Chicago, Aug. 30 : Former presidential candidate John Edwards has reportedly not shied away from public speaking engagements, and according to his agent, his fee has gone up.
Edwards is due to speak at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on October 14.
Tickets are free, but the student group is paying him 65,000 dollars.
Kaler said the student group gave Edwards the opportunity to back out of the speech in light of his admission to having an extra-marital affair.
Terkel, popularly known as Studs Terkel, who won the Pulitzer prize for his oral history 'The Good War' in which he chronicled World War II, died aged 96 at his Chicago home. He was also famous for his narratives of US history through personal stories from a cross-section of society, in books like 'Working' and ' Division Street : America' . According to his son, Terkel led an eventful, tempestuously satisfying life, entertaining listeners for four decades on his Chicago based radio show. 
Chicago, Oct 27 : Preity Zinta won the Silver Hugo Award for best actress at the 44th edition of Chicago International Film Festival for her performance in Deepa Mehta''s film, Heaven on Earth.
Chicago, Oct 26 : While Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has given no indication that she is considering a career outside politics, Hollywood bigwigs are convening strategy sessions of their own.
Chicago - European Airbus is facing the loss of a 2.2- billion-dollar contract with United Airlines amidst plunging airline revenues, the airline said Thursday.
