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De Rugy: Trump tariffs fail but Biden keeps them anywayOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - The United States is known as the land of the free, but it has become a place where the government decides whom we are allowed to buy from and sell to. For instance, whe...
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'I am tired. We are tired': A Letter from a COVID-19 ICU doctorOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - I am tired. We are tired. March 18th, 2020, is a day I will never forget. We opened our first COVID-19 unit and I began admitting patients with suspected COVID pneumonia...
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Zestful acting, tasty cuisine make farcical play 'Recipe for Disaster' a delectable treatOct 19, 2021 5:00 pm - “A Recipe for Disaster” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Master chef and restaurateur Rick Bayless knows something about successful recipes. So do the folks at Windy City Playhouse, whose 23 J...
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Spotlight: Storyteller spins scary tales at St. Charles' Steel Beam TheatreOct 19, 2021 6:00 am - A teller named Speller Just in time for Halloween, actor and storyteller Mike Speller brings his solo show, "Fear Itself," to Steel Beam Theatre, where he shares classic...
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Constable: Sky success in excess, but the Bears and weather opt for moderationOct 19, 2021 5:30 am - “Moderation is a fatal thing,” Oscar Wilde said. “Nothing succeeds like excess.” Today's local sports scene makes good on the Wilde philosophy. The legendary Candace Par...
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Guest View: Flooding will get worse but fed help may be on the wayOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - The devastation of Hurricane Ida, along with numerous flooding and severe weather events across Illinois this year, come as a painful reminder that communities must be p...
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Barone: The troubling legacy of de Blasio's destructionOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - By Michael Barone As his two terms as New York's mayor approach their end, and long after his presidential campaign ended with a whimper, Bill de Blasio has chimed in wi...
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Grading the Bears: Offensive rhythm, defensive gap integrity the difference in loss to PackersOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - There was the first quarter the Bears dominated, and then there were the final three quarters in which they were outplayed and outcoached. The transition in the second q...
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Feder: WTTW documentary recalls how Chicago gave birth to improvOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - From the Compass Players at the University of Chicago to The Second City, Chicago has been synonymous with improvisational comedy for decades. But few know the real stor...
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NBA should be working on an alternative to Irving's COVID-19 vaccination messageOct 18, 2021 12:00 pm - On Friday, the Bulls will unlock the doors of the United Center for their first regular-season home game with no attendance restrictions since March 10, 2020. So a full ...