Chicago
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Man held in dermatologist's slaying
Oct 31, 2021 5:20 pm - Police said Tuesday a man has turned himself in to French authorities in St. Martin and is being held on a federal fugitive warrant in connection with the death of a Chi...
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Obama's wife defends candidate
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Whims of time take toll on lifelong writerApr 24, 2012 6:16 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published May 29, 2003 This is the kind of compelling human story Bill Granger was made to tell. Instead, Granger sits in the Illin...
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'Burn the Floor' sizzles, but marred by samenessFeb 05, 2011 8:47 pm - Despite the blizzard that started pummeling Chicago on Tuesday, the show still went on for opening night of “Burn the Floor” at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago. A...
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Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ stands the test of timeApr 24, 2012 5:53 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published on June 11, 1996 This is a literary note on the Bulls victory tour: Carl Sandburg was wrong, apparently. Sports writers k...
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Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ stands the test of timeApr 24, 2012 6:15 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published on June 11, 1996 This is a literary note on the Bulls victory tour: Carl Sandburg was wrong, apparently. Sports writers k...
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Old romance thrives as time presses onApr 24, 2012 6:17 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published May 21, 1996 I learned about newspapers from the top to the bottom because I loved newspapers. I worked in a press room ...
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Billy Goat Tavern runs full circle around the cityApr 24, 2012 5:54 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published April 25, 1996 When William Sianis landed in Chicago as an immigrant from Greece, he scrambled for jobs. In time, he sol...
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Billy Goat Tavern runs full circle around the cityApr 24, 2012 6:16 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published April 25, 1996 When William Sianis landed in Chicago as an immigrant from Greece, he scrambled for jobs. In time, he sol...
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Hard times won’t allay books’ spellApr 24, 2012 6:23 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published April 10, 1995 I dream on my encyclopedia. My favorite volume, over the years, has been Ovid Plastering. We are old frie...