Columns
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Columnist Lee Hamilton: What the elections tell usDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - There's great uncertainty on Capitol Hill these days, as ambitious politicians maneuver for advantage in the newly reshaped House and the Senate reckons with the afterma...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: The House showed the Senate the way, time after timeDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - The People's House to Senate: hello, we are what American democracy - and demographics - look like. The upper Capitol chamber is more country, while the House is more ci...
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Cheers to good tunes: A look at some Chicago, suburban discoveries fans should keep an eye on in 2023Dec 29, 2022 5:00 am - As the year wraps up, it's customary to take stock of what has passed and look at what's ahead. Of the hundreds of new songs released in 2022, here are some of the Chica...
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Riding through 2022: A look back at the year in bikingDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - The idea crystallized last January: A year-end biking roundup - a 2022 glance back. Synthesizing months of Chicago area biking - dozens of clubs, scores of shops, thous...
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Neighbors in the News: Area pediatric dentist installed as dental society treasurerDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - • A pediatric dentist with more than 25 years of experience, Dr. Victoria A. Ursitti, has been installed as the 2023 treasurer of the Chicago Dental Society (CDS). Ursit...
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Film Critic Dann Gire picks his 10 movies of the yearDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - As 2022 bites the chronological dust, it's time to take a look at the movies of the past 12 months and determine the most memorable ones. Here are mine. 1. 'The Banshees...
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Spotlight: Laugh it up this weekend at Zanies RosemontDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - NYE at Zanies Stand-up comedian and sketch comedy veteran Steph Tolev (Comedy Central's "The Ringers" and the web series "Steph & Deb") headlines Zanies Rosemont ov...
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Guest columnist Cristobal Cavazos: Understanding the border crisis through the heart of ChristmasDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - El Paso, Texas: Christmas images of migrant children and their parents huddled together, historic arctic freeze, the certainty of uncertainty and that sick feeling that ...
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Widescreen: Five unsung heroes from 2022's biggest hitsDec 28, 2022 10:00 pm - Widescreen's year-end wrapup of big- and small-screen entertainment often looks past the names on the marquee. Here are five people who deserve more credit for 2022's gr...
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Theater year in review: Marriott, Goodman, Metropolis add new leadership while Copley Theatre debuts in AuroraDec 28, 2022 10:00 pm - The only constant is change. That's certainly true of Chicago-area theater, which continues to grapple with the lingering effects of the COVID-19-related shutdown along ...