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A look at River Forest chef Addison Osta Smith's journey to the "MasterChef Junior" finale.

Paul Sassone: 9-year-old chef a culinary Mozart

May 13, 2019 at 2:52 p.m.

There are a few tricks to every trade. My trade was newspaper editor. And one of my tricks to lighten the workload during holidays was to stockpile copy that could...

Paul Sassone: Super Bowl Sunday is a fine day for excess

May 12, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.

"The road to the Super Bowl is long and pointless." So we were told on an episode of "The Simpsons." That's certainly a debatable assertion. But what is pointless is...

St. Edmund Catholic School, at 200 S. Oak Park Ave. in Oak Park, has been slated to close by the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Paul Sassone: St. Edmund closing is community’s loss

May 13, 2019 at 2:51 p.m.

It takes a great many individuals, organizations, institutions and businesses to create a community. When one of these components is forced to leave, the community is diminished. So it is...

Heidi Moore, a parent and volunteer from Norridge, places a sack lunch near the bedding covering a homeless person on Lower Wacker Drive Jan. 12. Moore was among supporters of the Ridgewood High School Mentoring Mission community outreach, which for the past five years has helped the homeless and needy.

Paul Sassone: Winter not all that delightful for homeless people

May 12, 2019 at 9:17 p.m.

You'll never convince me, but some folks think winter is delightful. In fact, there is an entire two-month festival, January through February, that offers activities around the Chicago area called...

A squirrel looks up expectantly at Warren Park in Chicago Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.

Paul Sassone: Don’t forget about squirrels during winter months

May 12, 2019 at 9:17 p.m.

It took a while, but winter has finally bullied its way in like a handful of razor blades flung in our face. While winter gives us lots to worry about,...

Paul Sassone: Village officials have it backwards with development concerns

May 13, 2019 at 2:51 p.m.

Now, now we're worried? The huge proposed development at South Boulevard and Harlem Avenue may cause a spike in more congestion for commuters. More congestion is putting it mildly. The...

Paul Sassone: Drivers need to be more considerate

May 13, 2019 at 2:51 p.m.

Did I miss the memo, or something? Is the village on some new energy-saving kick? How refusing to use car headlights could possibly save energy I can't understand. Yet, I...

An Oscar statue is on display during the Academy Awards Nominations Announcement at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California on Jan. 14, 2016.
The 88th Oscars will be held on Feb. 28 at the Dolby Theatre in downtown Hollywood.

Paul Sassone: Academy Awards an overrated display of excess

May 12, 2019 at 9:16 p.m.

By the time you read this, the Academy Award nominations should be public knowledge. I don't pay too much attention to this annual celebration of wretched excess. Some of it...

Paul Sassone: Hey Oak Park, IDOT wants to hear from you

May 13, 2019 at 2:51 p.m.

Oak Parkers who live along the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) are going to get another crack at voting on installing noise-muffling walls. It's all part of the Illinois Department of Transportation's...

Gov. Bruce Rauner listens to Illinois Emergency Management Agency officials warn of the dangers of driving through high water of the south fork of the Sangamon River Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, in Kincaid, Ill. At least two teenagers were killed while crossing a road crossing the river.

Paul Sassone: Gov. Rauner is Illinois’ real-life Waldo

May 12, 2019 at 9:15 p.m.

Where's Waldo? You probably know, particularly if you have kids. "Where's Waldo?" is a series of books for children by Martin Handford. The books include double-page spreads of illustrations in...

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