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Talking with Mia Farrow
Farrow's activism as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador has taken center stage during the last decade.
Questions for Mira Sorvino
The actress holds Harvard degree in East Asian language and civilization, has lived in Beijing, wrote a thesis on racial prejudice in China and is fluent in Mandarin.
Nicholas Kristof's Call to Action
The journalist's traveling often leads him to tumultuous countries where he seeks to report the globe's untold stories.
Harvesting Business
Whether they're selling crops, costumes or corn mazes, Illinois businesses continue to find ways to harvest fall products and profits.
An Interview with Milton Friedman
The Nobel laureate will forever be associated with the "Chicago Boys."
The Demise of the Toboggan Run
Even if the snow does fall this season, there's no use anxiously anticipating a ride down a toboggan run. All toboggan slides in Cook County are closed indefinitely.