Columns
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O'Donnell: Jeff Joniak has Jack Brickhouse's record run as voice of the Bears in sightJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - A FEW WEEKS BEFORE the Michael Jordan Bulls began their sixth and final successful playoffs pursuit, Jeff Joniak looked across a table in the media room backstage at the...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: The red-state badge of courageJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens recently released perhaps the most tasteless political ad ever as he runs in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate. Th...
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Luke Richardson is new Blackhawks coachJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - How does somebody who scores a scant 35 goals manage to carve out a 21-year NHL career? By accepting his role and executing it to perfection. That's exactly why new Blac...
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Feder: CBS 2 to restore jumbotron, street-front studio overlooking Daley PlazaJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - It's been years since WBBM-Channel 2 dismantled the giant video screen outside its Loop studios overlooking Daley Plaza. But soon it will be back - bigger and better tha...
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Goodman's 'Life After' a beautifully composed, brilliantly sung examination of love, lossJun 23, 2022 11:45 am - “Life After” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Early in “Life After,” the eloquent chamber musical about a teenage girl confronting the sudden death of her father, 16-year-old Alice, her older ...
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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...