Columns
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When the power of words obscures the search for factsOct 01, 2020 11:00 pm - Is state Rep. Amy Grant a homophobic racist unfit for office? Or is she someone who was set up in a deceitful phone call and then compounded her problems with careless l...
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Lovably quirky father-daughter dynamic drives comedy 'On the Rocks'Oct 01, 2020 6:00 am - “On the Rocks” - ★ ★ ★ “Don't you act normal around any woman?” an exasperated Laura asks her scoundrel senior citizen father, Felix. No, he doesn't. He can't. Fel...
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'Curse of Audrey Earnshaw' drenches coming-of-rage horror tale in dreadOct 01, 2020 6:00 am - “The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw” - ★ ★ ★ Atmospheric horror tales such as Thomas Robert Lee's “The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw” give us the willies by pushing us into a...
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Constable: Fraternities still viable during pandemic, changing timesOct 01, 2020 5:00 am - I still remember the day I came out to the woman who would become my wife. "You?" she stammered in disbelief. "You were in a fraternity?" As a proud "GDI" (Independent) ...
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Feder: The Record debuts as news site for North Shore communitiesOct 01, 2020 1:00 am - Today marks the launch of The Record North Shore, the nonprofit local news site founded by three former editors of 22nd Century Media, Robert Feder writes. Joe Coughlin...
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From quick shortcuts to slow cookers, how we're eating nowSep 30, 2020 6:00 am - In normal times, food trends often started in restaurants, with top chefs. Maybe they got written up in food magazines or blogs. After some time, you could find the tren...
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Sound check: Each Day at WC Social Club, Born of Osiris drive-in showSep 30, 2020 6:00 am - Each Day at WC Social Club Southwest suburban indie-folk band Each Day strikes a beautiful balance between impressive vocals and lush instrumentation in the impres...
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Try this Thai duo - squash fritters and cucumber salad - with the kids' helpSep 30, 2020 6:00 am - I love introducing kids to different cuisines. Exploring other food cultures can spark wonder and help kids become more adventurous eaters. These Thai-style dishes are a...
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Jim O'Donnell: Touché of grades is in for Sox, Cubs broadcastersSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - THE SOX ARE ALREADY teetering on the brink and the Cubs stumbled out of the gate. But in a week when much of America wishes it was one, two interruptions and you're out,...
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Feder: WGN Radio delays Landecker show for White Sox runSep 30, 2020 1:00 am - The advance of the Chicago White Sox to postseason play has delayed the debut of John Records Landecker as evening host on Nexstar Media Group news/talk WGN 720-AM, Robe...