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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...