Columns
-
Susan Sarandon radiant as she faces death head-on in family drama 'Blackbird'Sep 18, 2020 6:00 am - “Blackbird” — ★ ★ ★ Lily the matriarch sure knows how to wake her family and get them moving in the morning. “You up yet?” she shouts upstairs. “I'm dead soon! You...
-
Widescreen: The Emmy win I want won't be on Sunday's telecastSep 18, 2020 6:00 am - Television fans will almost certainly find something to like about this year's Emmys, airing at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, on ABC, with expanded categories and a diverse s...
-
Phony championship rings, fake N95 masks: What Customs agents are seizing at O'HareSep 18, 2020 5:30 am - Between the phony Super Bowl rings headed to Aurora, knockoff Apple watches on their way to Peru and a half-million fake N95 masks going to the East Coast, it's been a b...
-
A love story for the ages: WNBA star Moore now married to the man she helped free from prisonSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - What a unique love story. Maya Moore has loved basketball for most of her life. But that's only part of her love story. The former Connecticut star, Olympic gold medalis...
-
Rozner: Mickelson in the booth a must for golfSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Phil Mickelson has had one of the great careers in the history of golf. This is not in dispute. He's a Top 15 golfer all-time, having had the misfortune of playing much ...
-
O'Donnell: Sox-Cubs finale in Texas would be 'Snubway Series'Sep 18, 2020 1:00 am - PRESUMPTIVENESS IN 2020 would simply seem to be part of The Expanding American Charade. But, with both the White Sox and Cubs knockin' on heaven's door, thoughts of an a...
-
Fit for man and beast: Black cherry tree has multiple uses for both humans and wildlifeSep 17, 2020 6:00 am - Black cherry is a venerable species often overlooked in our woods and gardens. Black cherry trees don't reach the dimensions of walnut trees, nor do they have the longe...
-
'The Way I See It' captures all the subleties of Pete Souza's job as the former official White House photographerSep 17, 2020 6:00 am - “The Way I See It” — ★ ★ ★ ½ Dawn Porter's subversively Gandhi-esque “The Way I See It” doesn't look like a political hit job on President Donald Trump. It appears...
-
Was Sunday's Bears defensive effort a blip on the radar or a cause for concern?Sep 17, 2020 1:00 am - With almost all eyes trained on Mitch Trubisky and the offense Sunday in Detroit, all ears focused on Allen Robinson and the Bears' front office, one of the potentially ...
-
COVID mask gives new direction for Downers Grove apparel makerSep 17, 2020 1:00 am - Mary Kuiper - like most business owners - watched her Downers Grove-based apparel and souvenir business grind to a halt as the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the globe ...