Columns
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Widescreen: 4 awesome things and 1 big letdown at the E3 video game conferenceJun 13, 2019 6:00 am - The annual showcase of upcoming video games known as the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, returned this week to Los Angeles, and once again major game publishers li...
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Maya Erskine, Jack Quaid deliver smart, winning rom-com with 'Plus One'Jun 13, 2019 6:00 am - “Plus One” - ★ ★ ★ It takes 47 minutes for 30-something best friends Alice (Maya Erskine) and Ben (Jack Quaid) to realize they like each so much, they do the dance...
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Outdated conventions mar inventive comic twist on 'Shaft'Jun 13, 2019 6:00 am - "Shaft" - ★ ★ ½ Tim Story's "Shaft" promises to be an inventive comic twist on the iconic private detective, but the movie's arresting premise turns out to be far bette...
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Constable: Flag Day has rules, which we have the freedom to ignoreJun 13, 2019 5:32 am - You might not have spectacular plans for Friday's Flag Day, but it is not a holiday to be ignored in our neck of the woods. One of the first proponents of Flag Day was ...
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Feder: Chuck Schaden still bringing luster to Golden Age of RadioJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - On a lazy Sunday afternoon when he should be at home relaxing, Chuck Schaden is working the room at the Morton Grove Civic Center with the energy and enthusiasm of a man...
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O'Donnell: Vegas Stats and Info aiming to cash in on Chicago TVJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - What happens in Vegas continues to further impact that growing media intersection of Sports and Gaming. And with segments of Illinois business and leisure anxiously awai...
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Visual shortcuts, the 'angry mob' and the power of editorial cartoonsJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - A picture, we all know, is worth a thousand words. But which thousand is often up to the individual viewer. This can be especially true when it comes to editorial cartoo...
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Increasing government brings increased conflictJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - By Walter E. Williams See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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Being an 'older' parent comes with own ups and downsJun 12, 2019 11:00 pm - In honor of my youngest son's 30th birthday ... It was about 3:47 a.m. I had a dirty diaper in my left hand, some A & D Ointment in my right, and a grinning 6-month-old ...
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Kiss the Sky owner opens The Venue performance spot in AuroraJun 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Steve Warrenfeltz admits "people are kind of confused" about what is going on in regards to his latest music venture. Or should we say venue? After all, it is called The...