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Feder: Joel Weisman to end 40-year run on 'Chicago Week in Review'Dec 01, 2017 12:00 am - Stop the presses: Joel Weisman, the Chicago journalism icon who's been synonymous with "Chicago Week in Review" since the show began on WTTW-Channel 11, is voluntarily s...
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Feder: 'The Lite' turned back onDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - After more than four years as 93.9 My FM, WLIT 93.9-FM has turned back to branding itself as "Lite FM." The iHeartMedia station unveiled its retro name ("The New 93.9 Li...
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Local author looks at Red Scare moviesNov 30, 2017 5:00 am - In 2014, longtime Arlington Heights resident David J. Hogan wrote "The Wizard of Oz FAQ," an exhaustively researched look at the classic movie that has spawned inferior ...
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Constable: No partridge in this pear tree, only leavesNov 30, 2017 4:03 am - The back seat of my car boasts more wardrobe options than my closet. There's the Mr. Rogers-esque cardigan sweater that is perfect for days when the temperature nears 60...
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Feder: WTTW's Phil Ponce cutting back on 'Chicago Tonight'Nov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Chicago public television viewers will be seeing less of Phil Ponce in the new year. The longtime host of “Chicago Tonight” confirmed that he'll reduce his workload at W...
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What really happened with the GOP platform and RussiaNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - It's one of the enduring misconceptions of the Trump-Russia affair. During the 2016 Republican convention, the story goes, the Trump campaign weakened a critical passage...
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Here's 'what about' Roy Moore that is differentNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Call the CDC. Alert the surgeon general and put the National Institutes of Health on standby. We're having a severe outbreak of whataboutism. In mild forms, the primary ...
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Magic bullets and fairy dustNov 29, 2017 10:00 pm - At the core of the Republican tax measures now rushing through Congress is a big, fat falsehood: Tax cuts, goes the fantasy, generate so much economic activity and gover...
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How family ties shape our holidaysNov 29, 2017 10:00 pm - I just finish my third (or is it fourth?) phone call this week trying to figure out which family members are gathering where on which holiday. It seems that the older we...
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Geneva club to host etiquette classes for teensNov 29, 2017 10:00 pm - For as many years as most Geneva youths could remember - about 45 years, to be exact - Edith Gibson taught them proper etiquette, social skills and dance steps. It was c...