Columns
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A special off-peak peek: How Shedd Aquarium's suburban visitors can save on admission feesOct 20, 2022 1:00 am - Beginning Nov. 1, visitors to the John G. Shedd Aquarium who live outside Chicago's city limits can save money depending on the day and time they visit as part of the ne...
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Widescreen: Here's your chance to see cinema's original vampire 'Nosferatu' on the big screenOct 19, 2022 11:00 pm - Nine years before Bela Lugosi's "Dracula" made sweet music with the children of the night, Count Orlok's unforgettable, angular face and creepily long claws made their d...
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Goodman's superb 'Swing State' examines grief, loss in America's heartland while offering a glimmer of hopeOct 19, 2022 6:00 pm - "Swing State" - That Goodman Theatre's superb "Swing State" moves audiences from laughter to tears is no surprise. Plenty of plays do that. What is noteworthy ab...
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This Italian sausage tortellini soup offers savory warmth after a long blustery dayOct 19, 2022 6:00 am - Halloween is right around the corner, and it can be a busy day for those with young children. My children are grown, but I still remember many cold and blustery days of ...
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Sound check: Local H celebrates 'Zoo'; Marcus Mumford and Gogol Bordello hit townOct 19, 2022 6:00 am - Local H's 'Zoo' Rock band Local H, originally formed in Chicago's northern suburbs in the late 1980s, marks the 20th anniversary of its much-loved album "Here Comes the...
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Syndicated column: If you value journalism, support itOct 19, 2022 1:00 am - Gannett, publisher of USA Today and more than 200 newspapers including the one I work for, just announced more cost-cutting measures. I get that it's a simple business ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Will ESPN's "GameDay" continue to ignore the Bielema renaissance at Illinois?Oct 19, 2022 1:00 am - FOR THE FIRST TIME in a long time, University of Illinois football fans don't have to flip Big Ten-West standings upside down to see how their team is doing. The No. 18 ...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders says that without mental health and jobs programs, the Housing First programs fails homeless people.Oct 19, 2022 1:00 am - A not small percentage of homeless adults first experienced homelessness as children. The figure is 20% for homeless adults in Los Angeles, 18% for Seattle and Santa Cru...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: The Democratic Party's risk aversion is harming us allOct 18, 2022 1:00 am - Humans differ in how much risk they will accept. Thus, as an analyst I quoted in a recent column concluded, Russian President Vladimir Putin "was too risk-acceptant" in ...
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2021-2022 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award winnersOct 17, 2022 10:30 pm - The 54th Anniversary Joseph Jefferson Equity Award recipients are: • Production - Play (large) - The Dr. Harlan Haimes Award "Good Night, Oscar" - Goodman Theatre • Prod...