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Constable: West Chicago man finds purpose by repurposing junk into functional artMay 27, 2021 5:30 am - Sitting in a booth at a flea market in Woodstock, Randy Meyers knew he had made something pretty cool. He just didn't know what it was. “The lady in the booth next to me...
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Feder: WGN Radio's Bob Sirott to share his 'Summer Record Collection'May 27, 2021 1:00 am - Before he became a Chicago TV news anchor and radio talk show host, Bob Sirott made a name for himself here as a great Top 40 DJ, Robert Feder writes. This weekend he's...
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Happy 80th, darlin' bard Bob DylanMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - Bob Dylan made me break into silent tears once, in concert on Nov. 11, 2001. Two months from the Sept. 11 attacks, people were still shattered. The song was "Tangled up ...
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Sound check: Rosemont's Rockin' concert series returnsMay 26, 2021 6:00 am - Rosemont's 'Rockin' in the Park' Rosemont announced the lineup for its free summer concert series, hosted in Parkway Bank Park (5501 Park Place) starting this weekend. T...
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Learning and loving more about the wines of Collio in the Italian AlpsMay 26, 2021 6:00 am - The Friuli-Venezia Giulia region is about as close as you can get to Austria and still be in Italy. But few personalities could be further apart if national stereotypes ...
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Something old, something new: Two ways to enjoy rhubarb when it's at its bestMay 26, 2021 6:00 am - I moved from the 'burbs to a historic 2-plus-acre farmstead last month. One of the first perennial plants to greet me when I arrived was a 15-foot-long rhubarb patch. I ...
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Oh, the tasty treasures you'll find on a trip to an Asian marketMay 26, 2021 6:00 am - An Asian friend from Mandarin China now living here asked me if I'd ever shopped at an H Mart. I'd never heard of H Mart, an Asian superstore, which started out as a Kor...
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Jim O'Donnell: Next owner of the Bears — Pat Ryan, Jeff Bezos or Neil Bluhm?May 26, 2021 1:00 am - THE QUESTIONER WAS SHARP and creative. “Which do you think will happen first?” he asked. “The Bears will be sold or the main grandstand building at Arlington Park will b...
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Feder: Tribune Publishing CEO exits on Alden's first day as ownerMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - Alden Global Capital's first day as owner of Chicago-based Tribune Publishing turned out to be Terry Jimenez's last day on the job as CEO. Jimenez, the sole member of t...
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Let's assure my culture's contributions are part of U.S. historyMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - History is the recognition of past events. It is an ongoing story of human progress, a story interwoven with successes and failures of societies that have come before us...