Entertainment Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: One man has the power to make the Bears at Arlington Park happenJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - THAT SOUND FROM Halas Hall on Thursday. Was it boldness? Or merely daring? Whatever the semantics, Bears CEO Ted Phillips potentially laid the cornerstone for an unprece...
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Sound check: Arcada's return, Afterlife anniversary show and moreJun 16, 2021 6:00 am - Curtain's up The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles is back in action for the summer with a slate of shows that just went on sale this week. If any of the 10 newly annou...
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Jim O'Donnell: Inspired Bob Sirott pushing for permanent Jack Rosenberg memorialJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - THERE ARE CHIP SHOTS in life and then there are two-inch "gimmes" that even an overweight Sumo wrestler could wheeze in. Bob Sirott is working on an inspired gimme. Siro...
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Feder: Eric Zorn adds his name to Chicago Tribune's 'tremendous loss of talent'Jun 16, 2021 1:00 am - Eric Zorn, a mainstay of the Chicago Tribune for more than 40 years and one of its most prominent progressive columnists, just became the latest to join the exodus of to...
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Feder: V103 widens margin of victory in latest radio ratingsJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - WVAZ 102.7-FM, the iHeartMedia R&B station, widened its lead over Audacy all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM in the latest Nielsen Audio survey released Monday. For the t...
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Wizard World Chicago returns to Rosemont in OctoberJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - Movies are back, baseball games are back, concerts are back. On Oct. 15, pop culture conventions are back. Wizard World Chicago will return Oct. 15 through 17 to the Don...
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Feder: Chicago's Invisible Institute shares Pulitzer Prize for national reportingJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - Invisible Institute, the Chicago-based nonprofit journalism production company, won its first Pulitzer Prize Friday for its work on a yearlong investigation of K-9 units...
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Feder: Owner says MeTV FM will 'live and thrive' despite FCC deadlineJun 11, 2021 1:00 am - Great news for fans of MeTV FM: Weigel Broadcasting's popular soft-rock oldies station at WRME 87.7-FM won't be going away any time soon, according to owners of the low-...
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Feder: Roe Conn makes 'unexpected pivot' to job in sheriff's officeJun 10, 2021 1:00 am - Roe Conn, the veteran Chicago broadcaster, has joined the Office of Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart as a senior project manager, Robert Feder writes. He's currently working...
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Sound check: Billy Strings takes the stage at Wintrust FieldJun 09, 2021 6:00 am - Billy Strings in Schaumburg Grammy-winning bluegrass artist Billy Strings makes a stop in Schaumburg for two on-field arena shows at Wintrust Field this weekend as part ...