Columns
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Feder: Former ABC 7 meteorologist Jerry Taft diesJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Jerry Taft, who was a trusted and engaging presence as a top meteorologist on Chicago television and radio for more than 40 years, died Thursday, according to ABC-owned ...
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Nine innings, nine great baseball movies to streamJul 23, 2020 6:00 am - At last, baseball is back. It's only 60 games — let's hope our viral nemesis doesn't make the season even shorter — but we'll take as many innings of Yoan Moncada, Eloy ...
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My year of staying aliveJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - A few days ago, on July 21, I became one year older than my mother was when she died. For eight months, I worried about meeting this milestone. Then the coronavirus arri...
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Don't worry, suburbs; you'll have copsJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - Most Americans don't live downtown, and they don't live in the country, either. They live in the suburbs. We are a suburban people. Loaded potato skins in a chain restau...
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Feder: Mary Mitchell returns to Sun-Times as full-time columnistJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - One year after Mary Mitchell semiretired, the Chicago Journalism Hall of Famer is returning to the Sun-Times as a full-time columnist, Robert Feder writes. Starting in ...
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'Radioactive' radiates cliches in trite, disappointing Marie Curie biopicJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - "Radioactive" -- ★ ★ In Marjane Satrapi's bland and befuddling biopic “Radioactive,” brilliant scientist Marie Curie and her brilliant scientist husband Pierre Cur...
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Decision on high school sports needs to be made nowJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - When Illinois High School Association executive director Craig Anderson and members of the board of directors meet with officials from the department of public health an...
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The legislative changes we need to prevent getting another MadiganJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has been Illinois' top political leader for 35 years. He has made millions as a property tax attorney in the state with the highest p...
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Sound check: Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton on drive-in screens; Pete Yorn acoustic livestreamJul 22, 2020 12:00 pm - Blake Shelton on the big screen Country superstar Blake Shelton and special guests Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins hit the big screen with a concert exclusively filme...
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Quick pandemic vacations from safety of your carJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - The pandemic has canceled many summer vacation plans, but Gerry Lekas of Glenview knows plenty of grisly, glamorous and eclectic places you can visit in the city and the...