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Arizona State fans try to distract a UCLA free throw shooter in February 2015 in Tempe, Ariz.

10 things you might not know about distractions

May 11, 2019 at 2:14 a.m.

Contemporary life is full of distractions — texts, tweets, retweets, political charges and countercharges, and Facebook discussions about llamas and dress colors. A new study by Northwestern University found that...

Crazy week: Selma, Vietnam, former governor on trial

August 18, 2019 at 6:52 p.m.

This week 50 years ago saw a remarkable confluence of events that in striking ways echoes in 2015. In March 1965, the United States took a huge step to escalate...

The Aerialtronics Altura Zenith drone is seen at an event with the Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Coalition, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at the National Press Club in Washington.

10 things you might not know about drones

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

Unmanned aerial vehicles are buzzing all over the news these days, with the U.S. allowing sales of military drones to foreign allies, the Federal Aviation Administration proposing rules for commercial...

Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison Jr., from left, police Chief John McWeeny and Major M.L.C. Funkhouser in an undated photo. Funkhouser, second deputy superintendent of police, served as the "first censor of public morals." He was the archenemy of morally questionable films.

When a Chicago police censor ruled over films with an iron fist

August 18, 2019 at 6:48 p.m.

There was a time — not so long ago — when the police decided what movies Chicagoans watched. And it is safe to say the current crop of Oscar-nominated films...

For Presidents Day, a look at our sneaky, racist, philandering leaders

May 11, 2019 at 2:09 a.m.

To celebrate Presidents Day, we'd like to remind you that some of America's greatest leaders were racists, imperialists, philanderers, abusers of power, deniers of rights and just plain misguided people....

Even our best presidents had their shortcomings, including Abraham Lincoln, who held the United States together during the Civil War.

Our greatest presidents made great mistakes

May 11, 2019 at 2:08 a.m.

To celebrate Presidents Day, we'd like to remind you that some of America's greatest leaders were racists, imperialists, philanderers, abusers of power, deniers of rights and just plain misguided people....

Then and Now: The Michigan Avenue bridge

August 18, 2019 at 6:40 p.m.

The Tribune's John J. Kim updates historic photographs to show how much things change -- and how much they stay the same. This undated photo of the bi-level Michigan Avenue...

10 things you might not know about racy movies

May 11, 2019 at 2:06 a.m.

"Fifty Shades of Grey" premieres Feb. 13. According to the Motion Picture Association of America, it is "rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, some unusual behavior and graphic...

10 things you might not know about football coaches

May 11, 2019 at 2:04 a.m.

The Bears' John Fox hunt has ended with the hiring of the former Denver coach to replace Marc Trestman. And ex-Bear Jim Harbaugh was recently introduced as coach at the...

Richard Kelly, 4, plays next to a cascade of ice from a leaky fire hydrant Dec. 15, 1963, at Archer and Newland avenues. Freezing temperatures shut many suburban schools the following month but not Chicago's elementary and high schools.

You won’t believe some of the reasons Chicago has closed school

August 18, 2019 at 6:35 p.m.

After Chicago-area schools canceled classes two days last week because of brutally low temperatures and dangerous wind chills, many parents and other curmudgeons complained loudly. The phrase "back in the...

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