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For Neeraj Chopra, silver at Paris Olympics is not enough

First defeat to Nadeem in long rivalry hurts Indian champion

The Times of India · Aug 10, 2024

Set in Chicago and smartly written, ‘The Sting’ endures 50 years after its blockbuster release

Paul Newman, Robert Redford reunited with their ‘Butch Cassidy’ director to play swindlers with different takes on their racket.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2023

Is CTA service getting better? What Chicago commuters told us.

Chicago city transit officials have said L service is getting back on track. Hundreds of riders who answered a WBEZ survey aren’t so sure.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 24, 2023

CTA bus detours for NASCAR race

Eighteen bus routes will detour around the Loop over the NASCAR Street Race weekend on July 1-2.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023

Spring Fire, the first lesbian pulp fiction hit, satisfied censors with its unhappy ending – but its 'forbidden love' reflected real desires

Our cultural touchstones series looks at books that have made an impact.

The Conversation · May 14, 2023

Chicago’s Greyhound terminal might be up for sale. Will riders be kicked to the curb?

If the Greyhound station is sold and not replaced, Chicago would become the largest U.S. metropolis without an intercity bus terminal, Lee Bey writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 29, 2023

How a better nose made me a better cook

After COVID, I briefly lost my sense of smell. Getting it back reinspired me in the kitchen

Salon · Apr 1, 2023

Transit fans are on a quest to ride Chicago's ‘L’ in record time. It won’t be easy

CHICAGO -- Daniel Buwalda and a group of friends arrived at the Linden Purple Line station before dawn on a cold, snow-covered February morning.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 13, 2023

Always late, everything smells like weed and more: Here’s what nearly 2,000 CTA riders say about riding the L and buses

In an unscientific WBEZ survey of regular Chicago commuters, many said service, safety and cleanliness have gotten worse since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2023

Rehab of CTA Blue Line should include reopening closed stations

If these stations and entrances are restored, five neighborhoods on the West Side will have an opportunity for residential and commercial growth that they wouldn’t have otherwise.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 16, 2022