Matt Arado
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You'll want to make time for this 'Waltz'Jun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - "Waltz With Bashir" - Here is one of those rare films that leaves you depressed at the real-life cruelty it depicts, but also exhilarated at the bold and brilliant w...
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'Friday' films new and old slash their way onto DVDJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Talk about scary. This week's DVD lineup includes no less than four "Friday the 13th" flicks, which makes it a bloody great week for fans and an, um, interesting one for...
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State education leaders to discuss additional spending cutsJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - State education leaders thought they'd submitted a lean budget proposal to the General Assembly earlier this year, but now it looks like they'll have to cut closer to th...
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College radio stations are holding their own as world turns digitalJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Deep inside the studios of WONC 89.1 FM, the radio station of Naperville's North Central College, sits a device that might seem like a relic from the Jurassic Period: a ...
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Nothing antiquated about this 'Gran Torino'Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - "Gran Torino" Clint Eastwood directs and stars in a drama that reminds me a bit of the 1983 White Sox - it wins ugly. Sure, the film is hobbled by some unconvincing ...
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Summer won't necessarily adopt spring's cool waysJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Cool enough for ya? Summer doesn't officially start for 10 more days, of course, but Chicago-area residents can usually log some pool or beach time before then. This yea...
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DiCaprio, Winslet shine in stunning 'Road'Jun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - "Revolutionary Road" - Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet atone for their "Titanic" sins with this powerful (if bleak) drama about the unraveling of a marriage. DiCa...
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Illinois joins effort to create national learning standardsJun 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois will be among the states pursuing common learning standards for English and math this year, a project that could lead to national testing in the future. State e...
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Teachers unions monitoring "two-tier" pension discussionMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Teachers union representatives are keeping a watchful eye on state legislators this weekend to see if they will take up a proposal to split the teacher pension system in...
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Motion on pension proposal a way to slow the process, lawmaker saysMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - After the Illinois House voted Wednesday to the make the state's full payment to its pension systems next fiscal year, state Rep. Kathy Ryg put the brakes on the measure...