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What did it even mean to be a US citizen anymore? Northwestern's Daisy Hernández on the history of citizenship itself www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/n...
Northwestern's Daisy Hernández and her new history of the (quickly) changing meaning of citizenship
Daisy Hernández’s new book, Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth,” is partly a family memoir and partly a world history.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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What did it even mean to be a US citizen anymore? Northwestern's Daisy Hernández on the history of citizenship itself www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/29/n...
Northwestern's Daisy Hernández and her new history of the (quickly) changing meaning of citizenship
Daisy Hernández’s new book, Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth,” is partly a family memoir and partly a world history.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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My piece on Ghoul Pool, the history of betting on dead celebrities and who they expect to die in the next 12 months. No. 1 is a tie… www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/g...
Don’t fear the reaper. Unless you’re on this list.
Ghoulish Mortals in St. Charles runs an annual death pool to predict the celebrities who won’t live to see out the year. The guesses are in for 2026.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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My piece on Ghoul Pool, the history of betting on dead celebrities and who they expect to die in the next 12 months. No. 1 is a tie… www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/21/g...
Don’t fear the reaper. Unless you’re on this list.
Ghoulish Mortals in St. Charles runs an annual death pool to predict the celebrities who won’t live to see out the year. The guesses are in for 2026.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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My piece on Evanston’s Sara Levine, and the art of writing “unlikeable” heroines www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/13/w...
What’s like got to do with it? Evanston’s Sara Levine on the art of ‘difficult’ women.
Her 2012 novel “Treasure Island!!!” remains a cult classic. Her new book, “The Hitch,” arrives some 15 years later, with some important elements in common.
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January 18, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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My piece on Evanston’s Sara Levine, and the art of writing “unlikeable” heroines www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/13/w...
What’s like got to do with it? Evanston’s Sara Levine on the art of ‘difficult’ women.
Her 2012 novel “Treasure Island!!!” remains a cult classic. Her new book, “The Hitch,” arrives some 15 years later, with some important elements in common.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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What’s like got to do with it? Evanston’s Sara Levine on the art of ‘difficult’ women.

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What’s like got to do with it? Evanston’s Sara Levine on the art of ‘difficult’ women.
Her 2012 novel “Treasure Island!!!” remains a cult classic. Her new book, “The Hitch,” arrives some 15 years later, with some important elements in common.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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The Chicago Tribune’s 10 best books of 2025: a bit of horror, a little graphic biography, a resonant history lesson (@risenc.bsky.social) and a touch of Chicago true crime www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/t...
The 10 best books of 2025: Censorship, crime and compassion
From “Clam Down” to “Murderland,” these are the 10 books out of my tall stack of best books of the year that I couldn’t get out of my mind. How do you pick yours?
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December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Chicago Tribune Top 10 books of 2025 list includes @johnlangan.bsky.social!

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/t...
The 10 best books of 2025: Censorship, crime and compassion
From “Clam Down” to “Murderland,” these are the 10 books out of my tall stack of best books of the year that I couldn’t get out of my mind. How do you pick yours?
www.chicagotribune.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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The Chicago Tribune’s 10 best books of 2025: a bit of horror, a little graphic biography, a resonant history lesson (@risenc.bsky.social) and a touch of Chicago true crime www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/t...
The 10 best books of 2025: Censorship, crime and compassion
From “Clam Down” to “Murderland,” these are the 10 books out of my tall stack of best books of the year that I couldn’t get out of my mind. How do you pick yours?
www.chicagotribune.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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On the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I attended a memorial service at the ship’s nearest shore, Whitefish Point, at the very top of Michigan. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/a...
A ceremony remembers the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years later, gales of November included
Friends and family members gathered at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to ring the bell and remember those who died 50 years ago.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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On the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I attended a memorial service at the ship’s nearest shore, Whitefish Point, at the very top of Michigan. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/a...
A ceremony remembers the Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years later, gales of November included
Friends and family members gathered at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to ring the bell and remember those who died 50 years ago.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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My visit to the National Funeral Directors convention was lively: Rather be water or ashes? Turned into mulch or left to rot? Released over the ocean by a jet? Buried in a mushroom casket? Turned into a rock?

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From cradle to grave: There was something for everyone alive and otherwise at the Chicago funeral directors convention
You can learn a lot about your options for the afterlife at the annual trade show, which recently ended at McCormick Place. It was not a solemn gathering.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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My visit to the National Funeral Directors convention was lively: Rather be water or ashes? Turned into mulch or left to rot? Released over the ocean by a jet? Buried in a mushroom casket? Turned into a rock?

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/f...
From cradle to grave: There was something for everyone alive and otherwise at the Chicago funeral directors convention
You can learn a lot about your options for the afterlife at the annual trade show, which recently ended at McCormick Place. It was not a solemn gathering.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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I wrote a bit about the Illinois tradition of insane high school mascot names everyone takes for granted - and the legislation that could change a few www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/07/i...
Column: Why changing problematic high school nicknames is back in the spotlight — and a lesson in history
As playoff football games unfold across the state, two prospective bills are resurfacing in Springfield that insist the village of Freeburg, and many other Illinois schools, rethink their problemat…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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I wrote a bit about the Illinois tradition of insane high school mascot names everyone takes for granted - and the legislation that could change a few www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/07/i...
Column: Why changing problematic high school nicknames is back in the spotlight — and a lesson in history
As playoff football games unfold across the state, two prospective bills are resurfacing in Springfield that insist the village of Freeburg, and many other Illinois schools, rethink their problemat…
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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I wrote about a timeless Halloween question: How old is too old to trick or treat? That question, and its history, has shaped the holiday in more ways than you know.

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How old is too old to trick or treat? The answer is more complicated than it sounds.
For the record, there is no statewide age restriction on trick or treating in Illinois. But many small communities around the country set formal and informal age limits.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
borrelli.bsky.social
I wrote about a timeless Halloween question: How old is too old to trick or treat? That question, and its history, has shaped the holiday in more ways than you know.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/t...
How old is too old to trick or treat? The answer is more complicated than it sounds.
For the record, there is no statewide age restriction on trick or treating in Illinois. But many small communities around the country set formal and informal age limits.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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The MCA’s wonderul - and very fun (despite this picture) - corrective of every assumption you ever held about @yokoono. You crawl into sacks, you hammer nails into canvas… www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/23/y...
‘Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind’ at the MCA upends assumptions
This new Yoko Ono retrospective is epic but intimate, impossibly earnest but funny and full of irony, without a single wink.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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The MCA’s wonderul - and very fun (despite this picture) - corrective of every assumption you ever held about @yokoono. You crawl into sacks, you hammer nails into canvas… www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/23/y...
‘Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind’ at the MCA upends assumptions
This new Yoko Ono retrospective is epic but intimate, impossibly earnest but funny and full of irony, without a single wink.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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I wrote a profile of Michael Myers (of Decatur), who has been haunting his Indiana subdivision (and millions on social media) for 12 years. Once the mask goes on, HE WILL NOT TALK TO YOU. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/16/m...
Endless Halloween: The haunting life of Michael Myers of Decatur, Indiana
A few years back, Evan Zimmerman started dressing up as the killer from the “Halloween” movies. Videos of him in character have been viewed many millions of times.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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A lot of darkness going on but this is a worthwhile read and respite from the always awesome @borrelli.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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STABBIN WAGON
October 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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A few years back, Evan Zimmerman started dressing up as the killer from the “Halloween” movies. Videos of him in character have been viewed many millions of times.
Endless Halloween: The haunting life of Michael Myers of Decatur, Indiana
A few years back, Evan Zimmerman started dressing up as the killer from the “Halloween” movies. Videos of him in character have been viewed many millions of times.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
borrelli.bsky.social
I wrote a profile of Michael Myers (of Decatur), who has been haunting his Indiana subdivision (and millions on social media) for 12 years. Once the mask goes on, HE WILL NOT TALK TO YOU. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/16/m...
Endless Halloween: The haunting life of Michael Myers of Decatur, Indiana
A few years back, Evan Zimmerman started dressing up as the killer from the “Halloween” movies. Videos of him in character have been viewed many millions of times.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM