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Constable: Tournament will draw table tennis elite to LibertyvilleOct 28, 2021 5:30 am - YouTube #8220;You see a world-class player playing a kid's game with little kids,#8221; says Englebert Solis, owner of tournament sponsor Edgeball Table Tennis. #8220;It...
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When an unpopular client tests a lawyer's friendship, dutyOct 28, 2021 1:00 am - Not again. I represented Fox News creator Roger Ailes five years ago. The New York Times called it "The Curious Case of Susan Estrich." I didn't consider it strange at a...
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Feder: Pat McGann returns as Emmy hostOct 28, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago comedian Pat McGann has been tapped to emcee the 63rd annual Emmy Awards ceremony sponsored by the Chicago/Midwest chapter of the National Academy of Television ...
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When 'service to others' makes the front pageOct 28, 2021 1:00 am - When we think of how accomplishment is recognized in the news, certain topics probably leap immediately to mind. Like sports, for example, where new heroes rise and fal...
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Do horror movies have value? 13 horror fantasies that will open your mind this HalloweenOct 27, 2021 11:00 pm - Horror movies have been popular ever since the dawn of cinema. But of what value can they possibly be? I posed this question to George Romero, creator of the modern zomb...
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Urgency underscores Goodman's long-delayed portrait of civil rights activist Fannie Lou HamerOct 27, 2021 12:00 pm - “Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer” - ★ ★ ★ ½ With voting rights under attack and the Freedom to Vote Act hanging in the balance, Goodman Theatre's “Fannie:...
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Put that Halloween pumpkin to tasty use with this easy trickOct 27, 2021 6:00 am - This best-of Lean and lovin' it column originally ran Oct. 27, 2015. It would be hard to imagine that you haven't already had your fill of pumpkins, and yet, Halloween's...
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Two comfort food favorites are given a seasonal spin to broaden kids' palatesOct 27, 2021 6:00 am - One way to broaden kids' palates is to expose them to a wide variety of foods, flavors and textures. Doing so helps overcome their tendency toward neophobia or a fear of...
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Feder: Crain's Chicago Business cooks up deal with 'Check, Please!' creator David ManilowOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - David Manilow, who created and produced the long-running weekly food show "Check, Please!" on WTTW-Channel 11, is teaming up with Crain's Chicago Business as the publica...
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Don't let Congress jeopardize Illinois's medical miraclesOct 27, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 brought with it not just sickness and death when it hit America early last year, but also great national gloom. In fact, when Dr. Anthony Fauci said at the time...