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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

In 'A Christmas Carol,' a timely example of a niece who (lovingly) calls out her terrible uncle by Heidi Stevens

I brought my 9-year-old son to see “A Christmas Carol” at the Goodman Theatre last Sunday, and I spent a good chunk of the performance thinking of all the people who would do well to abs…

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Monday, November 19, 2018

‘So Nora has cancer’: Legendary comedians rally for daughter of Second City leaders by Heidi Stevens

At first, Nora Leonard, 16, called her cancer “Jim.” “When we found out it was cancer, it hadn’t really hit me yet,” she said. “But I knew I didn’t like that word. So I said, �…

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Monday, March 19, 2018

On a Chicago high school stage, students relive Columbine school shooting by Heidi Stevens

It was December when Ben Dicke, theater department chair at The Chicago Academy for the Arts, approached Jason Patera, the head of school, to share his vision for the spring play. “Ben sai…

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

A Tonys nod for Oak Lawn teacher whose dedication stops at nothing - even cancer by Heidi Stevens

Erica Heilmann missed the email telling her she was being honored at the Tony Awards. Heilmann teaches theater at Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing, and June 1 was the last da…

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Friday, March 4, 2016

'The Matchmaker,' gives disability the spotlight it's too often denied by Heidi Stevens

At 21, Anita Hollander was diagnosed with neurofibrosarcoma, a form of cancer of her nerves. Doctors removed a motor nerve from her left leg, and she wore a brace from the knee down to keep …

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'The Matchmaker,' gives disability the spotlight it's too often denied by Heidi Stevens

At 21, Anita Hollander was diagnosed with neurofibrosarcoma, a form of cancer of her nerves. Doctors removed a motor nerve from her left leg, and she wore a brace from the knee down to keep …

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Monday, September 28, 2015

Margaret Cho brings comedy 'safe haven' to Chicago by Heidi Stevens

Margaret Cho called Robin Williams her "father in comedy" and Joan Rivers her "mother in comedy," which means she lost both comedic parents in the span of a month. (Williams died Aug. 11, 2…

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Margaret Cho brings comedy 'safe haven' to Chicago by Heidi Stevens

Margaret Cho called Robin Williams her "father in comedy" and Joan Rivers her "mother in comedy," which means she lost both comedic parents in the span of a month. (Williams died Aug. 11, 20…

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