Columns
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Appeals court throws out 'legally inconsistent' verdicts in ex-teacher's caseSep 02, 2022 5:30 am - A DuPage County jury last year convicted former Bartlett High School chemistry teacher Garry Brodersen of endangering the life or health of a child, deciding he knew har...
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Lincicome: Prickly La Russa might not be revered, but he deserves respectSep 02, 2022 1:00 am - Tony La Russa has always been too prickly to be beloved, even in Oakland or in St. Louis where he was a genius. No one ever said of La Russa, what a funny guy. Around he...
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Wonky 'Honk': Excellent performances by Hall, Brown lighten middling satire on disgraced megachurch televangelistsSep 01, 2022 6:00 am - “Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.” - ★ ★ ★ Can there possibly be an easier target for a savage satirical comedy than sexually disgraced megachurch televangelists? “The E...
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An update on our friend and colleague Hub ArkushSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - In mid-August, Hub Arkush suffered a medical emergency while leaving Halas Hall following his coverage of Bears training camp. Hub has since remained hospitalized. We co...
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Fall theater preview: Dolly's back, Poirot's on the case and Jeeves is in chargeAug 31, 2022 11:00 pm - It's not officially fall yet, but many suburban theaters' seasons are already in full swing with productions ranging from well-loved musicals featuring assertive females...
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As harvesting ramps up, quick pickling makes jeweled jars of summer's best produceAug 31, 2022 6:00 am - Quick pickles, also known as refrigerator pickles, tick all the culinary boxes for me. They are easy, flexible, customizable, scalable and delicious. You don't need any ...
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Sound check: Michael McDermott's book release, Out of Space and Bitter Jester's finaleAug 31, 2022 6:00 am - This has been updated because the Car Show Headrest Out of Space show has been changed. See below for the new information. SPACE Out of Space Evanston music ve...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Ukraine embarrasses AmericaAug 31, 2022 1:00 am - As backdrop to this column, remember that, as of 2018, around 7% of Americans were military veterans, and that percentage includes a fair amount of the unwilling who got...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: A brutal rape and understanding 'consent'Aug 31, 2022 1:00 am - It was during the bull-running festival in Pamplona in 2016 that five men - calling themselves a "manada," or wolf pack - gang-raped an 18-year-old girl. They taped it o...
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O'Donnell: In sports media, Linda Hamilton came a long way before there was any way for womenAug 31, 2022 1:00 am - FIFTY YEARS AGO, women attempting to gain a toehold in prime-time sports were being told, "You've come a long way, baby." The fact that it was a teasing laurel from Virg...