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"Stella's Column, " which debuted in the Chicago Sun-Times on December 2, 2003, is one of the newspaper's most popular columns. Its popularity is a …Read More

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Readers sound off on Cutler, Deen

R EADERS TALK BACK: In my Jan. 24 column, I wrote that the Bears’ Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari are expecting a baby. And I said, “what’s wrong with getting to the altar first?” Many of my readers also felt the need to express themselves …

Fake Paula

W HEN I heard that Food Network superstar Paula Deen is a diabetic and received her diagnosis more than three years ago but made it public only after getting an endorsement deal from a drug company, I felt she was a big flakey FAKE and …

Beware braggadocio gangsters: you will get caught

I T WAS REPORTED ON THE news that 43 New York gang members were arrested and indicted last week after bragging about their violent crimes, including murders, beatings, shootings, robberies, burglaries, grand larceny etc., on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Little did they know that the …

Pelosi to speak at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition Forum

S PEAKING OUT: HOUSE Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will speak at the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition Forum Saturday starting at 10 a.m. By the way, look for Rev. Jesse on the “Wendy Williams Show” Friday. . . . Mayor Rahm Emanuel addressing the Illinois …

Golden Globes’ best and worst dressed

T HE GOLDEN GLOBE awards show Sunday night was kind of boring maybe because host Ricky Gervais was not his usual insulting self. He toned it down for sure. But what difference does it make? Millions tune in more for the red carpet fashion show …

Stella now tweets

H EY FAITHFUL readers, this big bird is now going “tweet” “tweet” “tweet!” I am biting the bullet and joining the “twitterverse.” I have hesitated up until now because of the amount of daily emails that I receive and try so hard to answer every …

Giuliana inspires

T HE SCOOP: “E! NEWS LIVE”/“Fashion Police” host/reality star Giuliana DePandi Rancic, who is also the loving wife of the handsome Bill Rancic, is the cover story for the Jan./Feb. issue of Michigan Avenue magazine on stands Thursday. In an intimate interview with the mag’s …

To a happy 2012

H APPY NEW YEAR! I am back on my beat after spending vacation time with my precious family and some close friends. Hopefully 2012 will bring about a better economy, creation of more jobs, fewer senseless murders, fewer home foreclosures, less bullying in cyberspace and …

Exclusive interview: Mariah Yeater still claims she had Bieber’s baby

THIS REPORTER exclusively spoke with Mariah Yeater by phone from her home in San Diego on Dec. 14. In case you don’t recognize the name, she is the 20-year-old unemployed single `mom, who on Oct. 31, filed a paternity lawsuit against pop star Justin Bieber …

Quinn birthday

T HE SCOOP: The dapper and forever young Gov. Patrick Quinn celebrates his 63rd birthday Friday and on Monday will fly to Germany where he will visit Illinois servicemembers at the Ramstein Air Base, as well as host a holiday dinner for them on Tuesday …

Leno bringing laughs

A HOT TICKET! THE VERY funny and entertaining Jay Leno, host of “The Tonight Show,” will have folks cracking up with laughter when he brings his “An Evening of Laughs with Jay Leno” show presented by Allstate to the Cadillac Palace theater for one night …

Local restaurants say no to ‘Mob Wives’ filming

T HE SCOOP: SAY NO TO “Mob Wives”: Restaurateur Tony Durpetti, owner of Gene & Georgetti’s steakhouse, recently received a call from the producers of the hit VH1 “Mob Wives” reality show asking if they could use his eatery as one of the locations to …

Maggie Daley will be missed

I WAS OUT OF TOWN on vacation when I received the very sad news of former first lady Maggie Daley’s passing after her long and courageous battle with breast cancer. That news really hurt my heart because the times I have had the pleasure of …

Anita Hill comes to Chicago

P ROFESSOR ANITA HILL, who became the poster lady for putting the spotlight on sexual harassment in the workplace, will speak at the “Celebrate Illinois’ 5th Annual Jane Addams Day” event Dec. 10 at the Chicago Temple, 77 West Washington. This engagement is sponsored by …

Tyler backlash

M ULTITALENTED filmmaker Tyler Perry’s casting of controversial reality star Kim Kardashian in his upcoming movie “Marriage Counselor” has been met with overwhelming criticism from his fans who are angry over his decision from a moral standpoint. Kardashian, whose 72-day marriage to NBA star Kris …

Million-dollar winner comes to Chicago

N BC’S “AMERICA’S GOT TALENT” 2011 winner, soulful singer Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., is blowing into the Windy City this week. Murphy, 37, whose enchanting voice evokes Frank Sinatra, won $1 million on the show in September and a contract to headline in Las Vegas. …

Condoleezza Rice will be in Chicago to discuss new book

J UST IN: FORMER SECRETARY of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice will be interviewed by WLS-Channel 7’s Kathy Brock at the Union League Club’s popular Authors Group luncheon Nov. 15. Rice, who was the first female U.S. national security adviser and first African-American female secretary of …

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