The real Chicago: people, places, triumphs, scourges, and traditions that define our city

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Mass media giant Tribune Company started as a newspaper company in 1915 when it was founded by Robert McCormick. The baseball tradition of throwing home run balls hit by opposing teams onto the field was started at Wrigley Field. Other things that are distinctly Chicagoan are described.

Cover Story, Humor and anecdotes, Popular culture, Chicago, Illinois

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Take the money and write

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Novelist Wessel accepted Simon & Schuster's $900,000 contract to write two books. His agent, Molly Friedrich, was able to get such a lucrative contract for a new author by taking an auction approach with several publishers. 'This Far, No Further' will be released in early 1996.

Publishing industry, Contracts, Novelists, Simon & Schuster Inc., This Far, No Further (Book), Wessel, John

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Haunted by love

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Maclean became a darling in the literary world after his celebrated novel 'A River Runs Through It' was published in 1972. The novel, which was made into a film by Robert Redford, is a loose biography of Maclean and his brother Paul.

Authors, Writers, Criticism and interpretation, A River Runs Through It (Motion picture), Maclean, Norman

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