Columns
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Lincicome: Next Bears coach needs to have the right answersDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - About as deep into the Matt Nagy Torture Era as the Bears need to go, it is obvious that a new coach is not only inevitable but mandatory. At the urging of everyone fro...
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Feder: Looking back on the year in Chicago mediaDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - A remark by Mark Giangreco at the end of a sports segment on WLS-Channel 7 (“Cheryl can play the ditzy, combative interior decorator,” were his precise words) sounded di...
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'Dishwasher Dreams' at Writers Theatre chronicles one family's pursuit of the American dreamDec 23, 2021 9:00 am - “Dishwasher Dreams” - ★ ★ ½ A celebration is underway at Writers Theatre that has nothing to do with the season. Rooted in perseverance and the pursuit of the American d...
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Holiday counterprogramming as you hunker down for ChristmasDec 23, 2021 5:00 am - If you're stuck at home (again) for the holiday and not particularly feeling the Christmas spirit, here are some counterprogramming choices for you this weekend: Bey...
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Arkush: The Bears had one big win Monday night. Discovering Thomas Graham Jr.Dec 23, 2021 12:00 am - A number of Bears are due more props than they've received for just how well they played individually Monday night in spite of all the adversity the team faced just to f...
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Stiehm: After a rough year, New York offers the kindness of strangersDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - By Jamie Stiehm New York was full of kind strangers two weeks before Christmas, even as the omicron variant was coming to town. A police officer in the 14th Street subwa...
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York: Democrats seem delusional about the weak hand they holdDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Sen. Joe Manchin's announcement that he will not support the Democrats' giant spending bill should not have been a surprise to anyone who has been watching for the last ...
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York: Democrats seem delusional about the weak hand they holdDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Sen. Joe Manchin's announcement that he will not support the Democrats' giant spending bill should not have been a surprise to anyone who has been watching for the last ...
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Feder: A look back at Chicago media luminaries who left us in 2021Dec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Gone but not forgotten: A look back at Chicago media luminaries who left us in 2021. Bill Barnhart business columnist Bill Bird reporter Roger Brown news writer Bill Cam...
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Spotlight: Zanies Rosemont, Laugh Out Loud serve up post-holiday chucklesDec 22, 2021 10:00 pm - Post-holiday chuckles Chicago native Jim Flannigan, who co-hosts the podcast "All Over the Place" with Pat McGann, headlines a post-Christmas show at Rosemont's Zanies, ...