Columns
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How mourning doves are able to increase their numbers into the millionsFeb 23, 2023 5:00 am - The longer I watch mourning doves, the more I wonder. How do these birds that appear to be so dimwitted persist in such great numbers? There are hundreds of millions of ...
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Widescreen: 'Mandalorian' returns, with a free preview; Chris Evans coming to Chicago's C2E2Feb 23, 2023 5:00 am - Pedro Pascal's omnipresence continues on Wednesday, March 1, when the “The Mandalorian” returns to Disney+ for its third season of “Star Wars” adventures. Something that...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: When your audience wants you to lieFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders What happens when a news network believes that its viewers want anchors and reporters to lie rather than report the truth? The answer can be gleane...
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Happy homecoming: Actress and Lake Zurich native Laura Coover is right where she belongs - on stageFeb 22, 2023 10:00 pm - One of Laura Coover's fondest, most enduring childhood memories was attending a production of “A Christmas Carol” with her parents when she was 4 years old. After the p...
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Welcome chicken shawarma to your healthy-eating planFeb 22, 2023 5:00 am - This column was first published on Feb. 21, 2018. More than 30 years ago, when I worked and lived on Chicago's near North Side, I was fortunate to be near not one but tw...
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Lighter fare, especially meatless dishes, are on my mindFeb 22, 2023 5:00 am - With our temperatures rising a bit, I am thinking of lighter food fare before my barbecue season begins. Let's make some meatless recipes! It is so easy if you've never ...
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Sound check: Anthems of Muse at United Center; Knuckle Puck, Real Friends at Nellie'sFeb 22, 2023 5:00 am - A-Muse-ing Grammy-winning electro-centric rock group Muse takes over the United Center Saturday with its anthemic and electrifying songs as it makes a stop on its “Will ...
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Group tickets on sale now for return of 'Hamilton' to Chicago in SeptemberFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Three years after Chicago's production of "Hamilton" closed in the wake of a wildly successful run, Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster musical is set to return this fall. ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Mayor Billy McKinney is back bringing grace and smarts to Northwestern basketballFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - WHATEVER THE REALITIES, the Sheridan Road shufflers at Northwestern University relish the thought that they have a special sort of class. With Billy McKinney back in the...
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So you want to open a restaurant. Here's what you should know firstFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - From the outside, owning a restaurant looks like fun. We see the owner greeting guests, hugging their best customers as they come in the door, walking around the dining...