Chicago - Feb. 28, 2021

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Army Of Darkness
ElRey
5 p.m.
A discount-store employee is time-warped to a medieval castle, where he is the foretold savior who can dispel the evil there. Unfortunately, he screws up and releases an army of skeletons. (tvguide.com)

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The [Wednesday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

I posted a buttload of stuff to the site today, and - at 2 p.m. - I'm just getting around to the column, which I always do last. So you know what?

I'm just gonna direct you to everything else.

Blago Ruling Indicts Media
False impressions went around the world before truth got its Twitter on.

Mayor Emanuel vs. Chief Keef
Not a good look for anyone.

Chicago's Strictest Parents
Meet DeWayne and Vanessa Davis.

Chicago's Statues Speak!
Another Beachwood special report.

Cures 'They' Don't Want You To Know About
In Local Book Notes.

Jockeys Ride Elephants Through Chicago!
Let it ride on Babe the 50-year-old filly.

BeachBook
* Pitchfork Welcomes Polyglot Of Styles.

* Patrick Kane Plays One Direction At Rockit.

* The Chicago Waddlers' Midnight Dan.

* Schaumburg Kuma's Corner Enjoying Early Success.

* New York Times Weekly Hate Read.

* Judge: CIA, Pentagon May Still Neither Confirm Nor Deny Records Exist On U.S. Citizens Killed By Drones.

* MUST-READ: The Spirit Of Judy Miller Is Alive And Well At The NYT, And It Does Great Damage.

* Entrepreneurs Don't Have A Special Gene For Risk - They're Rich Kids With Safety Nets.

TweetWood
A sampling.

"[T]hat [sports] teams are drivers of economic progress, however, is a hallucination." http://t.co/C9E85dzFZX
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) July 22, 2015