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Widescreen: A rare misstep for Criterion Collection, Coen brothersFeb 18, 2022 5:00 am - The 19-year-old DVD copy of “Miller's Crossing” on the bookshelf behind me says the Coen brothers' Prohibition-era epic about warring mobsters runs 115 minutes. The new ...
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The state could broaden police authority to use drones. Here's what that would mean.Feb 18, 2022 4:15 am - From searching for missing persons to getting a bird's-eye view of a crime scene or traffic crash, the uses of drones by police departments across the suburbs are growin...
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Lincicome: Beijing could be remembered as the Olympics of GriefFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - It is hard to take seriously any sport that has a section called "Kiss and Cry," which seems more an instruction than a description, though honest emotion can occur. So...
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Mooney the lone bright spot at wide receiver, but draft and free agency provide hopeFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - The Chicago Bears entered the 2021 season believing that if nothing else they had gone above and beyond all necessary efforts to fix their offensive woes by rebuilding t...
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Feder: Ronnie Ramos named BGA's first editor in chiefFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - Reinaldo "Ronnie" Ramos, former executive editor of the Indianapolis Star, has been hired as editor in chief of Chicago's Better Government Association. In the newly cr...
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Why experts should embrace humility after their inflation miscalculationFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - As the greatest inflation spike of the last 50 years occurs, the utter failure of economists, their models and many pundits to foresee what was coming is worth highlight...
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Biden goes to Ohio, and other irrelevanciesFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - The headlines about the polls are right, of course. President Joe Biden's approval rating is in the toilet, right down there with presidents who stumble into wars, hosta...
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Glenview doctor named Outstanding Physician of the YearFeb 17, 2022 8:00 am - "I'm in the business of taking care of people," says Glenview's Paramjit "Romi" Chopra, the recipient of the Outstanding Physician of the Year 2021 award. Chopra, a Sikh...
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'Cursed' an atmospheric horror tale with teethFeb 17, 2022 5:00 am - “The Cursed” - ★ ★ ★ I hesitate to label Sean Ellis' gothic thriller as a “werewolf movie,” simply because the term connotes a host of cliches and cheap, exploitative v...
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Neighbors in the News: Schaumburg Parks leader named state sergeant-at-armsFeb 17, 2022 5:00 am - • The Illinois Association of Park Districts appointed Bob Schmidt, Schaumburg Park District's first vice president, as sergeant-at-arms. As sergeant-at-arms, Schmidt wi...