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'The Celebrity Apprentice,' Episode Three: Blagojevich Said What?

July 3, 2026 at 12:33 a.m.

Donald Trump started last night's episode by asking Rod Blagojevich (the ex-governor of the fifth-largest state in the nation, let's not forget), if the right person had been fired last...

'The Celebrity Apprentice,' Episode Two: Blago Brings the Balloons

July 3, 2026 at 12:33 a.m.

Falling back on his experience with photo opportunities—a politician's bread and butter—Rod Blagojevich managed to squeak out of a three-man boardroom showdown without getting fired...

'The Celebrity Apprentice,' Episode One: Blago Squeaks Through—Barely

July 3, 2026 at 12:36 a.m.

Since being ousted as governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich has been mostly unemployed. What the future holds for him is unclear—and it certainly won’t be determined until after his upcoming...

Coming Next Monday: Hot, Fresh Blag

July 3, 2026 at 12:39 a.m.

Welcome to BLAG!, our once-a-week recap of The Celebrity Apprentice 2010, this season featuring Rod Blagojevich, Illinois’s ousted governor, currently awaiting trial on corruption charges. Airing at 8 p.m. (central...

Cue, Shtick: Alan Gross' new dark comedy High Holidays comes to the Goodman Theatre

July 3, 2026 at 12:46 a.m.

A long-ago Chicago stage hit propelled Alan Gross into a screenwriting career—and 14 years of thankless toil in Hollywood. This month, the playwright, back in town, brings a new dark...

The (Super) Natural

July 3, 2026 at 12:49 a.m.

Audrey Niffenegger struck publishing gold with her best-selling first novel, The Time Traveler's Wife, recently made into a movie. Now the Chicago author is back with another story tinged with...

Lost— and Saved

July 3, 2026 at 1:13 a.m.

Thinking he had nothing more serious than a persistent cold, Doug Waldron put off seeing his doctor. When he finally sought help, he was told that he had about a...

The Ikram Touch

July 3, 2026 at 1:16 a.m.

From our February 2006 issue: The New York Times has proclaimed her namesake women’s boutique “impossibly chic.” She offers the sort of impeccable, pricey designs and objects of desire featured...

Oprah Unbound

July 3, 2026 at 1:17 a.m.

FROM DECEMBER 2008: After 25 years, Chicago’s Media Queen builds a bigger business and charitable empire, dabbles in politics, and strikes out for the West. Can $2.7 billion buy happiness?

The Audacity of Hope

July 3, 2026 at 1:25 a.m.

In the 100 years since the Cubs won a World Series, the underachieving team has managed a single unmitigated triumph: inspiring the play Bleacher Bums. On this centennial, we look...

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