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Movie reviews for 'Joe Six-Pack': New podcast serves as oral history of 'Siskel & Ebert'Jul 29, 2021 6:00 am - "Chicago is unbelievably proud of itself. Anyone from Chicago will tell you the best things come from Chicago." So says Erik Rydholm on this week's episode of "Gene & Ro...
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Who's at fault? A 2-bedroom house sold as a 3-bedroom house - what can buyer do?Jul 29, 2021 6:00 am - Q: We just bought a three-bedroom home. A month later, we learned that one of the bedrooms was a garage that was converted without a permit. No one disclosed this during...
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If you're a Frank Sinatra fan, Metropolis' 'My Way' is the summer show for youJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - “My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra” - ★ ★ ★ On a recent steamy, midsummer Saturday, the evening performance of Metropolis Performance Arts Centre's Frank Sinatr...
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'Stillwater' ripples with realism in its story of a flawed father seeking redemptionJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - “Stillwater” - ★ ★ ★ It will be fascinating to see how the public responds to Matt Damon's new movie “Stillwater,” a daring drama that runs directly counter to most popu...
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Disney's 'Jungle Cruise' takes viewers on predictable, pun-filled adventureJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - “Jungle Cruise” - ★ ★ If the absurd, supernatural action-thriller comedy “Jungle Cruise” doesn't qualify as a disastrous waste of acting talents, it certainly unde...
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NFL camps open with celebration of 'a return to normal'Jul 29, 2021 1:00 am - NFL training camps are open and, most notably, team facilities are open. Players, coaches, front office folks and media were all in the same rooms Tuesday. As people ren...
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Speech suppression is habit-formingJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - Speech suppression is a habit that the Biden administration and its liberal supporters can't seem to break. Many staffers may have picked up the habit in their student y...
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The search for truth on Jan. 6 brings tearsJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - I don't need a hearing to tell me what happened on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, which was stormed by an armed mob. But the nation needs a reckoning on that deadly day. It...
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Trade chatter can't take away how Bryant feels about playing for CubsJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - The Cubs' core will be known forever as the streak busters, finally satisfying generations of Cubs fans wondering if they'd ever celebrate a World Series title in their ...
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Sound check: Lolla is back in person this weekendJul 28, 2021 6:00 am - Lollapalooza weekend Lollapalooza, one of Chicago's biggest annual summer music festivals, invades Grant Park this weekend, bringing a mix of pop, rock, electronic ...