Columns
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Supernatural 'Black Phone' dials up jump-scares in derivative child serial killer thrillerJun 23, 2022 6:00 am - “The Black Phone” - ★ ★ ½ Two young actors, Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw, deliver performances so immersive and realistically polished that they pick up a lot of t...
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Sound check: Craig Finn, Indigo Girls in Evanston; Josh Caterer in SkokieJun 23, 2022 6:00 am - PravdaFest in Skokie Chicago indie label Pravda Records celebrates 38 years of Chicago-area music with a two-years-postponed anniversary party at Skokie's Sketchboo...
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Constable: New suicide prevention network tailored to help HispanicsJun 23, 2022 5:30 am - Palatine mom Gabriela "Gabi" Vargas, 35, knows the hopeless feeling that can envelop people in a world where they don't feel they belong. So does Alejandro "A.J." Ramire...
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Feder: Chicago Tribune might roll presses in MilwaukeeJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - By this time next year the print edition of the Chicago Tribune may be coming from Wisconsin. Under Alden Global Capital ownership, the Tribune is expected to be printe...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Understanding writing that aims to change your mindJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher When was the last time a piece of writing or a public speech immediately changed your mind about something? I'm going to take a wild guess and bet you can...
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Constable: Trailblazing Deerfield rabbi still in pursuit of the spiritualJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - There were no female rabbis when Karyn Kedar was a kid, and that didn't matter. "I wanted to be a rabbi when I was 8 years old," says Kedar, 65, who recently retired aft...
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Panik helping Wolves close in on titleJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - It's been a long, strange road for former Blackhawks forward Richard Panik over the past few years. Incredibly, it has led the quiet, soft-spoken forward back to the Win...
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Updating a summer salad by way of a way-back machineJun 22, 2022 6:00 am - Let's climb into my way-back machine and head to nearly 13 years ago: 2009. That summer, I wrote a column about spending a sensational, sunny weekend at Green Mountain L...
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Sound check: The Chainsmokers headline Pride in the Park; plus suburban music festivalsJun 22, 2022 6:00 am - Pride in the Park Superstar acts The Chainsmokers and Alesso headline this weekend's Pride in the Park, a two-day festival of music and stunning visual displays featurin...
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Barrington High School culinary students create savory bibimbap with zip in a 'Chopped'-style competitionJun 22, 2022 6:00 am - What would you make if you were tasked with incorporating applesauce, chicken and rice in the same recipe? This was the challenge facing four classrooms of Barrington Hi...