Federal authorities have extradited a onetime Orland Park tobacco shop owner from Germany who is under investigation for allegedly funneling money to a Lebanese organization that the United States has designated as “hostile,” the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
Carlos Silva stayed away from major trouble and Marlon Byrd hit an RBI double as the Cubs stopped a four-game losing streak by beating the Florida Marlins 4-3 Wednesday.
Denard Span and the Minnesota Twins picked up Carl Pavano this time, pecking away at John Danks before the go-ahead RBI single by Span in the fourth inning of a 3-2 victory over the White Sox on Wednesday.
President Obama's new health care law could potentially add at least $115 billion more to government health care spending over the next 10 years, congressional budget referees said Tuesday.