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May 26—Note: Bangor Daily News archives dating back to 1911 are now available at newspapers.com. In order to fully access and search them, a separate subscription is required. At least a few of the people walking past the Sears Tower in Chicago on Memorial Day in 1981 likely looked up to fully take in what was then the tallest building in the world. But on that day, they saw much more than ...

Hulu “I’m Dave Deepdishky, from Chicago. When I’m not chowing down on authentic hot beef sandwiches, I’m taking architectural boat tours and visiting the Sears Tower.” – A supervillain going undercover as a bona fide Chicagoan in the Hulu series “M.O.D.O.K.” It’s not easy being a third-rate supervillain. Case in point: one M.O.D.O.K. (for Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing), a huge-headed, big-brained, tiny-limbed, vainglorious bad guy who has been easily bested...

Today’s Highlights in History: On May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union lifted the Berlin Blockade, which the Western powers had succeeded in circumventing with their Berlin Airlift. On May 12:                           In 1780, during the Revolutionary War, the besieged city of Charleston, South Carolina, surrendered to British forces. In 1937, Britain’s King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey; his wife, E...

Today in History Today is Wednesday, May 12, the 132nd day of 2021. There are 233 days left in the year. Todayís Highlights in History: On May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union lifted the Berlin Blockade, which the Western powers had succeeded in circumventing with their Berlin Airlift. On this date: In 1780, during the Revolutionary War, the besieged city of Charleston, South Carolina, surrendered to British forces. In 1937, Britainís King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey; his w...

AZ Memo: Students get reliable internet after months without it; Farm cares for dogs; Phoenix semiconductor factory workers begin training Arizona Republic A look at some of todays top stories, the weather forecast and a peek back in history. State drops As New website debunks COVID-19 vaccine myths and urges hesitant Latinos to get the shot. Postal worker assaulted while delivering mail in San Tan Valley; officials investigating. Today, you can expect it to be hot, with a hig...

Sign up for the Morning Brief, delivered weekdays. Subscribe The Sears department store in Boyle Heights is gone. The Eastside landmark, with its familiar tower visible for miles around, closed its doors for good last month, after being open for nearly 100 years. The front door of the now-closed Boyle Heights Sears store. (Leslie Berestein Rojas LAist) At one time, the massive, 2-million-square-foot retail complex at Olympic Boulevard and Soto Street was one of several large Sears dis...

TravelAwaits Rent Now Considering that Chicago is the third-largest city in the U.S., it’s easy to lose track of everything there is to see and do. From art museums to zoos, there’s something for everybody. And then there’s the lake. Lake Michigan is not only the third largest of the Great Lakes when measured by water surface, it’s also the only Great Lake located entirely in the United States. So what’s that mean to Chicago? This: The City of C...

A 30 year old Foz in downtown Chicago - Credit: Gill Powell In his latest On Air in Suffolk column, broadcaster Stephen Foster recalls a memorable trip to cover the Chicago Blues Festival. 1990 was a key year in my radio career. After eight very happy years at Radio Orwell and Saxon Radio I suddenly found myself at a crossroads and I’m not talking about the junction where Crown Street meets Museum Street and High Street. The new owners of Suffolk’s two commercial stations were understandabl...

A 30 year old Foz in downtown Chicago - Credit: Gill Powell In his latest On Air in Suffolk column, broadcaster Stephen Foster recalls a memorable trip to cover the Chicago Blues Festival. 1990 was a key year in my radio career. After eight very happy years at Radio Orwell and Saxon Radio I suddenly found myself at a crossroads and I’m not talking about the junction where Crown Street meets Museum Street and High Street. The new owners of Suffolk’s two commercial stations were understandabl...

May 5th, 2021 By Ron Signore Every year, sports football fans become enamored at the speculation the NFL Draft will bring. It is a time where immediate hopes find unrealistic expectations, or doubts find the depths of the lowest valleys. As we transition back to a sense of normalcy in sports, the 2021 NFL Draft commenced on Thursday night bringing a lot of eyes to many different areas of the game. Some had eyes on where their supported team had gaps to fill in talent. Some had a drive to see ...