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10 things you might not know about film critics
A screenwriter who went by the pseudonyms of R. Hyde and Reinhold Timme died recently in Chicago. Others knew the man as Roger Ebert, film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times....
10 things you might not know about razed Chicago
Ever since the Great Fire of 1871, a cycle of destruction and rebuilding has been central to the Chicago story. This month, Northwestern University secured a permit to tear down...
An Easter tradition
Easter was a very special event in the Brennan household. It meant celebrating the holiday and spending time with the family and even a rare trip to a restaurant. It...
Dev-Lin illegal gambling house flourished in 1930s just outside Chicago
"This vice is hard to remedy. It grows out of the restlessness and excitement of man, and prevails most where such restlessness and excitement are strongest. Every one understands its...
10 things you might not know about ice
It's ice time in Chicago, with people scraping it off their windshields, cheering the Blackhawks as they skate on it and finding new ways to avoid having their cars slide...
‘Tell Chicago I’ll pull through’
Eighty years ago this week in Miami, a "maniac" tried to kill President-elect Franklin Roosevelt. The assassin's bullets missed their intended target but hit Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak and four...
10 things you might not know about obscure wars
In President Barack Obama's second inaugural address, he declared that "a decade of war is now ending." But if the past is any indication, there are plenty of military actions...
Ale for what ails you
The idea of legalizing a drug by arguing for its medicinal qualities is hardly new. The movement for medical marijuana, which Illinois legislators may consider for legalization this year, is...
10 things you might not know about obscure wars
In President Barack Obama's second inaugural address, he declared that "a decade of war is now ending." But if the past is any indication, there are plenty of military actions...