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It is filled with many of the details of the television phenomenon that paired Ebert of the Sun-Times and Siskel of the Chicago Tribune on TV shows reviewing movies.

It is filled with many of the details of the television phenomenon that paired Ebert of the Sun-Times and Siskel of the Chicago Tribune on TV shows reviewing movies.

I do not know Matt Singer, the author of “Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever,” which was published Oct. 24 and which the Tribune’s Michael Phillips recently praised, calling it “a good story, told adroitly and often movingly.” To a point, that assessment is true. But I wanted more. And that’s my problem. Again, I do not know Singer but I knew Gene Siskel and Roger ...

Chicago sports author Rich Cohen is releasing a new book with stories from Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas on the 1987-88 NBA season.

Mike Flannery walked into the newsroom of the Chicago Sun-Times on June 18, 1973, a fresh-faced, hopelessly curious and wildly energetic 22-year-old and now he is calling it quits, leaving the political scene where he earned the admiration of colleagues, rivals and viewers. Esteemed journalist Carol Marin puts it succinctly: “Mike is a walking, talking encyclopedia of politics.” His final ...

I witnessed the aftermath of the Sabra and Shatilla massacre, carried out with Zionist complicity as a preview for the “final solution to the Palestinian problem.” With the present Israeli government, this goal is within reach.

Its a disappearing trade, but even the mayor-elect knows a good shine is worth the wait.

16-inch softball has been a summer joy for so many players and fans in the park for nearly a century.

Every year since Harry Caray’s death, Grant DePorter has organized a toast to the bygone broadcaster. This year, it includes a "campaign."