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Writer, veteran teacher of literature & journalism, ultramarathon runner, triathlete, 38.5-year cancer survivor. PhD on Joyce Carol Oates
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www.chicagotribune.com/2025/05/02/f...

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R.I.P. Ruth Buzzi.

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Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series 'Laugh-In,' dies at 88.

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A paletero making his way amongst the spring blooms along the Chicago lakefront.

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The Boats are Back! This morning's sunrise at Chicago's Burnham Harbor.

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“Saint Catherine of Siena criticized Cardinals and, at times, beat up on the Pope. And she was a saint!” —Pope Francis

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“And of what should we be afraid? Our captain on this battlefield is Christ Jesus!” —St. Catherine of Siena #FeastDay #DoctorOfTheChurch #PatronSaint

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Tuesdays are for Tulips. Michigan Avenue's display of spring colors this past weekend in Chicago.

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PurplePalozza. This morning on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago.

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Purple Reigns. The tulip color is dominate on the Mag Mile this year. Today in Chicago.

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26 April 1986. The late George Cheung & I ran our last Lake County Double, covering 26 miles through a steamy night from Ravinia. We then doubled back from Zion in the Lake County Marathon. Not until later did we find out that the world’s worst nuclear radiation leak had occurred at Chernobyl…

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Today is the 79th birthday of the Blue Angels.

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South Loop Sunrise. Today in Chicago along the Chicago River.

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After a valiant battle, hall of famer Steve McMichael passed away tonight. God rest his soul.

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Happy 461st birthday to the Bard of Avon! #shakespeare #shakespearesbirthday #lincolnpark #chicago #theater #chicagoshakes

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Happy 125th Birthday, Mom! 23 April 1920–20 January 1997 Mabel Harriet (Cris) was born on this day to Fred and Grace Drake Crissey in Springfield, Illinois. She was the youngest of eight. Cris married Raymond Francis Burke 29 November 1941.

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Magnificient on Michigan. Chicago in Spring.

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Amaryllis opened Sunday night, then surprised me with a third bud as I viewed the funeral of Father Pat Lee at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel via Livestream #RIP🕊️

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A City in Reflection. Tuesday morning's start in Chicago.

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LATEST DETAILS: Pope Francis' final hours: Easter message, greeting the crowd, early morning stroke #PopeFrancis www.ncronline.org/vatican/view...

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Amaryllis opened overnight, & continues to bloom as I’m glued to coverage of the death of Pope Francis on EWTN! RIP🕊️

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In Pope Francis’s last public address, he preached care of the marginalized, the vulnerable, and migrants, saying: “I would like all of us to hope anew and to revive our trust in others, including those who are different than ourselves.” May we heed his wish.

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Springtime in Chicago’s Millennium Park

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Pope Francis died early Monday at age 88. What happens now? Here's what experts, including the Rev. Robin Ryan of the Catholic Theological Union and the Rev. Stan Chu Ilo of DePaul University, say comes next. buff.ly/k1G0lHf

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Statement of Cardinal Cupich on the passing of Pope Francis.

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Happy Easter! 🐰🌷🐣🪻

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Thank you Adrian Dominican Sisters and Fr. Jim Hug, SJ for a beautiful Holy Week & Triduum. Happy Easter! 🐰🌷🐣🪻

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Happy Easter! This morning amongst the tulips on Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

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View from my window. When smoke alarms went off, I thought they were getting an early start on Easter Vigil incense! Holy Saturday 2025

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On this day in 2019, I witnessed one of the coolest things ever in Patagonia. This lenticular cloud lit-up by a setting sun over Perito Moreno Glacier in Argentina.

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Friday Night Lights. Lightning over the skyline at 1125pm this evening in Chicago.

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Station 14: Entombment. Good Friday, 2025 Uptown, Chicago

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Station 13: Jesus Taken Down from the Cross. Good Friday, 2025 Uptown, Chicago

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Station 9: Jesus falls for the Third Time. Good Friday, 2025 Uptown, Chicago

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Jesus Meets Veronica. Good Friday 2025 Uptown, Chicago

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Jesus Is Condemned. Good Friday 2025 Uptown, Chicago

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Today is Good Friday

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On this day 100 years ago, the Woman's World's Fair of 1925 opened at the American Exposition Palace (now the Museum of Science & Industry). The fair highlighted women's accomplishments in the arts, literature, science and industry.

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Altar of Repose Holy Thursday 2025 St. Joseph Village of Chicago

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Hello Thursday! This morning's start in Chicago.

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The Blossoms are Blossoming. This morning in Hyde Park with the Cherry Blossoms at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago

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113 years ago today, the Titanic sunk. Cobh, Ireland was its last port of call. It sank into the North Atlantic's icy waters in 1912 and more than 1,500 people who died that day.

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This city is for the birds.

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“And the blue lights shining with a heavenly grace help you right on by…”

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President Abraham Lincoln was shot 160 years ago tonight. My maternal great-grandparents were neighbors in Springfield. 🎩🏛️

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