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 Monday, Mar 5 Guillermo del Toro's lavish, romantic monster fable "The Shape of Water" claimed best picture at an Oscar ceremony flooded by a sense of a change for a movie business confronting the post-Harvey Weinstein era. |
| Michael Phillips: The most conspicuous movie bash on the global calendar said, in effect: We're going forward by way of a fish story. Del Toro's touching, violent fairy tale is a paean to outsiders of all stripes. And its time was now. |
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| The 2017 death of Donnell Burns after a struggle with a Monterrey Security guard at a Chicago Walmart raises concerns about how diligently the company conducts background checks on its employees. |
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| To a large extent, Jeanne Ives is testing how the DuPage County brand of conservatism plays on the statewide stage. Still focused on abortion and immigration on the campaign trail, she's dialed back the Alan Keyes-style bomb throwing. |
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| Loyola earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament by beating Illinois State in the MVC tournament final 65-49 on Sunday in St. Louis. |
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| A graduate student workers' strike at University of Illinois is continuing into a second week after mediation Sunday failed to produce an agreement |
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| Blair Kamin: Displacement of low-income people caused by well-intentioned public works is one of the most vexing urban-planning problems of our time. |
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| This four-bedroom suburban home has a welcoming foyer that opens into a home appointed with upper echelon fixtures and finishes throughout. Features include a dramatic great room with coiffured ceiling and fireplace. |
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