Lifestyle Stories from December 17, 2020 (Change date)
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Chadwick Boseman brilliant in final film 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'Dec 17, 2020 7:00 am - “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom” — ★ ★ ★ ★ Chadwick Boseman surges onto the screen as fast-talking trumpeter Levee in “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom” like a man on an electrif...
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Forceful lyrics on domestic violence strike chord in ChinaDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Quarrel, rape, adultery. Tricky, greedy, sycophantic. Chinese singer Tan Weiwei chants each word methodically in a two-line string of vulgarities a...
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Live from Italy, Hershey Felder tells stories, helps othersDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Just the other day, pianist and actor Hershey Felder found himself in the apartment in Italy once owned by the 19th century Russian composer Tchaikovsky....
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'It's a beautiful thing': How a Palatine teen helped stock suburban pantriesDec 17, 2020 5:00 am - When 16-year-old Eva Konsur read a news article this summer about a milelong line of cars at a food pantry in Texas, she decided to take action. "I thought it would be a...
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T-shirts honor former Wheeling teacher, coachDec 17, 2020 5:00 am - A second fundraiser has been established for a proposed memorial that would honor a retired Wheeling teacher and coach. Burt Perlow taught physical education and coached...
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Widescreen: Another holiday tradition taken away by 2020Dec 17, 2020 5:00 am - Ten years ago this weekend, I spent Friday morning seeing "TRON: Legacy" twice - once just after midnight, once just before noon - both times sitting in the front row of...
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Gerard Butler rides to the rescue in disaster film 'Greenland'Dec 17, 2020 5:00 am - “Greenland” — ★ ★ At first, I thought someone had played a practical joke on me. I had just started watching a digital press screener for Gerard Butler's new thrill...
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Todd Kessler's new single, video a dose of hope in trying timesDec 17, 2020 5:00 am - With a song originally written a year and a half ago, Deerfield singer-songwriter Todd Kessler seemingly presciently addresses the challenges of today in his uplifting n...
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Live Christmas tree sales booming as homeowners look for holiday cheerDec 17, 2020 4:30 am - Not many industries seem positioned to rank 2020 among their best years ever, but early indications are that it could be in contention for sellers of live Christmas tree...
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Believe Project: $100 to help woman with breast cancerDec 17, 2020 4:30 am - Today's recipient of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Leticia Felman of Mount Prospect. Felman wants to help a woman with stage 4 breast cancer. Here is an exc...