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Screenwriter Lena Waithe, Chicago native and and the creator of the Showtime series "The Chi," on Oct. 20, 2017.

Lena Waithe kicks off DePaul University’s Courier 12 screenwriting conference. The weekend event is ‘a shot in the arm for all of those aspiring writers out there.’

February 3, 2021 at 6:39 p.m.

Almost a year since Illinois' first stay-at-home order, the pandemic has touched every aspect of our lives, including those things at the intersection of education and entertainment. DePaul University's Courier...

Respiratory nurse Karen Panaligan, left, helps physical therapists Stephany Kunzweiler, center, and Marley Owen, right, remove a neck brace from Meilita Pilkionis after a treadmill therapy session.

Meet Meilita Pilkionis, a Palos Hills athlete who had a spinal stroke at age 16 and is determined to recover

February 9, 2021 at 1:01 p.m.

Meilita Pilkionis, 16, plays piano and dabbles in painting. She relishes a good meal from Chik-fil-A, and Starbucks' Pink Drink. Although she's not a big reader, she likes math, and...

Chicago Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, 25th, center, holds a news conference at City Hall on Dec. 11, 2019, to call for more units of affordable housing in the city.

Chicago’s affordable housing has a segregation problem. Here’s one plan to fix it.

February 2, 2021 at 4:32 p.m.

It shouldn't be this hard to find a home in Chicago, said Brittany King, 30. A single mother of a toddler, King is looking for subsidized housing near her family...

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick wears two masks as he watches from the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs , Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Kansas City. The New England Patriots have canceled practice amid reports that a third player has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Sports Illustrated reported that reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore tested positive for the virus on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, and was added to the team's reserve/COVID-19 list. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

¿Deberíamos usar 2 máscaras en lugar de 1? Respuestas a preguntas sobre coronavirus

February 1, 2021 at 3:35 p.m.

¿Deberíamos usar dos máscaras en lugar de una? ¿Todos los códigos postales del Condado Cook funcionan para el programa de vacunación del condado? ¿Qué tan efectivas serán las vacunas en...

Even with Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan front and center, little in the trailer of "The Dig" seemed particularly promising,? I gave it a go and it's good. Some of it's true, too: Along the east coast of Britain in 1939, with war clouds looming, self-taught Suffolk archeologist Basil Brown was hired by ailing widow Edith Pretty to discover if anything of value lay beneath the earth mounds on her property. There was indeed, and the remains and artifacts of a sixth-century Anglo-Saxon burial ship stunned the world. Fiennes is Basil; Mulligan is Edith; around the halfway point of director Simon Stone's film, the focus (for better or worse) shifts to others in the orbit of the excavation effort, particularly characters played by Lily James and Johnny Flynn. Based on the 2007 novel by John Preston, "The Dig" freely mixes fact and invention, overloading the crises a bit but generally succeeding. A fair amount of screenwriter Moira Buffini's dialogue plays out as Terrence Malick-styled voiceover, while the camera focuses on the stark beauty of the surroundings, and men and women actually doing the work. The results are trim, well-made and quite moving. So much for my prejudgments. (Netflix) — Michael Phillips

What we’re watching: From ‘Promising Young Woman’ to ‘Bling Empire’

February 4, 2021 at 4:12 p.m.

Wondering what to watch this weekend? Check out our weekly film and TV recommendations. We want to know what you're streaming, too. Click here to share your picks with us....

Robert Summerbell, left, and Percy Julian at the Northwestern University convocation Dec. 2, 1951.

Oak Park scientist and ‘Forgotten Genius’ Percy Julian the subject of ‘Nova’ documentary on PBS

February 4, 2021 at 2:46 p.m.

As work continues to encourage the field of science to become more diverse and inclusionary and more anti-racist, PBS is giving viewers a history lesson on one of the Chicago...

Nina Thomas with her 5-month-old daughter Jhene as her son Jayden, 3, plays with his firetruck at their Matteson home on Jan. 13, 2021.

Black women are more likely to die bearing children. A new health center in the south suburbs is opening Feb. 1 to help fix the problem.

January 27, 2021 at 11:20 a.m.

Nina Thomas, 24, is a single mom who lived in Kankakee before COVID-19 upended her life. Her routine, for nearly four years, included working her night shift job at a...

How to prevent injuries when shoveling snow and walking on ice

January 26, 2021 at 9:59 a.m.

If this week is when we get a real dose of the white stuff and have to navigate slick spots on the road and the pavement, here's a refresher on...

Jeremy Babel serves dinner to his children on Jan. 13, 2021, in Homer Glen. He and wife Kerry adopted four children in addition to having a foster child.

Infertility was a ‘blessing’ for Homer Glen woman who wanted to be a mom. 4 adopted children later, she’s thanking the Chicago-area program that helped her family flourish.

January 22, 2021 at 12:51 p.m.

At age 22, Kerry Babel was married and had already had the conversation with her husband about foster care. She'd wanted to be a mom since she was 7. But...

What we’re watching: From ‘Walker’ reboot to Brit hit ‘The Sister’

January 22, 2021 at 11:53 a.m.

Wondering what to watch this weekend? Check out our weekly film and TV recommendations. We want to know what you're streaming, too. Tell us about it @ChiTribEnt on Twitter or...

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