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Don Draper and the new season of ‘Mad Men’ see women, minorities and the young taking more control After 17 months, “Mad Men” returns to AMC, television and the universe Sunday. I have seen the fifth season’s two-hour opening... 

Theater critic Chris Jones reviews the Broadway production now open at the Neil Simon Theatre. Go here to read the rest:  Savvy, bizarre, shrewd `Jesus Christ Superstar’ connects  Read More →

State Street Market Shops will turn 30 this weekend. The market houses up to 35 individual vendors with merchandise set up throughout the long, narrow brick building on Route 31 in Elgin. Raffles, live music and cake are the highlights of the anniversary... 

From the Times of Northwest Indiana: 48-year-old store clerk was shot and killed during an armed robbery Sunday afternoon at a Merillville convenience store. No arrests have been made. Here is the original post: Store clerk shot dead in NW Indiana... 

After police saw him drinking tequila in a vehicle in a gas station parking lot, a 23-year-old Chicago man drove in reverse toward an officer before speeding away, crashing into a tree and being shot in the ankle by police, prosecutors said. See more... 

The Chicago Police Department plans to close two of its district stations Sunday, part of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s cost-cutting plans to ease a $636 million budget gap. Here is the original: Chicago police districts close in cost-cutting plan  Read More →

This Monday feels like it should still be Sunday. So here’s a video of break dancing animals. [ more › ] Read the rest here:  Monday Afternoon Diversion: That Bear Can Dance  Read More →

Threadless announced a new partnership with Gap to sell t-shirts in Gap stores and on the Gap website. [ more › ] Go here to see the original: Threadless Falls In With The Gap  Read More →

The Oscars are as much about fashion as the awards. Here’s a look at what the stars were wearing on the red carpet on Sunday in Hollywood. See more here: Fashion on the red carpet the Oscars  Read More →

In a fiery lecture to thousands of followers of the Nation of Islam on Sunday, Minister Louis Farrakhan warned that racial hatred could lead to attempts to assassinate President Barack Obama. See the original post here: Farrakhan: ‘Do you think...