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Reflections on treatments for today's 'information disorder'Nov 18, 2021 12:00 am - Few people who see how many of us interact with each other in the age of social media would dispute the Aspen Institute's assertion that contemporary society is sufferin...
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Standup superstar, Rolling Meadows High grad Sebastian Maniscalco cooks up laughs on Food Network, Discovery+Nov 17, 2021 10:00 pm - “There's two things you need to know about me: I love comedy and I love food.” So says Sebastian Maniscalco, standup superstar and former Arlington Heights resident, in ...
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A swirl of luscious pumpkin makes this cheesecake a showstopper for ThanksgivingNov 17, 2021 5:00 am - I have made no secret about my love of pumpkin but had never found a pumpkin cheesecake I liked. Some were dry and others didn't have enough pumpkin flavor for me. But I...
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Spotlight: Drury Lane, Strawdog, Goodman and Second City theaters shift into holiday modeNov 17, 2021 5:00 am - Glad tidings Drury Lane Theatre celebrates the season with its revival of "Holiday Inn," the Irving Berlin tuner adapted from the 1942 film about a crooner named Jim Har...
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A roast beef dinner is a perfect foil to turkey for ThanksgivingNov 17, 2021 5:00 am - The holidays are nearly upon us, and I couldn't be happier. I have a couple of secrets, though. I've not told anyone this out loud, but I love the Hallmark Christmas mov...
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Feder: Naperville native Candace McCollum to report on missing Black women for WVONNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - A five-part radio documentary series on more than 50 Black women and girls in Chicago who vanished without a trace will air on WVON 1690-AM, the Midway Broadcasting news...
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Calling speech you don't like 'misinformation' doesn't solve a problemNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - I missed the national moment that was Brandon. Blame it on work. If your head has been similarly buried in the sand, the Brandon moment involved a NASCAR audience yellin...
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Volunteering helps both the community and the volunteerNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - As a kid, I would go to work with my stepmom, who worked at the Museum of Natural History. I volunteered wherever anyone needed me. I assisted with children's programmin...
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Jim O'Donnell: Alderman's plan for Chicago to buy Bears is a non-starterNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - WHO CAN FORGET WHEN Daniel Burnham — the great Chicago urban planner — almost said, “Make no little nonsense?” Alderman George Cardenas, one of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Ci...
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How the hardy bald cypress thrives in swamps and flooded areasNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come. - Karen Joy Fowler Author Karen Joy Fowler has it right. When it comes to "immortal" trees in Illinois and...