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Subversive 'The Suicide Squad' explodes with loopy mix of horror and sick humorAug 05, 2021 6:00 am - “The Suicide Squad” - ★ ★ ½ Here comes a subversive super-antihero action movie that revels in explosive nihilism and crazy genre anarchy, constantly shifting narr...
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John James Audubon's complex legacyAug 05, 2021 6:00 am - Years ago, when working in Chicago, I would occasionally drift into an art gallery in the Wrigley Building that specialized in the works of John James Audubon. The big, ...
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Queen bees compete for pageant crown in Goodman's 'School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play'Aug 05, 2021 6:00 am - “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” - ★ ★ ★ An almost perfect play. That's how director Lili-Anne Brown described “School Girls; Or The African Mean G...
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Sweep the Cubs at Wrigley? White Sox have bigger fish to fryAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - Congratulations, White Sox. The addition of Craig Kimbrel cemented your grip on the 2021 American League Central title with two months left in the regular season, and ac...
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Feder: Chicago honors legendary WGN sports editor with 'Jack Rosenberg Way'Aug 05, 2021 1:00 am - Jack “Rosey” Rosenberg, whose name was synonymous with sports on WGN-Channel 9 and WGN 720-AM for more than 40 years, is being officially honored by the city of Chicago,...
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Future of ethics in Illinois is in governor's handsAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - By Jim Durkin Guest columnist It has been over one year since the state's largest utility, ComEd, admitted it attempted to bribe the sitting Speaker of House, Michael Ma...
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Future of ethics in Illinois is in governor's handsAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - It has been over one year since the state's largest utility, ComEd, admitted it attempted to bribe the sitting Speaker of House, Michael Madigan, in exchange for legisla...
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Masks required for all indoor high school sports: Here's what that meansAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - It's mask up time again for high school sports conducted indoors. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced an update to the Illinois Department of Public Health All-Sports Policy We...
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A conversation where there used to be tweetsAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - Ahead of and after the 2020 presidential election, a number of my friends who also are Republican women engaged in what came to be known as "The Conversation." As specia...
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Love the one you're withAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - Adam and Eve are walking in the garden. Eve to Adam: "Do you love me and only me?" Adam to Eve: "Who else?" Bad joke. Good point. Eve had no competition. It's not that s...