Chicago - Jan. 15, 2020

Must-See TV
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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Tribune: 51/37
Sun-Times: Ferro/McKinney
Weather Channel: 44/41
Ntl Weather Service: 54/43
BWM*: 82/12

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Liberties will be taken.

Do We Sudoku?
No, but we do do moose stuff, and that can be anything you want it to be. Except Sudoku.

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8, 25, 39

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I am open and receptive to new avenues of income. (louisehay.com)

Ellie
Knowing that a person may be unwittingly in danger of an assault imposes a moral duty to warn them.

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The [Wednesday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

"A group of developers on the short list to buy Tribune Tower want to convert the Gothic Michigan Avenue landmark into condominiums, apartments and even a hotel," Crain's reports.

Where will the Tribune newsroom end up after Tribune Tower goes condo?
— Luke Seemann (@bikesarefun) May 18, 2016

My vote: The Starbucks across the street.

Take it from someone who once had a window desk in the Tower: they're way too small as is to be attractive to residents.

Tribune Tower from above, back 1924. #Vintage #Chicago #Classic pic.twitter.com/aeGELq8i0K
— Downtown Apt Company (@CityLifeChicago) May 9, 2016

Oops, that's in Oakland.

Meet The Morton Grove Best Western
Two diamonds, three stars.

CIA Watchdog Deletes Torture Report
Oops!

Tokyo Olympics Beset By Chicago-Style Corruption
Allegations, investigations.

New Rhetoric And Composition Books Are Here!
Women, girls, bicycles.

TweetWood
A sampling.

Bush Praises World Congress of Families, a Hate Group to Some https://t.co/CsyhCFQJwr Based in Rockford.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 18, 2016

Ozzie Guillen Was Blackout Drunk When He Interviewed For The #WhiteSox Manager's Job: https://t.co/2YeIiPM93h
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 17, 2016

Sets record for all presidents.

Obama is Bullish on War, No Matter How You Spin It - https://t.co/DHwyuUV2DP #ObamaOut #legacy
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 18, 2016

So AT&T is against the Turnaround Agenda? https://t.co/dUAokyVrsq
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 18, 2016

Headline gold.

5/17/79: Phillies pound out a 23-22 win over Cubs. Bill Buckner has 7 RBI & Dave Kingman 6 in the loss. #OnlyTheCubs pic.twitter.com/DmZywampst
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) May 18, 2016

"Fossilized culture, not lack of funding, put news media on deathwatch" by @filloux https://t.co/julCXICsKn
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) May 18, 2016

Northwestern journalism prof behaving badly.