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Category: Chicago (Ill)
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Celebrating Lucia in Sweden and Beyond
One of the country’s most culturally significant traditions is also observed nearly every place where Swedish communities exist.
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Lise Davidsen Is an Opera Star Worth Traveling For
Her high notes emerging like shafts of sunlight, Davidsen is playing the title role in Janacek’s “Jenufa” at the struggling Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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5 Concierges Recommend Luxury Gift Experiences
Five concierges at luxury hotels around the world describe experiences that they think would be great gifts.
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Tiny Love Stories: ‘To the Skinny Girl with Sad Eyes’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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Former N.F.L. Player Sergio Brown Missing After His Mother Is Found Dead
The police in Maywood, a Chicago suburb, have been looking for Mr. Brown, 35, since Saturday.
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Abuse and Racism Accusations Bring ‘#MeToo Moment’ to Northwestern
In lawsuits, former athletes accuse the sports program of having a pervasive culture of hazing and sexual abuse, and two coaches have been fired. Lawyers say more athletes may come forward.
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Rocky Wirtz, Chairman of Chicago Blackhawks NHL Team, Dies at 70
Wirtz assumed control of the Blackhawks after his father’s death in 2007. He helped bring the team to prominence, but the mishandling of an assault accusation dimmed that success.
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Dick Biondi, Fast-Talking Star of Top 40 Radio, Dies at 90
“Wild, outrageous, goofy and uplifting,” as one fan put it, he was based in Chicago for most of his career but had fans all over the country.
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A Revival of ‘The Who’s Tommy’ Seeks a New Generation of Followers
In staging the storied rock opera in Chicago, its creators argue that the show’s exploration of celebrity worship and childhood trauma is more relevant than ever.
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Not Your Father’s Pinball Arcade. But Maybe Your Mother’s.
Belles & Chimes, a pinball league “run by women, for women,” makes some noise in a pastime where women were once consigned largely to the display cases.