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Defying gravity ... again: 'Wicked' will return to ChicagoNov 30, 2021 5:00 am - “Wicked,” the blockbuster musical whose initial Chicago run grossed more than $200 million, breaking box office records, will return to Chicago next fall, Broadway in Ch...
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Constable: Grayslake native leaps to 'Frogger' gloryNov 30, 2021 4:30 am - Not many careers prepare you for surfing on the back of a slippery plastic hippo, flying through the air on a giant parrot, leaping from moving fake alligators to spinni...
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Kyle Rittenhouse's offense: insufficiently respecting riotersNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - Why the hatred of Kyle Rittenhouse? Why was there such widespread dishonest news coverage of the case against him that his acquittal by the Kenosha, Wisconsin, jury came...
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Some things to remember about blame, credit for gasoline pricesNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - I'm the first to admit that I should have paid closer attention to Samuelson when I took Econ260, but one thing that I do remember is that high prices are an antidote fo...
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Feder: WGN in talks on Dan Roan's retirementNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - On second thought, let's not plan that retirement party for Dan Roan quite yet. In a late July interview for the folks back home in Keokuk, Iowa, the veteran sports anc...
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Facts Matter: Blurred seal not proof that Biden isn't really presidentNov 29, 2021 4:30 am - Social media users recently pointed to a video that includes a blurred presidential seal, retweeted by Vice President Kamala Harris, as proof that Joe Biden isn't actual...
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Illinois Tollway's $20 million toll-collecting machines are now collecting dustNov 29, 2021 4:30 am - In roughly four years, a fleet of over 100 automatic payment machines along the Illinois tollway has sunk from essential tools to expensive white elephants. The machines...
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Feder: ABC 7 wins late-news ratings in NovemberNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - No need to parse the Nielsen numbers this time. Unlike the three-way tie that deadlocked the May sweep, November delivered a clear victory in late-news ratings for ABC-o...
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Gonzales: Will Cubs, White Sox spend now or wait for free agent bargains?Nov 29, 2021 12:00 am - Shop now, or wait until later for bargains? Those are the options facing the White Sox and Cubs, who appear to have taken different paths with major league baseball like...
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Arkush: Why the Bears are really in the thick of the playoff chaseNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - With six weeks remaining in the 2021 season and all of the craziness and turmoil that has surrounded the Chicago Bears, perhaps the most stunning fact of all, and I emph...