What would Michael do? Not this!

Published July 18, 2010 at 3:16 a.m.

Sam Smith says he knows the difference between Michael Jordan and LeBron James, other than one winning championships in college and the NBA and the other winning on every level but college and the pros ...

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Facets Night School: The Gate

Published July 18, 2010 at 12:59 a.m.
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Facets Cinematheque presents Facets Night School, a weekly series of midnight screenings paired up with lectures, discussions, and much more. Tonight's screening: the gateway-to-Hell 1980s film The Gate ... Facets Night School starts tonight at midnight, and tickets are $5 (advance tickets available through Ticketweb). See the Facets Website for a complete schedule. Facets: 1517 W. Fullerton. (773) 281-4114 ...

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Nolan threw me for a loop, DiCaprio says

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Published July 18, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.
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When last we saw director Christopher Nolan, he was wreaking havoc on the streets of Chicago and blowing up buildings with "The Dark Knight." Because of that, the anticipation factor is pretty high for his dream-probing new film, "Inception," starring Leonardo DiCaprio. In Los Angeles recently, DiCaprio told me that he thinks that's a good thing ...

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10 things you might not know about the South Side

Published July 18, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.
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About 3 million people call Chicago home, but they live in the neighborhoods, that rich patchwork of communities that gives this great city its diversity and energy ... About 3 million people call Chicago home, but they live in the neighborhoods, that rich patchwork of communities that gives this great city its diversity and energy ...

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Blagojevich ready to be seen as a blowhard

Published July 18, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.
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Defense team to paint portrait of a talkative politician who trusted his advisers too much ... Rod Blagojevich has talked his way through two campaigns for governor, through years of public appearances and news conferences and, after his arrest in December 2008, through scores of television talk shows proclaiming his innocence ...

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Illinois cancels most writing tests

Published July 18, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.
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For the second time in less than a decade, Illinois is eliminating the state writing exam for elementary and junior high students, provoking concerns that writing instruction will taper off and fewer students will master the critical skill ...

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U. of I.'s teaching partnership with Catholic Church draws scrutiny

Published July 18, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.
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The flap over a University of Illinois adjunct instructor dismissed after making controversial remarks about homosexuality arises from an unusual partnership between the state university and the Roman Catholic Church ...

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Ex-Cook Co. inmates sue after giving birth shackled

Published July 18, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.
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Latiana Walton went through most of her labor at Stroger Hospital with an arm and leg chained to her bed, she remembers ...

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Shadowboxing in the sun

Published July 18, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.
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On the hot sidewalk outside a West Side elementary school, a dozen neighborhood kids — none more than 14 — line up, stand still and stare straight ahead, awaiting commands from a broad-shouldered man they dutifully obey ...

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Thodos Dance marks 10th anniversary with worthy potpourri

Published July 18, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.
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Every year, Thodos Dance Chicago offers up a quirky potpourri of new works called New Dances, mostly by dancers in the troupe ...

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