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WGN to launch half-hour sports show at 10:30 weeknightsJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - You won't find live sports broadcasts on WGN-Channel 9 anymore, but that doesn't mean the Nexstar Media Group station is out of the sports business entirely. "GN Sports,...
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What editorial writers really hope forJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - On Sunday, we published an edited transcript of a conversation we had last week with Mark Galli, the Christianity Today editor who attracted the most attention of his ca...
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Feder: New WGN news director hopes to uphold 'great journalism tradition'Jan 16, 2020 12:00 am - Following a legend in any job is never easy - especially when that legend will still be working down the hall from you, Robert Feder writes. On Wednesday Dominick Stasi ...
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Elk Grove's Miller knows how to rebound, and not just in basketballJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - That old game of "rebound," a board game that actually has nothing to do with basketball, taught Jordan Miller more about survival in basketball than any other lesson he...
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Oscars in the age of streaming: When you can watch 7 of the 9 nominees at homeJan 15, 2020 10:00 pm - Hollywood's old guard may not like the streaming age, but it has only benefited its audience. The 91st Academy Awards air Feb. 9 - less than a month from now - and film ...
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Celebrating what's old is new again in America's wine historyJan 15, 2020 5:04 am - We Americans are always on the lookout for something new, American wine drinkers included. Internationally, wine lovers stick to time-tested labels, produced not far fro...
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Sound check: Tomorrow Never Knows launches today; 2019 faves play this weekendJan 15, 2020 5:00 am - Favorites on parade A few weeks ago I wrapped up the last year with a look at nine of my favorite new (or new to me) Chicago-area discoveries that hit my radar in 2...
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O'Donnell: College basketball marquee swinging back toward Underwood and the Fighting IlliniJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - FUNNY HOW THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL MARQUEE can slip away. Or beckon a team back. Three weeks ago, DePaul was 12-1 and the toast of the region. Brad Underwood and Illinois ...
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As witness fight rages, whistleblower fades awayJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - With a Senate impeachment trial likely just days away, President Donald Trump and Democrats are locked in a cycle of mutual trolling over whether the trial should includ...
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Glenbard North wrestling on verge of a major milestoneJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - Glenbard North wrestling attracts a certain type. “Blue-collar, middle-class people. Hardworking, trying to make a living,” said Panthers coach Mark Hahn. “I think that'...