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Richard Pryor Jr. goes drag for his stage show ‘Lipstick Goes on Last’ - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
Richard Pryor Jr. looks like his famous father. But he’s pursuing a much different path as a performer. “When my mother died and when my father died, I felt a release,” says Pryor Jr., who opens Saturday in “Lipstick Goes on Last,” in which he performs in
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Pope is in no position to knock Big Business - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
BY BONNIE ERBE. In many respects, I agree with Pope Francis, but I part company with him when he sees corporations as composed entirely of evildoers.
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Four downs with Ditka - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
1. When you were growing up, did you ever imagine an honor like this? When you’re growing up, you don’t think about things like this or the Hall of Fame. You think about playing football, the game you love. The things that happened to me
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Trump wins at trial, calls woman suing him ‘horrible human being’ - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
A jury has cleared Donald Trump of any wrongdoing in a civil suit brought by an 87-year-old Evanston woman who claimed he ripped her off. After deliberating for about five hours at the end of a week-and-a-half long trial, the jury returned the verdict Thu
New head fed: Zach Fardon’s U.S. attorney nomination brings accolades, challenges - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
Former colleagues and peers piled accolades onto Zach Fardon Thursday after President Barack Obama nominated him to be the next U.S. Attorney in Chicago. But there was no question that the 46-year-old will face a set of challenges as he’s expected to take
Census: Despite population growth, Chicago still at a loss - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 17 TWEETS
Chicago gained nearly 10,000 people from July 2011 to July 2012, but was the slowest-growing major city in the country according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday.
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Former Mayor Daley’s staff saw parking-meter problems brewing, records show - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
Former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s staff was aware of major problems with the city’s parking-meter privatization deal in 2010 — a year and a half before the costly issues publicly surfaced, according to hundreds of pages of documents released Wednesday by Ma
Praise together: Bears family salutes Brian Urlacher - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
Although his talent, intelligence, accomplishments on the field and overall value to the Bears always said superstar, Brian Urlacher always just wanted to be one of the guys. “You always knew you could call ‘Lach and he would do whatever he could to abide
CPS closings vote shows it’s time for an elected school board - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
Mark Brown: Before Wednesday, I’d never thought it would make much sense for Chicago to switch to an elected school board, given the problems we already face electing good people to the offices we now fill. Then I changed my mind while watching Mayor Rahm
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UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 predictions by Sun-Times staff - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
Chicago Sun-Times’ John Silver and Joe Fernandez break down the main card and provide their predictions for this Saturday’s UFC 160, which is live on pay-per-view starting at 9 p.m. CT. Sun-Times readers can also leave their predictions below in the comme
Census: Chicago is slowest growing major city in U.S. - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 2 TWEETS
Chicago gained nearly 10,000 people from July 2011 to July 2012, but was the slowest-growing major city in the country according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday. It was the second year in a row that population grew here, but the increase
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Julianne Moore corners the market on bad movie moms - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 2 TWEETS
The mother of two plays a rocker neglecting her daughter in the new “What Maisie Knew” and a wacko with a telekinetic teen in the upcoming “Carrie” remake.
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Derek Hough likely to leave ‘DWTS,’ strut his stuff elsewhere - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
BILL ZWECKER: The four-time mirrorball winner has acting in his past and is in a good position to try it again full time.
Blackhawks hope for many reunion memories - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
Everyone in the dressing room seemed to agree that it made sense to put Dave Bolland back at third-line center when he returned from a groin injury for the second round. That’s where he’s played the best hockey of his career, particularly in the playoffs.
Former Mayor Daley’s staff saw parking-meter problems brewing, records show - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 2 TWEETS
Former Mayor Richard M. Daley’s staff was aware of major problems with the city’s parking-meter privatization deal in 2010 — a year and a half before the costly issues publicly surfaced, according to hundreds of pages of documents released Wednesday by Ma
CPS makes history, closing scores of schools in less time than it takes to boil - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
History was made in Chicago Wednesday in about 90 seconds, but most of the folks who witnessed firsthand the death of a record 50 Chicago Public Schools firsthand didn’t even realize it. Rather than list the names of the doomed elementary schools, the Boa
Poll: Teens leaving Facebook for Twitter - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
WASHINGTON — A new poll finds that teens are sharing more about themselves on social media. They’re also moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the “oversharing” that they see on Facebook. In the Pew Research Center poll, 94 percent of
Bears great Brian Urlacher announces retirement - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
BY ADAM L. JAHNS: The Urlacher era in Chicago is now officially over. After 13 seasons in a Bears uniform, linebacker Brian Urlacher is retiring from the NFL. He announced his decision on his Twitter account on Wednesday.
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Blackhawks have to figure out how to play like the Blackhawks - Chicago Sun-Times www.suntimes.com 1 TWEETS
The Blackhawks went the entire regular season without getting shut out, and only scored a single goal five times — three of them 1-0 victories. But in Games 2 and 3 against Detroit, the Hawks were held to one goal each night. So what are
