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    Sep 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  1. Add David Foster Wallace to 'unlikable' pantheon

    The last time filmmaker Jason Reitman came through town we got into a conversation about unlikable characters. He knows something about unlikable characters: "My first movie was about the head lobbyist for Big Tobacco ('Thank You for Smoking'), my second was about a sarcastic pregnant teenager ('Juno') and my third was about a guy who fires people for a living ('Up in the Air')."
    The last time filmmaker Jason Reitman came through town we got into a conversation about unlikable characters. He knows something about unlikable characters: "My first movie was about the head lobbyist for Big Tobacco ('Thank You for Smoking'), my...

    Tags: Bachelorette (movie), Arts and Culture, Up in the Air (movie), Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)

  2. Sep 14, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune
  3. A version of David Foster Wallace's life

    When the great English poet Philip Larkin worked at the University of Hull, he liked to say that the need to change trains in Doncaster meant most journalists, academics and other London irritants didn't bother to harass him.
    When the great English poet Philip Larkin worked at the University of Hull, he liked to say that the need to change trains in Doncaster meant most journalists, academics and other London irritants didn't bother to harass him. The American writer David...

    Tags: Bloomington, Chris Jones, Wars and Interventions, The New York Times, Arts and Culture

  4. Jun 4, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
  5. Orland Youth Association provides sports leagues for local youth

    TribLocal - Orland Park » News
    The Orland Youth Association is a recreational sports program for the boys of Orland Park and surrounding areas. Founded in 1962, the club is celebrating …...
  6. May 3, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
  7. 2 BHS students receive prestigious teaching scholarship

    TribLocal - Barrington Area » News
    Barrington High School seniors Leslie Martin and Deena Davis, both 18, have always wanted to teach, and now their passion has landed them a prestigious …...
  8. Jan 13, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
  9. ICHS Drama Students Attend Illinois High School Theatre Festival

    TribLocal - Elmhurst
    Immaculate Conception High School drama students joined thousands of other high school students from across the state at the 37th Annual Illinois High School Theatre …...
  10. Jan 20, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
  11. Woman dies from crash injuries days after wedding

    TribLocal - Barrington Area » News
    Charges are pending in an head-on collision in Lincolnshire that claimed the life of a Buffalo Grove woman days after her wedding. Shruti Phadnis, 26, …...
  12. Feb 2, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
  13. Area football players ink DI pacts on signing day

    TribLocal - Northbrook » News
    Thousands of senior high school student-athletes across the nation signed national letters of intent Wednesday and all of them hope they found the right fit. …...
  14. Mar 23, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
  15. 2 students found dead in 2 dorms on ISU campus

    TribLocal - Schaumburg » News
    Two 19-year-old students from the Chicago area have been found dead in two campus dormitories at Illinois State University, but school officials say no foul …...
  16. Mar 26, 2012 | Chicago Tribune
  17. Student found dead in ISU dorm room remembered as quiet leader

    TribLocal - Schaumburg » News
    Friends and family are remembering Allison Zak, an Illinois State University sophomore from Schaumburg who was found unresponsive in Manchester Hall March 22, as a …...
  18. May 22, 2013 |Story| Daily American
  19. Hay honored as 50-year member of Hillcrest Grange

    Somerset County Grangers celebrated 50 continuous years of membership of one of their loyal members at a dinner meeting held May 8 in Somerset Township. 
    Somerset County Grangers celebrated 50 continuous years of membership of one of their loyal members at a dinner meeting held May 8 in Somerset Township.  David R. Hay of Somerset received the National Grange's "Golden Sheaf" certificate and a 50-year...

    Tags: Bloomington, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), U.S. Army, Germany

  20. Aug 9, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  21. Lack of jobs leave many teachers wondering about future

    Four years ago, Peter Robertson thought he was leaving the uncertainty of a freelance writing career for the stability of teaching.
    Four years ago, Peter Robertson thought he was leaving the uncertainty of a freelance writing career for the stability of teaching. He'd always wanted his own classroom, and the 52-year-old was pretty sure he'd get hired — schools were eager for...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Teachers, Layoffs and Downsizing, Colleges and Universities, Unemployment

  22. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  23. The University of Chicagoland — at Missouri

    — Take a walk around Lathrop Hall at the University of Missouri, and it won't take long before you meet someone from the Chicago area.
    — Take a walk around Lathrop Hall at the University of Missouri, and it won't take long before you meet someone from the Chicago area. There are the roommates from Barrington and Cary, and, two doors down, freshmen from Lemont and Mount Prospect....

    Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Indiana University, University of Iowa, O'Hare International Airport, High Schools

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