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chicagotribune.com | Rick Kogan
More than 100 years ago, the name Charles Ponzi was splashed on newspaper front pages across the land and poured from radio broadcasts, putting the phrase “Ponzi Scheme” firmly into the arsenal of generations of would-be con artists. Sebastian Maniscalco, an Arlington Heights native who worked at a McDonald’s long before becoming a successful actor and comedian, had very little knowledge of Ponzi when he got a call from a man named Will Malnati.
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bnd.com | Rick Kogan
Back where he came from, the writer Rich Cohen spent a couple of evening hours last week signing copies of his latest book, "Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story," at the Book Stall in Winnetka. There were a lot of copies to sign, because not only is this a very fine book, Cohen is a native of the North Shore and had many old friends dropping in to say hello.
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Rick Kogan
Back where he came from, the writer Rich Cohen spent a couple of evening hours last week signing copies of his latest book, “Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story,” at the Book Stall in Winnetka. There were a lot of copies to sign, because not only is this a very fine book, Cohen is a native of the North Shore and had many old friends dropping in to say hello.
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2 weeks ago |
chicagotribune.com | Rick Kogan
Andy Austin was an artist drawn to the activities, antics, boredom, rare joy and frequent heartbreaks of the dramas that play out in the courtrooms of our city, vividly capturing their characters and crimes for more than 40 years. “I never planned to be an artist,” she told me long ago. “It just happened.”Austin died in April in Maine. She was 89 years old and had been planning an exhibition in a local gallery.
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2 weeks ago |
chicagotribune.com | Rick Kogan
“StreetWise,” the man shouts at the snazzy corner of Michigan Avenue and Walton Street as people pass him by, “StreetWise, here.” But of course there is shopping to do, lunch with friends, all sorts of other chores and engagements. … Hurry, hurry, hurry. No time for StreetWise has long been the excuse most people have used not to buy a copy from the people who sell it for a living.
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Rich Cohen's 'Murder in the Dollhouse' is a great book about love and hate in the world we live in. But there’s another world below, where a subterranean river rushes by in darkness. Once you’ve learned to see that world, nothing ever looks the same. https://t.co/udvVkEQSPZ
For more than 40 years, sketch artist Andy Austin captured the activities, antics, boredom, rare joy and frequent heartbreaks of the dramas that play out in the courtrooms of our city, vividly capturing their characters and crimes. https://t.co/nnTlbo0UJL
Frank Ferrante has been playing Groucho Marx to great acclaim for 40 years--40!!!!!!--and 3,500 shows--3,500!!!!!!--give or take. And he'll be here one night only at Teatro ZinZanni in the Loop https://t.co/wTs8sblIPI