ARTICLES BY CARYN ROUSSEAU

Charlie Trotter redefined fine dining, dies at 54

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Ebert showed willingness to adapt to new media

CHICAGO - Roger Ebert started out as an old-school newspaper man, the kind that has all but vanished: a fierce competitor who spent the day trying to scoop the competition and the night bellied up to the bar swapping stories.

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Ebert, nation's best-known film critic, dies at 70

CHICAGO - Roger Ebert had the most-watched thumb in Hollywood.

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Winfrey finale devoted to fans

CHICAGO - There were no free cars or vacations. No favorite things or makeovers. No celebrity guests on stage - though there were plenty in the audience.

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Buzz surrounds creator of beehive hairdo

ELMHURST, Ill. - Before Marge Simpson, Amy Winehouse or Audrey Hepburn wore their hair in the famous beehive, there was Margaret Vinci Heldt and her salon on Chicago's ritzy Michigan Avenue.

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Sweet success

CHICAGO - A half-dozen years ago iconic chocolatier Fannie May, loved by Chicago candy devotees who passed down their affections for mint meltaways, caramels and vanilla buttercreams from generation to generation, was all but finished.

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