Columns
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Feder: Layoffs at iHeartMedia drive out ace traffic reporter Bart ShoreJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - For 25 years he's been the most familiar and authoritative voice of traffic on Chicago radio. But after delivering his last report Wednesday morning on iHeartMedia hip-h...
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Former Aurora chief Ziman to help DOJ investigate police response to Uvalde shootingJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Justice is turning to a former suburban top cop to help it examine how police responded to the May 24 mass shooting that left 19 children and two ...
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Failed legal system is crippling Illinois businessJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - As a small-business owner for nearly 30 years, I can report the outlook for small businesses in Illinois has never looked worse. I started my career working my way throu...
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Spotlight: Chicago premiere of 'Life After' debuts at GoodmanJun 08, 2022 11:00 pm - All-star revival An ensemble made up of Chicago theater all-stars and an all-female creative team partner for Drury Lane Theatre's revival of "Steel Magnolias," Robert ...
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Your mission (from God): See 'Blues Brothers' on Pickwick's big screenJun 08, 2022 11:00 pm - If you've only seen “The Blues Brothers” on TV, DVD, VHS or (gulp) Betamax, you'll have two chances next week to finally see it on the big screen in one of the suburbs' ...
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Thrill-a-minute 'Jurassic World: Dominion' also believes in the basic goodness of the common personJun 08, 2022 2:00 pm - “Jurassic World: Dominion” - ★ ★ ★ This thrill-a-minute, PG-13-rated, summer popcorn action/horror picture had me at “Wait ... you made a promise to a dinosaur?” Profes...
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Summer can be prime for that Instant Pot, so don't store it awayJun 08, 2022 6:00 am - Like most of us, I have several items that get put away in the summer - coats, sweaters, winter wreaths, ice scrapers and, for some reason, my Instant Pot. I'm not sure ...
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We're putting boxed cauliflower pizza crusts to the testJun 08, 2022 6:00 am - Nearly 60 years ago, I made my first pizza. A boxed dinner roll mix worked for the crust; adding oregano to canned tomato sauce made my pizza sauce. I had to grate the c...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: When will magical economic thinking from Biden and Co. end?Jun 08, 2022 1:00 am - President Joe Biden wants you to know he is serious about taming inflation and that he has a plan to do so. Unfortunately, his plan reveals that his administration is ei...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Free speech on the internet?Jun 08, 2022 1:00 am - An unusual split on the Supreme Court last week put at least a temporary halt to enforcement of a conservative-backed state law prohibiting Big Tech from removing posts ...