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Civil rights activist Coretta Scott King speaks at the White House bill signing ceremony to establish a federal holiday to honor her late husband, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., in Washington on Nov 2, 1983. Visible behind her is President Ronald Reagan.

Jonathan Eig: We have lost sight of MLK’s radical vision and dulled his image to our detriment

January 13, 2023 at 11:56 a.m.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the federal holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. That's one year longer than King lived. Over the...

Eric Schneider on saxophone at the Jazz Showcase in front an image of Charlie Parker in 2015.

Op-ed: The joy of reconnecting after our COVID year

May 10, 2021 at 3:45 p.m.

To celebrate my birthday and my second vaccination a couple of weeks ago, I visited the Jazz Showcase. Like most people, I hadn't been to a club or theater in...

Lou Gehrig, New York Yankee's first baseman, poses at spring training in Florida in March 1936.

Op-ed: The Lou Gehrig revealed through letters to his doctor

December 14, 2020 at 1:55 p.m.

More than 80 years ago, when he learned he was dying, Lou Gehrig wrote a series of long and emotional letters to his doctor. Those letters, which go on sale...

Supporters of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump listen to the first of three presidential debates, on Sept. 26, 2016 at the Trump headquarters in Urbandale, Iowa.

A woman for president? After Obama, young voters shrug

May 11, 2019 at 3:50 a.m.

I was having lunch last year with Dick Gregory, the civil rights activist and comedian, when he asked about my family. I told him I had a son and two...

The Bulls’ Secret Weapon: Tom Thibodeau

July 2, 2026 at 9:36 p.m.

The coach, not D-Rose, can lead the Bulls to the promised land

Chicago Baseball Preview: The Most Dismal Season in 30 Years?

July 2, 2026 at 9:38 p.m.

A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH: Our columnist argues that this could be Chicago’s worst season for baseball in three decades

Blackhawks Goalie Face-Off

July 2, 2026 at 10:10 p.m.

THE ICEMEN COMETH: Corey Crawford has one of the loneliest jobs in sports. But now he's got company: his backup and potential replacement, Ray Emery

Doak Ewing, Vintage Sports Film Collector

July 2, 2026 at 10:01 p.m.

CELLULOID HERO: The Naperville man's company, Rare Sportsfilms, specializes in rescuing and restoring old sports films. Want highlights of the 1953 Milwaukee Braves or the Cubs’ 1935 World Series? Doak’s...

Lovie Smith on Keeping His Cool

July 2, 2026 at 10:40 p.m.

THE QUIET MAN: Bears head coach Lovie Smith doesn’t shout or otherwise show emotion, which may be why Chicago fans haven’t warmed to him. But being the anti-Ditka has its...

Can Theo Epstein Deliver for the Cubs?

July 2, 2026 at 10:53 p.m.

One of the brightest of baseball’s new breed of data-driven front-office execs, Theo Epstein is being hailed as the Cubs’ savior. But don’t order those World Series tickets just yet

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