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New roller skating-inspired tuner 'Skates' needs finessingJun 09, 2022 11:30 am - “Skates” - ★ ½ One thing going for “Skates,” the new, nostalgia-fueled, pandemic-delayed tuner that opened Sunday at Chicago's historic Studebaker Theater, is that it pr...
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Sound check: Ivy Ford, Toronzo Cannon kick off Blues and Brews FridayJun 09, 2022 6:00 am - Blues and Brews For three nights, The Venue showcases some of what makes Chicago blues so hot with its annual outdoor Blues and Brews festival. Ivy Ford kicks off F...
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Constable: It's a busy life for dentist-actor-soldier-dad-filmmakerJun 09, 2022 5:30 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com Addison dentist and actor Patrick Brambert, a husband and father of two, was completing his Army National Guard basic traini...
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Hub Arkush: Something feels off with Bears' handling of Teven JenkinsJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - It is easy to take head coach Matt Eberflus at his word when he tells us not to read too much into where players are lining up and whether they're running with the first...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Has Biden's intrusion disrupted the chance for a gun deal?Jun 09, 2022 1:00 am - There's something remarkable about the gun debate that has arisen in the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Compared to years past, the argument on Capit...
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Feder: Layoffs at iHeartMedia drive out ace traffic reporter Bart ShoreJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - For 25 years he's been the most familiar and authoritative voice of traffic on Chicago radio. But after delivering his last report Wednesday morning on iHeartMedia hip-h...
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Former Aurora chief Ziman to help DOJ investigate police response to Uvalde shootingJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Justice is turning to a former suburban top cop to help it examine how police responded to the May 24 mass shooting that left 19 children and two ...
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Failed legal system is crippling Illinois businessJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - As a small-business owner for nearly 30 years, I can report the outlook for small businesses in Illinois has never looked worse. I started my career working my way throu...
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Spotlight: Chicago premiere of 'Life After' debuts at GoodmanJun 08, 2022 11:00 pm - All-star revival An ensemble made up of Chicago theater all-stars and an all-female creative team partner for Drury Lane Theatre's revival of "Steel Magnolias," Robert ...
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Your mission (from God): See 'Blues Brothers' on Pickwick's big screenJun 08, 2022 11:00 pm - If you've only seen “The Blues Brothers” on TV, DVD, VHS or (gulp) Betamax, you'll have two chances next week to finally see it on the big screen in one of the suburbs' ...