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Life in blue genesAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Last week, Simone Biles shocked the world by withdrawing from the first week of Olympic competition because the "mental" wasn't there. To a curious but largely supportiv...
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Jim O'Donnell: Former Bears executive talks in realities about the team and Arlington ParkAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - JERRY VAINISI IS ONE OF THE MOST ill-starred responses on any possible “Chicago Sports Jeopardy!” board. The answer would play in the $1,600-$1,800 range and would speak...
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American tech sector keeps blowing away the rest of the worldAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Take a bow, America. It's official and irrefutable: The U.S. is blowing out the rest of the world in tech leadership. No other country in the world comes anywhere close ...
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CW's 'Superman & Lois' has quietly evolved into an essential superhero seriesAug 05, 2021 11:00 am - While superhero fans have been consumed this year by “Zack Snyder's Justice League,” Marvel's Disney+ shows and the hype for this weekend's “The Suicide Squad,” The CW h...
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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...