Thomas Frisbie
Editorial Writer at Chicago Sun-Times
Editorial writer for Chicago Sun-Times, politics, public issues, local and Illinois government. I also tweet at @BiblioFile_SMA
Articles
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2 months ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Thomas Frisbie
Mahmoud Saeed, a powerful writer known throughout the Arab world who emigrated to Chicago in 1999, authored novels reflecting the harsh realities many people lived through mixed with poignant and heartfelt insights into their struggles, their hopes and their daily lives. Mr. Saeed died on Jan. 27 at Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago after a long illness. He was 89. Born in 1935 in Mosul, Iraq, Mr. Saeed produced more than 20 novels and many short stories.
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Jun 21, 2024 |
chicago.suntimes.com | Thomas Frisbie
After a successful career as a microbiologist, Harriette Gillem Robinet of Oak Park became a widely admired author of historical novels for readers ages 9-14 and other books, all the while maintaining a strong commitment to civil rights.
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Feb 27, 2024 |
chicago.suntimes.com | Thomas Frisbie
When Dennis Downes was 12, he was inspired by the sight of a “trail marker tree,” which Native Americans are believed to have used to designate trails and other points of interest. That led to his lifelong pastimes as a national expert on trail marker trees, as an author and as an artist whose work included the George Wellington “Cap’n” Streeter sculpture in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood.
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Aug 4, 2023 |
dailyherald.com | Thomas Frisbie
By Thomas Frisbie Chicago Sun-Times Updated 8/4/2023 5:34 PM As someone who became a knowledgeable legal investigator after witnessing a miscarriage of justice, Randy Garrett unearthed information that helped overturn the death row convictions of two men in the 1983 killing of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville and led to charges being dropped against a third man. Several defense lawyers credited the encyclopedic knowledge Mr. Garrett acquired about the case with helping ultimately...
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Aug 3, 2023 |
chicago.suntimes.com | Thomas Frisbie
As someone who became a knowledgeable legal investigator after witnessing a miscarriage of justice, Randy Garrett unearthed information that helped overturn the death row convictions of two men in the 1983 killing of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville and led to charges being dropped against a third man. Several defense lawyers credited the encyclopedic knowledge Mr. Garrett acquired about the case with helping ultimately bring the truth to light.
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