Columns
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Feder: Block Club Chicago adds reporters Melody Mercado, Mack LiedermanFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - With the addition of two new reporters, Block Club Chicago just expanded its full-time staff to 22. That's nearly a threefold increase since the nonprofit neighborhood n...
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Some suburban theaters prepare to lift mask, vaccination mandatesFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - Aurora's Paramount Theatre, among the first locally to require theatergoers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination (or a negative COVID test) and wear masks indoors, w...
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Lincicome: DeRozan for MVP no longer a surpriseFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - If DeMar DeRozan had any chance of being the Most Valuable Player of the NBA, he would not need me to explain why he should be. But I am happy to join the boomlet of sup...
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How John Konchar went from West Chicago High to the NBAFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - As a junior at West Chicago High School, John Konchar averaged 19.7 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. At the end of the season, Wildcats coach Bill Recchia ...
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Understanding the enemyFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - Vladimir Putin looks a little like a guy who used to run a liquor store not too far from where I lived. That liquor store owner is dead. Or maybe he went to Russia and b...
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The 50th anniversary of 'The Godfather'Feb 25, 2022 12:00 am - On March 14, 1891, in New Orleans, Louisiana, 11 Italians found not guilty in a murder trial were dragged from their jail cells by a crowd estimated to be 5,000 strong, ...
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Momos! Glenview restaurateur bringing Nepalese comfort food to the massesFeb 24, 2022 5:00 am - For years, Glenview restaurateur Vivek Kunwar would enter his signature Nepalese comfort food - momos - into local food shows and street fairs. "There was always a long ...
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Oscar nominee 'CODA' screens for free this weekend at Deer Park theaterFeb 24, 2022 5:00 am - Complimentary tickets are available for Friday, Saturday and Sunday screenings of "CODA," one of this year's 10 Best Picture nominees. Just one theater in the Chicago ar...
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While most go for the wine, Jeff Reiter hit California wine country for the birdsFeb 24, 2022 5:00 am - While most go for the wine, Jeff Reiter hit California wine country for the birds
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Neighbors in the News: Rolling Meadows woman named Illinois Mother of the YearFeb 24, 2022 5:00 am - • Rolling Meadows resident Rachel Ternstrom was selected by the nonprofit American Mothers Inc. as the 2022 Illinois Mother of the Year. Ternstrom, who is the 72nd woma...