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Movie theaters return, and cinema superheroes won't be the only ones with masksJun 26, 2020 5:00 am - Successfully rebooting local movie theaters sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic will depend on two make-or-break factors. First, earning the public's confidence that m...
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It's finally go time: NWSL, Red Stars to start 2020 season todayJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - My bad. I mentioned last week that the WNBA, with plans to tip-off in late July, could be the first team sports league to get going in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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Bears players see the plusses in virtual offseasonJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - It's been a couple weeks since I asked Bears head coach Matt Nagy a few times what he thought the real benefits of the virtual offseason could be, and at what point he t...
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Give individuals and small businesses a government-backed line of creditJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - The economy is reopening. Consumer spending increased by almost 18% last month, sending the stock market soaring. That's the good news. The bad news is that with no COVI...
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O'Donnell: Georgeff never called any rocketing doctors over ArlingtonJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - NO FIREWORKS AT ARLINGTON PARK next weekend reminds of a great holiday-themed local TV racing tale: Gerry Gallitano was a fair-to-middlin' jockey on the Chicago-Florida ...
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Feder: Colleagues to honor Pam Zekman with virtual tributesJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - Pam Zekman, the legendary investigative reporter who lost her job last month after 39 years at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, will be honored by her colleagues with virtual t...
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Abortion and the catholic voterJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - Can a Catholic vote for a pro-choice candidate for political office? Yes, in my view, in given circumstances. I consider myself pro-life. While it is not clear to me jus...
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Rozner: White Sox, Cubs could benefit from shortened season's sprintJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - The marathon that is the championship season is the perfect baseball test. Over 162 games, no team will escape injury and poor performance. No team will avoid losing str...
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Movie review: Jon Stewart's strained political satire not quite 'Irresistible'Jun 25, 2020 6:00 am - Director/writer Jon Stewart's second feature film "Irresistible" turns out to be a surprising bit of investigative reporting camouflaged as an irreverent, curiously edge...
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Constable: Mabley the advocate, and mayor, of GlenviewJun 25, 2020 5:20 am - His Chicago newspaper peers often ended their work day at the Billy Goat Tavern with a beer, or two, or eight. But columnist Jack Mabley hustled to make it back to his h...