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- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 29, 2026
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University of Chicago theoretical physicist honored as MacArthur Fellow (opens the original)
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When Vincenzo Vitelli fielded a call from an unknown number a few weeks ago, he exhibited extreme skepticism, believing it was a fraud or perhaps a joke orchestrated by a pal. Vitelli, 48, a theoretical physicist and tenured professor at the University of Chicago, deals in mind-bending ideas every day, but the notion that he’d just won a MacArthur Fellowship and the $800,000 of no-strings-attached money that comes with it seemed beyond the pale. The 2026 Fellows were announced by the foundation
Judy Markey, beloved co-host of the "Kathy and Judy Show," dies at 82 (opens the original)
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Chicago radio personality Judy Markey was never embarrassed to be real on air, whether sharing a personal story or pointing at something silly she’d done. Like the time she drove away from a gas station with the pump still in her gas tank. Sharing such tales with charm and ease was part of the magic she brought to the “Kathy and Judy Show” alongside her co-host and close friend Kathy O’Malley. The groundbreaking show became the first in Chicago radio history hosted by women in a heavily male-dom
Jim Ruddle, Chicago TV news anchor who sailed into the sunset, dies at 94 (opens the original)
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Jim Ruddle made his mark on Chicago as a respected broadcast newsman who, quite literally, sailed into the sunset after his last broadcast. He had a reputation as an old-school professional who could skillfully craft a news script in minutes, and utilizing a photographic memory, recite it by heart on air. He arrived in Chicago in 1965 and worked at WGN-Channel 9 before taking a position at NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5. He later worked at WTTW-Channel 11 alongside the late John Callaway and served as
Joel Cory, Chicago voice-over actor whose pipes pitched hundreds of brands in TV commercials, dies at 89 (opens the original)
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“Joel was among the top three voice-over actors in the country during the heyday of television commercials in the 70s, 80s and 90s,” said Bill Brichta, a longtime friend and former advertising executive. Mr. Cory was the voice of “Pop,” one of the elves in the “Snap, Crackle, Pop” trio of mascots for Rice Krispies cereal; a singing grasshopper pitching Cricket cigarette lighters; “Lefty,” the helping hand of Hamburger Helper; and Sprout, the little green sidekick of the Jolly Green Giant who imp
Dion Jackson, radio personality, booster of Chicago hip-hop talent known as 'Spank Boogie,' dead at 51 (opens the original)
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A few weeks after Dion Jackson was born, the sleeping infant was on his mother’s bed when she left for a moment to run to the bathroom. When she returned, the baby was dangling from the side of the bed, gripping the sheets with both hands. “He was holding on for dear life, and, for me to see that, how tight he was holding on, I knew he was going to be something,” said his mother, Connie Jackson. Similar derring-do was on display a few decades later when Mr. Jackson, then known as Chicago radio p
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