Columns
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Sound check: Josh Caterer Trio kicks off the weekend at The VenueMar 23, 2023 6:00 am - Rachael Sage at Uncommon Ground Six-time Independent Music Award winner and NYC-based alt-pop singer-songwriter Rachael Sage brings songs from her recent album "Cha...
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Neighbors in the news: Maine South principal named as a Golden Apple finalistMar 23, 2023 6:00 am - • Maine South High School Principal Ben Collins was named a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Leadership finalist. Collins has been the principal at Maine South sinc...
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'Wick' a slick pic: Over-stuffed action sequel a success of excessMar 23, 2023 6:00 am - “John Wick: Chapter 4” - ★ ★ ★ What we get in the fourth John Wick action thriller resembles an elaborate microcosm of the entire James Bond film franchise neatly captur...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: Candidates who care are encouraging, commonMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - This column has been updated to correct the bill number of legislation that would require political candidates to provide an email address with their filing document...
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Softball: Several area teams ready for a road tripMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - To travel or not to travel on spring break. It's a question all high school softball teams face this time of year. And while some teams travel to play in warmer climates...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Twenty years after the U.S. invasion of IraqMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - It's been two decades since, on March 19, 2003, United States forces invaded Iraq. President George W. Bush ordered the invasion to neutralize what he said was the threa...
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Barbara Gaines' swan song at Chicago Shakes a glorious, uproarious tribute to theaterMar 22, 2023 4:00 pm - “The Comedy of Errors” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Always leave them laughing, goes the old saying. Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Barbara Gaines took that adage to heart. For her final pr...
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Enjoy a veggie-focused meal that tastes like springMar 22, 2023 6:00 am - As we head into spring, light and delicious foods are begging to be made. The air is fresh, the snow is melting, and there's no better time to dip into a fresh batch of ...
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Provolone, roasted eggplant the perfect updates to classic eggplant parm recipeMar 22, 2023 6:00 am - Growing up, my mom never made anything with eggplant, ever. That means that I did not really cook an eggplant until I was in my mid-20s, after my brother Tom, the chef, ...
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Defendant in Schaumburg killing testifies that he feared victimMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - "I feared Quentin Tillison." Oliver Rhone made that statement Wednesday as he testified during his trial on first-degree murder charges stemming from Tillison's 2017 ki...