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Famed movie critic Roger Ebert dies
CHICAGO (AP) — Roger Ebert, the most famous and most popular film reviewer of his time who became the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for movie criticism and, on his long-running TV program, wielded the nation's most influential thumb, died...
Tags: Reviews, Alfred Hitchcock, Television Industry, PBS (tv network), Chicago Sun-Times
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Roger Ebert: Not just a film critic, the film critic
For as long as I can remember following movies, I remember following Roger Ebert. I remember looking forward to watching every episode of “Siskel & Ebert” as a kid. I remember the “Siskel & Ebert” episode of “The Critic,&...
Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Reviews, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert
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Strike planned at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Tribune reporterA union that represents 775 staff members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign plans to start a three-day strike on Monday. Members of the Service Employees International Union Local 73, whose duties include food service and custodial work,...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Colleges and Universities, Education, Strikes
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Carl Woese dies at 84; evolutionary biologist
Before Carl R. Woese, science divided the living world into two types of organisms: bacteria and everything else. But the University of Illinois professor and colleagues in the 1970s discovered that microbes now called archaea look like bacteria but...
Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, General Electric Company, Colleges and Universities, Education, Pancreatic Cancer
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Carl Sandburg athletic director dies in single-car crash
Tribune reportersCarl Sandburg High School officials are mourning the loss of the high school's athletic director who was found dead Sunday afternoon after a single-vehicle accident in Carroll County. Bruce Scheidegger, 54, had been reported missing at 11:07 p.m....Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Accidental Death, Carl Sandburg
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"The Walking Dead" Novel Author Jay Bonansinga talks about TV series and Book 3
Last night’s mid-season premiere of The Walking Dead had fans re-visiting the town of Woodbury and finally re-uniting the Dixon Brothers, Daryl and Merle. By the end of the episode the poop really hit the fan and left viewers with a lot of...
Tags: Rose Marie, Joss Whedon, Television, The Walking Dead (tv program), Frank Darabont
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If we open up the Illinois Constitution …
It takes special gall to raise taxes for some Illinoisans so soon after they were hit with a massive increase in state income tax rates. So, give an audacity award to any "progressive" trying to renew the ill-timed and perennial campaign to replace...
Tags: Public Employees, Personal Income, State Income Tax, Interior Policy, Elections
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A preview of major issues on tap in 2013 in Downers Grove
Several interesting issues are on the horizon for residents of the southeastern DuPage village. Here's a look at topics likely to add another chapter throughout 2013. Competition for Downers Grove Village Council Six people entered the race for...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Personal Service, Companies and Corporations, Business Enterprises
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River Forest home raises the bar on energy efficiency
This article contains corrected material, The home's cobalt blue siding sets it apart from older brick houses in its River Forest neighborhood. But the color of the house on Jackson Avenue is the least of its distinguishing factors. As northern...
Tags: Energy, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Electrical Appliance, Tooth Decay, Manufacturing and Engineering
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News of the Weird: Gaza Cosmetics Company Offering Anti-Israel Perfume
Updating “The Smell of Napalm in the Morning”: A cosmetics company in Gaza recently began selling a fragrance dedicated to victory over Israel and named after the signature M-75 missile that Hamas has been firing across the border. “...
Tags: Bill Lockyer, Judges, Movies, Electronics, Vitali Klitschko
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Dr. William J. Weiner, UM chairman of neurology
Dr. William J. Weiner, a professor and chairman of the department of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine who was nationally known for his work with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, died Dec. 29 of multiple myeloma...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Colleges and Universities, Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), University of Maryland, College Park, Health and Safety at School
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National Western Stock Show Jan. 14-19 in Denver, Colo.
For many ranch families, the holidays aren't over until the National Western Stock Show (NWSS). Hundreds will make the trip to Denver, Colo., this January to join in on the 107-year-old tradition. Angus events kick off Wednesday, Jan. 16 and continue...Tags: Medical Specialization, Travel, Crime, Law and Justice, Family, Genetics
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Jan 30, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 31, 2012
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Feb 15, 2013
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Jan 8, 2013
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