Americans don't put much stock in philosophy or so I assume. Whenever somebody else makes a sweeping statement like that, I always scowl, thinking: "Really? How do you know? Met 'em all, have you?"My guess is that most Americans don't consider philosophy I mean, just look at them. Nor weigh thorny ethical issues. If you asked your average fellow citizen ...

Nam khao, or crispy rice salad, is a signature dish from Laos. Jasmine rice with red curry is fried then flavored with fish sauce, cilantro and lime, and eaten on top of a crunchy lettuce leaf. It's also made with pork, or without for vegetarians.Since August, customers outside of Chicago have been able to sample nam khao and 10 other ready-made dishes from ...

The upcoming Thanksgiving holiday period is projected to be the busiest on record with nearly 80 million people traveling over 50 miles from home, according to auto club AAA.The potentially record-setting holiday could be hampered by bad weather, which forecaster say could hit much of the country.Illinois and most of the continental U.S. have an elevated ...

The Sun-Times experts offer their picks for the Bears game Sunday against the Vikings at Soldier Field (noon, Fox 32):Rick MorrisseyVikings, 24-17: The big question now besides whether Matt Eberflus will be fired the day after the final game or the day after that is whether the Bears will win again this season. The road to 4-13 rolls along with a loss to ...

Since Hamlet was written around 1599-1601, Shakespeares piercing story of revenge has intrigued and challenged artists of all kinds, inspiring hundreds of stagings, adaptations and depictions across the worlds of theater, dance, music and visual art.Its THE play in the sense that it is the great theatrical masterpiece of all times, said famed Canadian stage ...

In a blockbuster ruling Thursday, the state Supreme Court overturned the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett for an alleged 2019 hoax hate crime, a move that will spare the former Empire star a five-month jail sentence, if not clear his name.Smollett had challenged nearly every aspect of his case, arguing that he should have been done with the case after ...

Nineteen months since he last played an NHL game, former Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews still has not officially announced his retirement from hockey.However, Toews posted an update on his "healing journey" Thursday on Instagram, describing his latest efforts to rejuvenate himself after long COVID and chronic immune response syndrome wreaked havoc on his ...

When around 170,000 hunters take to the fields and woods of Illinois Friday for the opening day of the first part of firearm deer season, it will be different."With Thanksgiving falling on the 28th this year, our firearm seasons are positioned as late as they can possibly be," emailed Dan Skinner, forest wildlife program manager for the Illinois Department ...

A "really intense batch of snow" was expected to hit the Chicago area Thursday morning, making things dicey for motorists before turning into rain this afternoon. Snow is expected to start in the northern suburbs around 8 a.m. before reaching the city, western and southern suburbs an hour later, according to Gino Izzi, a meteorologist with the National ...

ROCKFORD Things are desolate at the NHL level for the Blackhawks this season, but success stories exist elsewhere in the organization.Top forward prospect Frank Nazar, who was exactly a point-per-game player in 41 games in college at Michigan last season, has been a 1.25-points-per-game player in the AHL, tallying 15 points in his first 12 appearances for ...

DEAR ABBY: I'm a 64-year-old guy. I am single and have two daughters and four grandkids. A young woman ("Sarah"), who is my daughter's age, and I have been hiking buddies for the past five years. I treat her like my third daughter and a family member. Sarah is married, and her husband does not enjoy hiking. Her husband and my daughters accept our friendship ...

A stolen car carrying guns slammed into two vehicles including a CTA bus, leaving one person dead and at least 13 injured Wednesday night in the Washington Park neighborhood. Around 7 p.m., officers noticed a vehicle speeding in the 6800 block of South State Street and followed behind to the 6000 block of South State Street, where the speeding vehicle ...

On the surface, the Netflix comedy/drama series A Man on the Inside sounds like a precariously thin concept that could be stretched to pieces over the course of eight episodes. The capsule description sounds like a failed TV pilot from 1987:A lonely widower finds purpose in life after he answers a classified ad placed by a detective agency and becomes a ...

LAS VEGAS Jay Kornegay and Westgate SuperBook colleagues knew that venturing into other states to conduct business, displaying their impressive bookmaking skills and menus, would be challenging.In the end, in July, it became too challenging. So the SuperBook ceased operating in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.It ...

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Grant Nelson scored 23 points and Aden Holloway had 18 to lead No. 8 Alabama to a 100-87 win over No. 25 Illinois on Wednesday night in a matchup of Elite Eight teams from last season at Legacy Arena.Freshman Labaron Philon had 16 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to help the Crimson Tide (4-1) overcome a scoreless night from ...

MILWAUKEE Doc Rivers got emotional Wednesday when speaking about Bob Love, the former Chicago Bulls star forward and three-time All-Star who died Monday at the age of 81 after a long battle with cancer.Love, who spent 11 years in the NBA, forged a special bond with Rivers when the Bucks coach was a teenager growing up in Chicago.He was a big guy in my ...

Forget about breaking out when it comes to these seniors.In terms of production, theyve already generated significant numbers in their careers. But theyve done so in relative obscurity, whether it be due to lack of team success or playing for a program that hasnt been seen enough.Heres the list of underrated and overlooked seniors set for big seasons once ...

No one was injured in a residential fire Wednesday night in the North Center neighborhood. ...

MILWAUKEE The homework is being handed out.Its just not always being finished and turned back in.Thats fine against a Detroit team that is equivalent to lunch or gym class, but against Professor Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks even with their 6-9 underachieving start? Thats a recipe for defensive failure. An all-too familiar storyline for this Bulls team ...

The parents of a woman found dead in a South Loop apartment building can bury their daughter after a judge denied her husband's latest efforts to delay a funeral and reclaim custody of her remains.Caitlin Tracey, 37, was found dead with a severed foot Oct. 27 at the bottom of a stairwell in her husbands apartment building. Police said she had fallen 20 ...

A 14-year-old boy was shot and wounded Wednesday night in West Englewood.The boy was walking about 6 p.m. in the 6900 block of South Wood Street when someone drove up to him in a car, pointed a gun and then fired shots, Chicago police said.The boy suffered three gunshot wounds to his thigh. He was taken to Comer Childrens Hospital, where he was listed in ...

MILWAUKEE Less than a week ago, Patrick Williams sounded like a guy that was in as good a head space as hes been as a Bull.He was coming off three-straight productive games on both ends of the floor and feeling like he finally understood his role.By Wednesday morning, that felt all gone for the forward.The team announced that after the win in Detroit on ...

Days into the New Year, the red flags were waving wildly when Constantin Beldie dragged his estranged wife into a bathroom, where he punched, slapped and kicked her, while telling her he could easily kill her.It wasn't an empty threat. Beldie fatally stabbed 54-year-old Lacramioara Beldie on Tuesday, then was found dead in a car a block away from the scene ...

TheaterThe Beatrix Potter Holiday Party features four classic Beatrix Potter stories that come to life in a 45-minute show followed by puppet play, photos, crafts and holiday treats in the lobby. From Nov. 23-Dec. 29 at Chicago Childrens Theatre, 100 S. Racine. Tickets: $45.25. Visit chicagochildrenstheatre.org. ...