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Author Archives: Anne Ford

Posted inNews & Politics

Changing abusive behavior gives domestic violence counselor hope

by Anne Ford May 16, 2018August 18, 2021

Luana Lienhart says 30 percent of her clients don’t realize they’re in abusive relationships.

Posted inBlogs

Donald Trump impersonator: Just don’t punch me, please

by Anne Ford April 16, 2018August 18, 2021

Dennis Alan has done ads in South Korea, Hong Kong, and Cairo, but has to avoid rallies and private parties for security reasons.

Posted inBlogs

Meet Chicago’s contest queen: She enters up to 100 sweepstakes a day—and once won $100K

by Anne Ford April 2, 2018August 18, 2021

“It’s a bit like exercise: I enjoy it, but sometimes I’d rather skip it, but I do it anyway,” Cynthia Kendall says.

Posted inBlogs

‘The minute you’re bored, you’re not doing your job,’ says Shahna Richman, FBI agent turned bodyguard and security expert

by Anne Ford March 20, 2018August 18, 2021

“In Chicago, I am familiar with almost every large-scale venue. I’m looking at entry points, exit points, vulnerabilities.”

Posted inNews & Politics

‘Eye of the Tiger,’ Berwyn musician’s biggest hit, started with ‘Bam! Bam bam bam!’

by Anne Ford March 9, 2018August 18, 2021

Songwriter Jim Peterik’s work, which also includes “Vehicle,” first hit the Billboard Hot 100 when he and his bandmates were still in high school.

Posted inNews & Politics

For Chelsea Rectanus, 30, owning a used bookstore is ‘as great as the romance would lead you to believe’

by Anne Ford February 20, 2018August 18, 2021

“It’s not all roses and garlands and angels singing from the rooftops or anything like that, but it’s good as it’s cracked up to be.”

Posted inArts & Culture

Aces of fades

by Olivia Obineme and Anne Ford February 7, 2018August 18, 2021

At the Major League Barber Original Midwest SuperBarber & Stylist Tradeshow, all haircuts are a cut above.

Posted inNews & Politics

Being a straight go-go dancer in gay nightclubs can be tricky, even dangerous

by Anne Ford January 29, 2018August 18, 2021

“I don’t even pretend to know what women go through on a daily basis, but I feel like I have a peek,” Ben Krane says.

Posted inNews & Politics

Life is sweet for a Chicago candy maker

by Anne Ford January 18, 2018August 18, 2021

“When people hear about my job, they often ask me, ‘Is there really candy everywhere?’ And the reality is yes,” Stacey Espinosa says.

Posted inNews & Politics

The peculiar difficulty of being an AirBnb host on Chicago’s south side

by Anne Ford January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

“People are afraid of the south side. It’s ridiculous. I educate my guests,” Afri Atiba says.

Posted inNews & Politics

The U. of C.’s Game Changer Chicago Design Lab explores health and social issues through video games

by Anne Ford January 4, 2018August 18, 2021

“We’re trying to see what games actually do, beyond the question ‘Do violent video games make people more violent?’” designer Ashlyn Sparrow says.

Posted inNews & Politics

Do millennials get Seinfeld?

by Anne Ford December 5, 2017August 18, 2021

A Chicago high school history teacher’s “club about nothing” aims to pass down an appreciation of the 90s TV phenomenon to the next generation.

Posted inNews & Politics

Illinois’s champion tree climber is also an arborist

by Anne Ford November 22, 2017August 18, 2021

“If you’re climbing properly on a tree,” Nagan says, “you never fall; you swing.”

Posted inNews & Politics

A metal detectorist makes a living helping Chicagoans find lost jewelry

by Anne Ford November 9, 2017August 18, 2021

“Seventy percent of my calls are ‘ring tosses,’ where the spouse throws a ring in anger,” Jim Evans says.

Posted inNews & Politics

What humans can learn from bees, according to Chicago’s bicycling beekeeper

by Anne Ford October 25, 2017August 18, 2021

“Beekeeping teaches you to let go of the black-and-white world and participate in the natural world, which is not predictable,” says Bike a Bee founder Jana Kinsman.

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