Columns
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Three women lighting the supreme darknessFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - The new liberal wing of the Supreme Court, if all goes according to White House plan, will be just three women justices defending the Democratic fort of democracy. Three...
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Feder: MeTV signs licensing deals for Svengoolie, Toony the Tuna merchandiseFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - Hey, kids! Soon you can be the first on your block to own a Svengoolie action figure or a Toony the Tuna plush toy. MeTV, the red-hot digital network owned by Chicago-ba...
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Illinois' teacher shortage crisis is dire, but we are not without solutionsFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - Back in 2019, I traveled throughout Illinois to speak with superintendents about the growing teacher shortage in the state and how it was affecting students in their dis...
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Blackhawks' culture change took a detour when Rocky Wirtz blew upFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - Your opinions matter. Your dollars matter. You CAN make a difference. That's what happened in the mid-2000s with the Blackhawks when the franchise sank so low the minor ...
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Blood oranges add drama to kid-friendly pancake recipeFeb 02, 2022 5:00 am - Each week, I am challenged to develop a recipe for a cooking enrichment class I teach. There are four criteria: Is it easy enough for kids as young as 4? Does it use sea...
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Feder: Sun-Times, WBEZ search for new editorsFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - Now that the Sun-Times has been acquired by the parent company of NPR news/talk WBEZ 91.5-FM and become a nonprofit subsidiary of Chicago Public Media, all eyes are on t...
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The justice retiresFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - It was the spring of 1979 when I got a call from a former professor offering me a job. I was fresh out of law school, clerking for Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. ...
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Portrait of a marriage: Northlight's 'Fireflies' depicts flawed people of faithFeb 02, 2022 12:00 am - “Fireflies” — ★ ★ ★ Behind every great man stands a great woman, or so the saying goes. “Fireflies,” currently running at Northlight Theatre, is about one of them. ...
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O'Donnell: Is Garoppolo headed anywhere where his winning ways could plague the Bears?Feb 02, 2022 12:00 am - SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO BE an unfettered member of the Jimmy Garoppolo Fan Club. But any dip into melancholia can be tempered when Jimmy G's team - in this case, the San ...
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First Folio serves up Agatha Christie murder-mystery with a side of comedyFeb 01, 2022 5:00 am - “The Secret Council” - ★ ★ ★ This time of year, First Folio Theatre typically schedules a comedy. Usually it's one that makes braving single-digit wind chills worthwhile...