Edward Keegan: Is the minimalist fieldhouse in Chicago’s Cragin Park architecture or just a building??
The Cragin Park Fieldhouse expresses a clear architectural character with its exposed steel structure. I...
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Elizabeth Shackelford: Trump’s abhorrent Russian diesel deal defies US laws and won’t lower gas prices
Donald Trump has illegally undone sanctions efforts against Russia. For all of this, Americans won’t...
Heidi Stevens: Shane Gillis ‘SNL’ opener misses the mark — and the moment
The most disappointing thing about Shane Gillis’ shopworn, hackneyed, tone-deaf, retrograde, unfunny “Saturday Night Live”...
Column: The Kyle Rittenhouse case is about vigilante justice. Let’s hope it doesn’t prevail.
No one in Kyle Rittenhouse's family seems to understand the gravity of what he did....
Gap closing three-story flagship on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
The Gap is closing its two-decade home on the Magnificent Mile, leaving a big space...
Column: Thanks, Warner Bros., from those of us who prefer watching movies at home
I will not be shamed into missing movie theaters. Every so often over these last...
Column: The Tweet of the Week poll, for a limited time only
Instructions: Click the box next to each tweet that amuses you -- no limit to...
Column: Fresh off an acclaimed Muhammad Ali biography, Chicago author Jonathan Eig tries his hand at children’s books. And they’re a delight.
Chicago author Jonathan Eig has written about the invention of the birth control pill ("The...
Column: The Bears lose 6 games in a row AND Trump loses the election? No way. It’s all a conspiracy!
Some believe the Chicago Bears have lost six games in a row. Not me. Inspired...
Huge apartment towers pitched for South Loop, Near West Side despite uncertainty for downtown Chicago
COVID-19 has slowed Chicago's economy, but two bullish developers have drawn up ambitious plans that...
Column: ABC 7 anchor Tanja Babich’s daughter, 10, was afraid to wear glasses in school, so her mom wore hers on TV. The response was a thing of beauty.
ABC 7 morning anchor Tanja Babich closed out her Friday segment with a message for...
Column: Georgia can give America a 50-50 Senate and force lawmakers to compromise
If you live in Georgia, you're probably suffering from election fatigue. With the state having...
Column: ‘Songs of Good Cheer’ is going online, but just this year only, we hope!
For more than 20 years, my colleague Mary Schmich and I have hosted and performed...