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Hillary Rodham Clinton's friends and schoolmates Betsy Ebeling, left, Ernest Ricketts, right, and Hardye Moel wait for a town hall meeting via satellite with Clinton to start at Maine South High School in Park Ridge on Feb. 4, 2008.

Column: She was a ‘North Star’ to Hillary Clinton. With the death of Betsy Ebeling, what it means to have and lose a ‘best’ friend

July 30, 2019 at 7:54 p.m.

The headlines on the occasion of Betsy Ebeling's death called her Hillary Clinton's best friend. "Hillary Clinton's Best Friend Since Childhood Dies Suddenly at 72," said People magazine. "Betsy Ebeling,...

A container with 1/8th ounce of marijuana flowers is photographed in the packaging room at Revolution cannabis cultivation center Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Delavan, Ill.

Marijuana? Cannabis? Weed? Pot? Dope? What do you call that stuff?

July 23, 2019 at 8:14 p.m.

I was talking with a colleague the other day about the advent of legal recreational marijuana in Illinois when out of my mouth came words that horrified me the minute...

The Earth's shadow begins to cast over the moon as seen Jan. 20, 2019, in Chicago.

Column: 50 years after we walked on it, the moon calms us in anxious times

July 17, 2019 at 1:00 a.m.

On summer nights I like to go outside, if only for a couple of minutes, and watch the moon. I think of it as watching not looking. The word "look"...

R. Kelly, right, appears with then-manager Derrel McDavid in 2008 during Kelly's child-pornography trial in Chicago. Friday's indictment alleges that Kelly paid McDavid and another man to help him cover up his sexual transgressions.

Column: When a sexual predator’s crimes rely on an entourage

July 12, 2019 at 7:34 p.m.

It often takes a village to help a sexual predator stalk his victim. Bill Cosby had a village. Larry Nassar had a village. So did the abusive clergy of the...

Protesters in Denver call on members of Congress to close immigrant detention centers during a rally on July 2, 2019. Similar protests are set for hundreds of places around the country in coming days.

Column: Do something good for your soul and the soul of the country: Protest the deportation raids

July 12, 2019 at 11:03 a.m.

The weather in and around Chicago is forecast to be beautiful on Friday and Saturday, perfect for the farmers market, the beach, a bike ride, a boat ride, a picnic....

Marijuana? Weed" Pot? Cannabis? Contemplating the "cool" thing to call the drug that's on the precipice of being legal for recreational use in Illinois.

Column: Marijuana? Cannabis? Weed? Pot? Dope? What do you call that stuff?

July 10, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.

I was talking with a colleague the other day about the advent of legal recreational marijuana in Illinois when out of my mouth came words that horrified me the minute...

Tavarion Foster, 18, with his mother, Shaunte Teague.

‘My family is my heart’: How Tavarion Foster made his way from homelessness to college

July 6, 2019 at 12:52 p.m.

On a Thursday night in late June, Tavarion Laquon Foster put on his best clothes — khaki pants, black loafers, black shirt buttoned almost to the top — and went...

Kiarra King, of Norridge, talks with her daughter, Kai, while sitting in a pedal car during Kai's 4th birthday party at the Humboldt Park lagoon in Chicago on June 25, 2019. Summer calls for a broad-brimmed hat -- and the proper sunscreen.

Column: 9 things to love this summer

June 28, 2019 at 4:18 p.m.

Here's the latest of my occasional lists of things I like, this one with a summer flavor. 1. News-free summer mornings Mornings in any season are the most hopeful time...

The antagonist white whale from Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick'.

Column: Have you finished “Moby-Dick” yet? Haven’t started? You’ve still got time.

June 26, 2019 at 2:00 a.m.

Ahoy, mates. Sorry. This is what happens when you're reading "Moby-Dick." You start saying "ahoy" and "avast" and "thar she blows" in front of people who have no idea why...

Befekady Retta selects his lilies from a stand at the City Markets Kickoff at Daley Plaza on May 9, 2019.

Column: Make your summer wish list before summer gets away

June 23, 2019 at 11:29 a.m.

A northern summer, when it finally comes, arrives with the force of a miracle. We wait for it hopefully, greedily, doubtfully. We complain that it will never get here. Then...

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