Eric Wang’s first memory of music was the song “The Wheels on the Bus”. He listened to it when he was learning to speak English. Now a 7-year-old second-grader at…
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Tackling Politics
Karimar “Kari” Brown grew accustomed to seeing the name of her husband, former Chicago Bears defensive end Alex Brown, on signage. But the poster boards were turned recently. Kari Brown…
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Screen Plot
To parents who are concerned or confused or confounded by their children’s seemingly allencompassing relationships with their devices and screens, Nicole Dreiske has a message for you: “You have the…
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Without Borders
Lake Bluff urologist takes his children to work with him — in Lebanon Daughters and sons usually become enlightened during Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. Dr. Nejd…
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Art Shay: March 1922-April 2018
Photographer Art Shay, an icon of the Chicago arts community, died April 28 of heart failure at his Deerfield home. He was 96. Michelle Monroe, co-owner of the Monroe Gallery…
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Ravinia Leader Takes The Stage
It does not happen often, but when Ravinia Festival President and CEO Welz Kauffman is not programming Ravinia’s summer season, scouting artists at concerts and musical festivals around the world,…
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Top Story: Library Closes Book on Purse
“Definitely me.” Ellen Pritikin Polito confirmed in an email that she is the woman whose long-lost purse recently was found after more than a half-century inside a wall at the…
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Top Story: Library Finds Hidden Purse
In 1973, author John Bellairs wrote the award-winning children’s gothic horror novel, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, illustrated by Edward Gorey. Unknown until now, in about 1966…
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No Pier Pressure
In 2013, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel approached William Brodsky about assuming the role of Chairman of Navy Pier. Brodsky, a New York transplant to the city, responded to his long-time…
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Rich Cohen: Story of a Curse
There are certainly more radical forms of childhood rebellion than swearing allegiance to the Chicago Cubs. But when eight year-old Rich Cohen’s father, a Brooklyn native and New York Yankees…
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