming battle royal. The Showoff was thrown to the arena floor three straight times. On the third, he walked out, sacrificing a ...

Today In Trump

... The House intelligence committee said it would give the Justice Department until March 20 to comply with the evidence request. That’s the date of the committee’s first open hearing on the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election and  possible contacts between Trump associates and Russia. Donald Trump tax returns - portion of 2005 1040 released. In 2005, Donald Trump paid $38 million - or about 25.3 percent - in taxes on income of over $150 million, the White House said in a statement Tuesday night. In 2005, the tax rate for top earners was 35 percent. Currently, the top rate is 39.6 percent. In addition, the White House said that Mr. Trump paid “tens of millions of dollars in other taxes such as sales and excise taxes and employment taxes.”. 5 unusual things about the Trump presidency. Detractors and supporters alike ...

Today In Trumpworld

... by POLITICO on Monday. The executive branch analysis forecast that 26 million people would lose coverage over the next decade, versus the 24 million CBO estimates. The White House has made efforts to discredit the forecasts from the nonpartisan CBO,” writes POLITICO’s Paul Demko. WHITE HOUSE REACTION TO CBO: “Unbelievable, wrong and ‘virtually impossible.’ That was how President Donald Trump’s administration responded Monday to the Congressional Budget Office’s politically damaging score of House Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace Obamacare,” writes POLITICO’s Nolan D. Mc Caskill. Note: That firm rejection of the CBO report is hard to square with the White House’s own internal assessment, which sees larger losses. THE FALLOUT ON THE HILL: From POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney, Burgess Everett and Rachael Bade: “House Republican leaders plunged into damage control mode Monday after a brutal budgetary assessment of their Obamacare replacement threatened to upend Senate GOP support and armed their ...

Tuesday, March 14

... $75 million at a valuation north of $1 billion, plans to trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol OKTA. Read more at Fortune. • The Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV) agreed to acquire Simply Business , a London-based insurance and financial services company, from Aquiline Capital Partners for an enterprise value of about $490 million. • Harvest Partners agreed to acquire an equity stake in Material Handling Services , a Holland, Ohio fleet management compay, from CI Capital Partners. Terms weren’t disclosed. • Alvarez & Marsal Capital agreed to sell Centerra Group , a Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. provider of security and fire support services, to Constellis, a Reston, Va. cyber security company backed by Apollo (NYSE: APO). Terms weren’t disclosed. • HMS Holdings agreed to buy Eliza Corporation , a Danvers, Mass. health engagement management company, from Parthenon Capital for $170 million. • Genpact acquired Rage Frameworks , a Dedham, Ma.  provider of AI for enterprise businesses. Rage Frameworks raised $15 million in venture funding from Kayne Partners. FIRMS + FUNDS. • Rokk 3 r Labs , a Miami-based platform for entrepreneurs, is seeking to raise $150 million for Rokk ...

On This Day

... Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. 1975: Actress and singer Susan Hayward, a five-time Academy Award nominee for Best Actress, dies of brain cancer at age 57 in Hollywood, California. Hayward received her first Best Actress nomination for her performance in 1947's "Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman." She received subsequent nominations for her roles in "My Foolish Heart," "With a Song in My Heart" and "I'll Cry Tomorrow" before finally winning for portrayal of death row inmate Barbara Graham in 1958's "I Want to Live!". Frazer Harrison/Getty Images. 1974: Actress Grace Park, best known for her roles in the TV series remakes "Battlestar Galactica" and "Hawaii Five-0," is born in Los Angeles, California. Wknight 94/Wikimedia Commons. 1967: The body of President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place and memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. Kennedy had originally been buried in a smaller plot at the cemetery on Nov. 25, 1963, and his grave was visited by an estimated 16 million people in the first three years after his death. The grave is marked with the ...

March 14, 2017

... northern coast, an area known to be used by weapons smugglers and the al-Qaeda-linked extremist group al-Shabab. An official based in the Middle East with knowledge of the reported incident said no ransom demand had been made. Piracy off Somalia’s coast was once a serious threat to the global shipping industry. It has lessened in recent years after an international effort to patrol near the country. — Associated Press. Eastern forces say they have retaken oil ports. East Libyan forces said they had regained control Tuesday of the major oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Sidra from a rival faction that seized them this month. A military spokesman said the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) had taken back the ports and was pursuing fighters from the Benghazi Defense Brigades (BDB) toward the town of Bin Jawwad, about 20 miles west of Sidra. The claim could not be independently verified. The BDB’s advance on Sidra and Ras Lanuf on March 3 set off a fresh round of fighting for control of the ports in Libya’s oil crescent, a strip of coast southwest of ...

Today In History

... the Exo Mars probe on a joint mission to explore the atmosphere of Mars and hunt for signs of life on the red planet. An Amtrak train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago derailed west of Dodge City, Kansas, injuring 28 of the 144 people on board. Hanson arrives for the MTV: Music Television's 20 th anniversary celebration Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001, in New York. From left are Taylor, Isaac and Zachary Hanson. (Photo: Associated Press file photo). Today’s Birthdays: Singer Phil Phillips (Song: “Sea of Love”) is 91. Former astronaut Frank Borman is 89. Actor Michael Caine is 84. Composer-conductor Quincy Jones is 84. Actor Raymond J. Barry is 78. Movie director Wolfgang Petersen is 76. Country singer Michael Martin Murphey is 72. Rock musician Walt Parazaider (Chicago) is 72. Actor Steve Kanaly is 71. Comedian Billy Crystal is 69. ...