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Portrait of a marriage: Northlight's 'Fireflies' depicts flawed people of faithFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - “Fireflies” — ★ ★ ★ Behind every great man stands a great woman, or so the saying goes. “Fireflies,” currently running at Northlight Theatre, is about one of them. ...
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O'Donnell: Is Garoppolo headed anywhere where his winning ways could plague the Bears?Feb 02, 2022 12:00 am - SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO BE an unfettered member of the Jimmy Garoppolo Fan Club. But any dip into melancholia can be tempered when Jimmy G's team - in this case, the San ...
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First Folio serves up Agatha Christie murder-mystery with a side of comedyFeb 01, 2022 5:00 am - “The Secret Council” - ★ ★ ★ This time of year, First Folio Theatre typically schedules a comedy. Usually it's one that makes braving single-digit wind chills worthwhile...
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Constable: Ronald Reagan wanted Black History Month to teach historic struggleFeb 01, 2022 4:15 am - Black History Month, which starts today, gives us the chance to binge-watch Sidney Poitier movies, take in August Wilson's powerful "Gem of the Ocean" at Chicago's Goodm...
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Teaching Black history: How educators in Illinois say it needs to evolve beyond the key figuresFeb 01, 2022 4:00 am - As Black History Month begins today, some suburban educators say it's time for Black history education to evolve beyond focusing on slavery, the Civil War and notable Af...
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Gonzales: High school signing day not the celebration it was intended to beFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Social media will be busy Wednesday, with photos and video clips of high school football players, their parents and coaches celebrating letter of intent day. The event s...
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During cold weather, some bike clubs switch to indoor gatherings, alternate activitiesFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am -
During winter many bike clubs get camaraderie without the cold with Zero Mile Rides (or ZMRs)
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'It's on everyone': Blackhawks slow starts nothing to sneeze atFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - "Sleepy." Great name for one of the Seven Dwarfs. Not exactly how you want a coach describing your hockey team. Yet, this is the term interim coach Derek King used to de...
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Feder: WBEZ owner completes Sun-Times acquisitionFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - The parent company of public radio news/talk WBEZ 91.5-FM finalized its takeover of the Sun-Times Monday, marking the money-losing newspaper's conversion to a nonprofit ...
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Voters oppose 'transformative' policies, want reform of dysfunctional bureaucraciesFeb 01, 2022 12:00 am - Do Americans really want transformative change? The evidence accumulates that they don't. That is a problem for the Joe Biden Democrats, whose policies are premised on t...