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Did money or politics cause Stephen Colbert cancellation? Either way, the economics are tough for TV.

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What if you could see inside machines? 'Art of X-rays' opens at the Griffin MSI

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Review: 'To a Land Unknown' at Facets is an absorbing refugee crisis drama

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In spite of federal cuts, Chicago arts organizations press on

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Bachelor gorillas, endangered spider monkeys make debut with Brookfield Zoo Chicago's new primate habitat

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In quest for 'Heroes & Villains,' the Dunn Museum's bat-signal again calls on artist Alex Ross

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Chicago doesn't remember one of its worst disasters, and there are few memorials to this day

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What to do in Chicago: Windy City Smokeout, Gospel Music Festival and sneakers on Navy Pier

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Biblioracle: Yiyun Li writes about life after her sons' suicides in 'Things in Nature Merely Grow'

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Column: Where are the shows about regular people fighting back?

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Amelia Earhart soars back into the headlines in new book 'The Aviator and the Showman'

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Faces of freedom come alive through Black history storytelling effort

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Biblioracle: Dana A. Williams tells the tale of the indomitable Toni Morrison in 'Toni at Random'

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'Eddington' review: Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, once upon an early COVID time in the West

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'Superman' and DC Studios fly to a $122 million opening

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Column: 20 years ago, UChicago's Jacqueline Stewart went hunting for home movies. She found pure Chicago history.

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'Superman' review: This latest reboot opens strong, and that dog Krypto's a pip

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Julian McMahon, star of 'Charmed,' 'Nip/Tuck,' and 'FBI,' dies at 56

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House gives final approval to Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

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Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' will end in May 2026 after being canceled by CBS

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Simone Biles and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander win top honors at ESPYS

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'Untamed' review: Eric Bana investigates a Yosemite murder as an agent for the National Parks Service

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Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid requested by Trump

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5 new comedy clubs to know in the Chicago area

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How Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' first brought families to Broadway

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La Grange's LATTE Theater updates Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility'

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Review: New tour of 'Beauty and the Beast' lives up to all the expectations

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'Little Bear Ridge Road' will move from Steppenwolf to Broadway

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Restaurant review: Mahari, a neighborhood home with the cuisine of the African diaspora in Hyde Park

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Chicago Dog Deep Dish pizza: Lou Malnati's, Portillo's collab puts poppy seeds in the crust, mustard on top

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From fast casual to fine dining: 50 years of the American gyro, and a look at the dish's Chicago history

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Time to go vegetarian? Cost of chicken and ground beef hit record highs.

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Backyard barbecues beware: Beef prices are soaring in the US

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Review: Grant Park Music Festival is lifted by an artist-in-residence and a poignant 'Enigma Variations'

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Star-crossed singer Connie Francis, whose hits included 'Pretty Little Baby,' dead at 87

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Review: Alabama Shakes is back, reuniting for a Chicago audience outdoors at Salt Shed

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'Simpsons' voice actor Hank Azaria bringing Springsteen show to Elgin's Hemmens Center

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Children's 'running of the bulls' highlights Hemingway Birthday Weekend in Oak Park

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Want to take a dip in Paris? River Seine reopens to public swimming for the 1st time in a century.

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Go big and stay home! Why Illinois loves its roadside monsters.

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Route 66: The last (or first) 300 miles in Illinois

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Route 66: In St. Louis, a deadly twister crosses a long-standing divide

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Route 66: Print day at a 145-year-old Kansas newspaper

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'Reptiles Alive!' is now open at the Field Museum, changing the way you look at snakes, lizards and even birds

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Chicago Board of Trade Building museum pays homage to city's trading history, immortalized in movies like 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'

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Column: The new book 'Sick and Dirty' examines the not-so-hidden queerness of classic Hollywood

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'Winging It' exhibit at Newberry Library shows humanity's relationship to birds — dead and alive

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Newborn Brookfield Zoo dolphin calf dies suddenly

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For a tree under stress, lecanium scale can be unwelcome guest

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Find a better use for that tiny lawn

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Be ready if storms damage trees

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Is there something wrong with my tree?

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How can I attract hummingbirds to my garden?

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Today in History: Coca-Cola first sold

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How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food

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Ferris Bueller's iconic vest goes up for auction 40 years after famously skipping school

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'Gary is my biggest community': Gary native designs outfit for Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour

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Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour arrives at Soldier Field, inspiring Western-themed fan outfits and deep album dives

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The Met Gala is over, but dandyism isn't. Here's how to dress like a dandy in everyday life.

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Chicago Sky star Angel Reese showcased her fashion at Met Gala, joined by Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens

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What to do in Chicago: Blackpink, Phish and the Renegade Craft Fair

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Today in History: Disneyland opens

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'Code of Silence' review: A deaf woman helps police crack a jewel heist

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Column: Returning again to the Scopes 'monkey trial,' and what I learned

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Emmy nominations 2025: 'Severance' leads nominees with 27 and 'The Studio' tops comedies with 23

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