Columns
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Feder: Strike at WTTW puts politicians on the spotMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - As the first strike in WTTW-Channel 11's history enters its second week, politicians are being urged to honor the picket lines - both real and virtual. In an email to p...
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How We Got The Story: Catching up with two Ukranian women professionals two years apartMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - Rolling stones, and journalists, gather no moss. That's because we never stand still. We keep moving from one story or crisis to the next. The news business is all about...
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Paramount inaugurates Copley series with a scorching revival of the ever-timely 'Sweat'Mar 23, 2022 11:00 pm - “Sweat” - ★ ★ ★ ★ If director Andrea J. Dymond's scorching revival of “Sweat” that inaugurated Paramount Theatre's Bold Series at the newly remodeled Copley Theatre is a...
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Tour-de-force performance: TV's Sean Hayes is superb as pianist/raconteur Oscar Levant in Goodman's 'Good Night, Oscar'Mar 23, 2022 2:00 pm - “Good Night, Oscar” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Hours before its official opening Monday, Goodman Theatre extended its premiere of “Good Night, Oscar,” Doug Wright's play about pianist, c...
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Sound check: Rob Zombie tickets, Homegrown Fest news, Ministry and moreMar 23, 2022 6:00 am - Zombie returns Rock icon and filmmaker Rob Zombie is dropping in on the Chicago area with a few friends this August. Tickets for the "Freaks On Parade Tour" - stopp...
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Spotlight: Comedian Larry Reeb headlines the Metropolis on FridayMar 23, 2022 6:00 am - 'Uncle Lar' returns Award-winning Chicago-area comedian Larry Reeb, known as "Uncle Lar," returns to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre to offer tips on driving, dati...
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What came first: Boiling the egg or knowing how to peel it?Mar 23, 2022 6:00 am - Following a low-carb food plan has its ups and downs. Downsides: Wave goodbye to sugars (as much as possible) and the foods that taste so good that contain it, such as a...
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Jim O'Donnell: 8 winners no waiting! Navigating the men's Sweet 16Mar 23, 2022 1:00 am - TAKE A NEW TRANSFER PORTAL CULTURE, add in some odd officiating and boom, zappo: Presenting the improbable Sweet 16 of the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Five of the ...
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Campus free-speech problems come down to cultureMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - We've all heard stories about university administrators cracking down on free speech. But free expression is suffering even without these enablers, and that should worry...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The impact of a trial by tweetMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - One year ago, a woman you'd never heard of takes to Twitter for the first and only time to tell her three followers that her former lover is a sexual predator. She takes...