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NBA Awards Watch: Who are the new leaders for MVP, Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year?on January 18, 2023 at 9:46 pm

4:34 PM ET The NBA Pacific Division is fascinating from a futures perspective. Last season, this division gave us the…

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The NBA’s long and winding road back to Parison January 18, 2023 at 7:19 pm

1:06 PM ET Joakim Noah takes just seconds to cast his mind back and remembers his first time seeing an…

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Vote for Best of Chicago!

The top nominees face off in the final Best of Chicago ballot voting beginning at noon on Wednesday, January 18,…

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Vote for Best of Chicago!Chicago Readeron January 18, 2023 at 6:01 pm

The top nominees face off in the final Best of Chicago ballot voting beginning at noon on Wednesday, January 18,…

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Former NBA player, coach Ford dies at age 74on January 18, 2023 at 6:49 pm

1:41 PM ET Former NBA player and coach Chris Ford died Tuesday at age 74. Ford played parts of 10…

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Absurdist sleight of hand

For the uninitiated like I was, just entering the Chicago Magic Lounge on a chilly Wednesday evening was a thrill.…

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The backstabbers

In Witold Gombrowicz’s fictional kingdom of Burgundia, the royal court is bored. One day Prince Phillip (Keith Surney) and his…

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Tick, tick . . . BOOM! embodies youth, passion, and raw talent

It would be hard to find a more appealing trio to embody Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical tick, tick . .…

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Back in the USSR

I remember when rock was young. So, evidently, does Chicago playwright Katie Coleman, as she well attests in her intelligent,…

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Absurdist sleight of handMarissa Oberlanderon January 18, 2023 at 5:01 pm

For the uninitiated like I was, just entering the Chicago Magic Lounge on a chilly Wednesday evening was a thrill.…

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