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Oprah Winfrey arrives at the 87th Academy Awards nominees luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Oprah Winfrey selling furniture, paintings in auction

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In this Feb. 14, 2015, file photo, Paul McCartney and his band perform in New York. McCartney will be among 130 acts at this year's Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago. It will be his first appearance at Lollapalooza. The festival, to take place July 31 to Aug. 2, marks its 11-year anniversary in Chicago's Grant Park. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Paul McCartney, Metallica to headline Chicago’s Lollapalooza 2015

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FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the first White House Student Film Festival in the East Room at the White House in Washington. Student filmmakers pictured, Miles Pilchik, left, and Gabrielle Nafie, second right, second graders, SciTech in New York, Kids; Kyle Weintraub, second left, seventh grade, from David Posnack Jewish Day School in Davie, Fla.; and Shelly Ortiz, high school senior at Metropolitan Arts Institute, from Phoenix, Ariz. Obama hosts the second annual student film festival on Friday, March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama to host White House Student Film Festival

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press

Travis Morgan stands on the corner of a street in Grants Pass, Ore. on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Morgan, 33, a pilot, says he still likes reading a printed newspaper, watching the news on his television, and using a search engine to dig more deeply if he wants to know more. He is among the majority of young adults in a survey who say they consult sources of news regularly. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)

Survey finds young adults consume news in their own way

By Martha Irvine - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2014 file photo, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan speaks at a news conference, in Chicago. The Associated Press has found that the Illinois attorney general’s office has yet to respond to 2,800 appeals for help in Illinois public-records disputes _ with hundreds dating to 2011 and 2012. The backlog means those barred from reviewing government actions have waited years with no response. Madigan's, Chief of Staff Ann Spillane, acknowledged the backlog but defended the bureau’s work, maintaining that 85 percent of the pleas it handles have been settled, if one also counts open-meetings act queries. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

Illinois FOIA appeal process hampered by years-long backlog

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

In this Aug. 3, 1986 photo, the Rev. Willie T. Barrow, left, confers with Jesse Jackson Jr., center, and Chicago Mayor Harold Washington during the Operation Push convention in Chicago. Barrow, a longtime civil right activist, died Thursday, March 12, 2015, at a hospital where she was being treated for a blood clot in her lung. She was 90. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media) CHICAGO TRIBUNE OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES

Rev. Willie Barrow, front-line civil rights fighter, dies

By Jason Keyser - Associated Press

A sign warns motorists of the presence of a red light camera in Chicago. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration on Sunday, March 8, 2015 announced 50 controversial red-light cameras will be taken down from about two dozen locations citywide. The move comes as the former White House chief of staff seeks re-election and faces questions about the cameras impact on safety. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

EDITORIAL: Chicago’s red-light camera rip-off

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Stephen Paea talks to media about Bears fired general manager Phil Emery and head coach Marc Trestman at Halas Hall on Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, in Lake Forest, Ill. Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman and general manager Phil Emery were fired Monday after the team completed a disappointing 5-11 campaign.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Stephen Paea, former Bears defensive tackle, to join Redskins on four-year deal

By Zac Boyer - The Washington Times

In a March 9, 1957 file photo, Chicago White Sox outfielder Orestes "Minnie" Minoso, major league baseball's first black player in Chicago, poses in batting position at Al Lopez Field in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo, File)

KEENE: Remembering Minnie Minoso, ‘The Cuban Comet,’ who made baseball fun

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Washington Wizards guard John Wall (2) is fouled on the way to the basket by Chicago Bulls forward Tony Snell during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 3, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski)

Wizards lose on road yet again, this time to short-handed Bulls

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

EDITORIAL: Rahm Emanuel’s election struggle

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Washington Wizards forward Nene, left, is fouled by Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah as Nene drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Extreme dislike for Bulls flies with Wizards to Chicago

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

Actor Taylor Kinney, second left, and his fiancée, pop star Lady Gaga, center, along with &quot;Chicago Fire&quot; cast take part in the Chicago Polar Plunge at North Avenue Beach on Sunday, March 1, 2015 in Chicago. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP)

Lady Gaga, Vince Vaughn take charity polar plunge in Chicago

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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Corrupt Illinois: Patronage, Cronyism and Criminality’

By John R. Coyne Jr.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel pauses as he talks to supporters after he was unable to get a majority in the Chicago mayoral election, forcing a runoff election in April against Jesus "Chuy" Garcia. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) ** FILE **

Rahm Emanuel, Chicago mayor, to face runoff against county commissioner

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose, right, is fouled by Phoenix Suns' Alex Len during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls star, to undergo knee surgery for meniscus tear

By Andrew Seligman - Associated Press

Steve Czaban, a McLean, Virginia native, checks his computer while hosting a sports radio show on Yahoo! Sports Radio. Czaban has been on air 25 years, with stints locally and in places such as Santa Barbara, California and in Charlotte. (Courtesy of Steve Czaban)

SNYDER: Sports broadcaster Steve Czaban pleased to celebrate 25 years on air

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times