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John F. Kennedy Jr., shown in June 1983, took three times to pass the bar exam.

10 things you might not know about tests

May 11, 2019 at 2:45 a.m.

Addressing complaints over how increased testing affects education, President Barack Obama has called for test-taking to take up no more than 2 percent of class instructional time. The federal government,...

Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on June 9, 2015, after his arraignment on charges of illegally structuring bank withdrawals and lying to the FBI about it.

10 things you might not know about House speakers

May 11, 2019 at 2:24 a.m.

Everyone seems to be talking about speakers these days. There's former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who has pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about hush money paid over...

Why was Albert Einstein so brilliant? He had a superhighway running through the center of his noggin.

10 things you might not know about geniuses

May 11, 2019 at 2:42 a.m.

The Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation recently came out with this year's "genius grants." And Cubs exec Theo Epstein is being called a genius because of his team's performance this year. Meanwhile,...

Women show their Italian pride during the 61st annual Columbus Day Parade, down Columbus Dr. in Chicago, in October 2013.

10 things you might not know about Chicago’s Italians

May 11, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

Monday is Columbus Day, a holiday that Chicago has celebrated with a parade since 1868. Italians have brought a rich culture to the city, along with such luminaries as Cardinal...

Donald Trump, speaks at an event in North Charleston, S.C., on Sept. 23, 2015.

10 things you might not know about Donald Trump

May 11, 2019 at 2:37 a.m.

Donald Trump tops the polls in the Republican race for president, but it's awfully early. At this point in the Democratic race eight years ago, Hillary Clinton was 33 percentage...

The Tower of London has served in a number of capacities over the centuries, among them a zoo with origins in the 1200s.

10 things you might not know about zoos

May 11, 2019 at 2:35 a.m.

Visitors to the Indianapolis Zoo got a scare last Sunday when a cheetah escaped its holding area, but the cat was confined to a secondary enclosure and never reached the...

Actor Tommy Lee Jones, left, and former Vice President Al Gore, attend a 2005 film premiere in New York. The two men were roommates at Harvard University.

10 things you might not know about college

May 11, 2019 at 2:33 a.m.

As college students return to classes, Illinois institutions of higher learning are in the news. The University of Illinois dismissed football coach Tim Beckman over alleged mistreatment of his players....

Rush Street in the 1950s was a time when an alcoholic was a "character," a stripper was practicing art and a prostitute could garner respect.

10 things you might not know about Chicago taverns

May 11, 2019 at 2:31 a.m.

Happy-hour discounts have returned to Chicago bars under legislation signed recently by Gov. Bruce Rauner. And when Donald Trump insulted Mexican immigrants last month, a Chicago watering hole became part...

Then-Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole at a campaign rally at the Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Penn., in October 2002.

10 things you might not know about presidential also-rans

May 11, 2019 at 2:29 a.m.

The first Republican presidential debate takes place Thursday, and one thing is certain: All but one of the Democrats, Republicans and independents who are seeking the nation's highest office will...

The Chicago flag's four stars represent Fort Dearborn, the Great Chicago Fire, the World's Columbian Exposition and the Century of Progress Exposition.

10 things you might not know about flags

May 11, 2019 at 2:26 a.m.

These are banner days for some flag-wavers but not for others. South Carolina recently removed the Confederate battle flag from its Capitol grounds. But a Russian political party opposed to...

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