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Senate Passes Bill To Honor Emmett Till And His Mother

Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J. and Richard Burr, R-N.C., introduced the bill to honor Till and his mother with the highest civilian honor that Congress awards. They described the legislation as a long overdue recognition of what the Till family endured and what they accomplished in their fight against injustice.

President Joe Biden told a crowd in Atlanta that hed been having quiet conversations with senators for months over the two bills a lack of progress that has brought his criticism from activists in his own party.

If George McCaskey knows what he wants in a head coach, hes not saying.

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The first quarter wasnt what coach Billy Donovan was hoping to see, but the Bulls put the slow start behind them, blowing Detroit out of the United Center. Next up? The Nets come to town.

Jakub Galvas sparkled in his NHL debut and Connor Murphy and Calvin de Haan scored in the Hawks 4-2 win an impressive feat with Seth Jones and Jake McCabe in the COVID-19 protocol.

Its looking an awful lot like early 2021 out there.

Bill Polian Not Ideal Choice To Advise Bears But Its Better Than Proceeding On Their Own

Bears chairman George McCaskey rebutted all objections to relying on Polian to help him decide the fates of Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy as well as selecting their replacements. But, ultimately, McCaskeys legacy is on the line, not Polians.

Last call will be Jan. 15, two days after the establishments seventh anniversary.

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The museum is inviting Xers to complete an online survey about their experiences growing up and to loan the exhibition items from that era, from portable cassette players to inline skates.

Offspring secretly watch and pull the strings as their parents try to find love on the HBO Max series.

Former Syndicated Programming Produced In Chicago

• At the Movies – nationally syndicated filmreview program, produced at WLS-TV’s studios, and syndicated by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. It aired Saturdays 10:35 p.m. with reruns Sundays 10:30 a.m. The program aired its final original broadcast on August 14, 2010.
• The Oprah Winfrey Show – formerly the local program A.M. Chicago, it retained the name about one year after Oprah Winfrey became host. The program was originally created by WLS-TV, but was later produced by Harpo Productions and CBS Television Distribution at Oprah’s Harpo Studios. It aired weekdays at 9:00 a.m., in both its local and syndicated incarnations. The program ended with its final original broadcast airing on May 25, 2011. Reruns continued weeknights at 11:02 p.m. until September 9, 2011.

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