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Little roles, big impact: Supporting players who made a difference on screen in 2021Dec 30, 2021 5:00 am - On the silver screen and the black mirror, 2021 was a year of bravura performances from big-name actors. A slithering, scary Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Power of the Do...
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In-person performances, breakthrough COVID cases, high-profile departures mark 2021 in local theaterDec 30, 2021 5:00 am - After more than a year without in-person performances, Chicago-area theaters began to rebound - gradually and cautiously - from the COVID-19 pandemic. And in several not...
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Neighbors in the news: Glenview dentist named president of Chicago Dental SocietyDec 30, 2021 5:00 am - • Dr. Thomas Schneider, Jr. of Glenview was installed as president of the Chicago Dental Society. Previously, Dr. Schneider held multiple leadership positions within the...
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Well-rested Hawks look forward to busy stretch after COVID pauseDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - Enough is enough. That pretty much sums up how the Blackhawks feel after yet another practice at Fifth Third Arena on Thursday. It's not like they don't appreciate the e...
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Arkush: How much of this season's failure does Nagy really own?Dec 30, 2021 12:00 am - I'm not sure if anyone in Chicago really knows Matt Nagy. It's been almost four years and he's carried himself with dignity and has acted with total class from the momen...
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Foster kindness, identify solutions and spread joy in 2022Dec 30, 2021 12:00 am - By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp On New Year's Eve, when I was a kid, at the stroke of midnight we would run outside and bang pots and pans with a wooden spoon to ring in the ne...
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Jim O'Donnell: From the Bears and Arlington Park to Erin Andrews, 2021 will hopefully lead to 2022Dec 30, 2021 12:00 am - THREE RELEVANT ROCK 'N ROLL QUOTES to fill in for the late Dick Clark as yet another surreal New Year's continues its creep toward midnight: • "The future's uncertain an...
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Gonzales: Where's Willson? For now - and perhaps for a long time - with the CubsDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - Shortly after the Cubs signed free agent catcher Yan Gomes to a two-year, $13 million contract last month, Willson Contreras tweeted an emoji with a plane departing and ...
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Three books for liberty-loving readers in 2022Dec 30, 2021 12:00 am - This time of year, dear readers, is when we writers curate lists. Some are about the best movies, top kitchen appliances or favorite new songs of 2021. This year, I'd li...
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Jim O'Donnell: An old beer commercial helped flip John Madden into an NFLer for the agesDec 29, 2021 12:00 am - FOUR WARRING WORDS greatly assisted the rise of John Madden from former NFL coaching curiosity to beloved national icon: "Tastes great! ... Less filling!" That was it. W...