Columns
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Spotlight: Goodman revives 'Gem of the Ocean' and First Folio premieres 'The Secret Council'Jan 19, 2022 10:00 pm - 'Fireflies' at Northlight Northlight Theatre inaugural artistic fellow Mikael Burke helms its production of "Fireflies," Donja R. Love's drama examining the role Black w...
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'Proportionality' and the challenge facing Biden, EuropeJan 19, 2022 10:00 pm - No one is sure what Vladimir Putin is going to do. Smash and grab, inflicting pain on Ukraine and then a pull back? March to Kyiv? Artillery or missile strikes across th...
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Neighbors in the news: Federation of Indian Associations names new chairmanJan 19, 2022 10:00 pm - • For his many contributions and dedicated service to the Federation of Indian Associations of Chicago, Sunil Shah, founding president, was named chairman of the board d...
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3 reasons why Microsoft buying Activision is a big deal (besides the dollar amount)Jan 19, 2022 10:00 pm - Microsoft on Tuesday announced the largest acquisition in the history of the video game industry, a $68.7 billion, all-cash deal for Activision Blizzard. If regulators a...
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Oft-maligned starling deserves a little more of our respectJan 19, 2022 5:00 am - I know this may upset some of you but I'm a starling fan, and I make no apologies for it. In fact, there are some ecological luminaries, such as Rachel Carson, who have ...
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Pork Marbella is easy for a weeknight but also worthy of a special occasionJan 19, 2022 5:00 am - Have you ever eaten something and thought: "I have to have this recipe"? That was me about a year ago when a kind friend brought dinner for my husband and me one night w...
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Cooking from your pantry is a great way to stumble on the makings for pancakesJan 19, 2022 5:00 am - Every new year I vow to waste less food. I live alone, so you wouldn't think it would be too hard, but as a recipe developer, I tend to stock up on things that I may onl...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even when Grobstein had no other place to go, Chicago sports radio had to take him inJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - THE LAUDATORY FAREWELLS to Les Grobstein are beginning to slow. All that have been broadcast and written have been well-deserved. A handful have touched magnificence in ...
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Feder: Bill Jackson, creative genius behind 'Cartoon Town' and 'Gigglesnort Hotel,' diesJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - As the creative genius behind such beloved children's shows as "Cartoon Town" (aka "The BJ and Dirty Dragon Show") and "Gigglesnort Hotel," Bill "BJ" Jackson will always...
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Arkush: Bears new GM, head coach will find gaping hole at wide receiverJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - There is very little to be sure about surrounding the Chicago Bears right now, other than whoever lands the general manager and head coach jobs will be inheriting one of...