Columns
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'Dreaming Grand Avenue' takes odd, imaginative detours in Chicago-set dramaSep 24, 2020 6:00 am - “Dreaming Grand Avenue” - ★ ★ ★ Hugh Schulze's literally poetic “Dreaming Grand Avenue” skirts across genres with the reliable grace of an el train hitting every s...
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Constable: Record-tying season puts new spin on hurricane name gameSep 24, 2020 5:30 am - In lamenting the lack of diversity in hurricane names, our Suburban Mosaic columnist Madhu Krishnamurthy suggested I write a column on the subject. We've had a record-ty...
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Feder: Tribune Publishing apologizes for phony phishing expeditionSep 24, 2020 1:00 am - Employees of Tribune Publishing newspapers - including the Chicago Tribune - were up in arms Wednesday over a company email purporting to offer them bonuses, Robert Fede...
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Letter from the Editor: Introduce us to your pets!Sep 24, 2020 1:00 am - For a little more than 16 years, one of the first things anybody asked me when we talked was whether my cat, Gracie, had tried to kill my now-husband recently. Most of t...
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Cubs' Hendricks not concerned about extra time offSep 24, 2020 1:00 am - Brutal beginning. Fabulous finish. That pretty much sums up Kyle Hendricks' final start of the regular season in which the crafty right-hander allowed back-to-back home ...
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Vote yes for a fair carbon policy, no to scandalsSep 23, 2020 11:00 pm - This summer's ComEd scandal has once again caused Illinoisans to lose faith in our politicians and legislative processes. We can only wonder what were all the "tweaks" ...
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Sound check: Joanna Connor plays the blues in AuroraSep 23, 2020 6:00 am - Joanna Connor and the blues Head to downtown Aurora to catch blues shredder Joanna Connor as she sets the outdoor stage at Mundy Park ablaze with The Joanna Connor Band ...
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Grandma's cabbage slaw gets a flavor boost from honeySep 23, 2020 6:00 am - Some folks may not like the aroma of cooking cabbage, since when it's overcooked, the kitchen smells like rotten eggs. Hydrogen sulfide's the aroma culprit; a gas releas...
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Technology alone will not solve the climate crisisSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Climate change is real, it's serious, and it's us. There's no legitimate debate about that. Global warming and other impacts are occurring in line with the scientific co...
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Rozner: Bears' Sayers remembered as the elite of the eliteSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Time does few a favor. It is our greatest enemy, the clock relentless, stealing precious moments and memories, undefeated as it removes from us that which we hold dear. ...