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Bob Sirott`s One More Thing about a movie you need to see

Bob Sirott — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:09:00 EDT

Over the weekend, the Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller "Oblivion" was number one at the box office. But the movie I'm talking about wasn't even in the top ten.

Bob Sirott`s One More Thing about the late night TV host switch

Bob Sirott — Mon, 8 Apr 2013 23:04:00 EDT

One more thing, about what's happening on late night network TV. There are a few things I still don't understand. Someone explain this to me.

Bob Sirott`s One More Thing from the viewer mailbag

Bob Sirott — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:10:00 EDT

One more thing, from the viewer mailbag; the snail mailbag to be exact.

Bob Sirott`s One More Thing about teens and Facebook

Bob Sirott — Tue, 5 Mar 2013 23:02:00 EST

Various surveys and focus group studies have recently reported what you already know if you have kids. Facebook isn't cool anymore.

Bob Sirott`s One More Thing about the Aurora, Co. movie theater re-opening

Bob Sirott — Thu, 3 Jan 2013 23:08:00 EST

One more thing, about the reopening of the Aurora, Colorado movie theatre that's been closed since a mass shooting in July.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about politicians in the news

Bob Sirott — Thu, 6 Dec 2012 23:10:00 EST

One more thing, about politicians in the news.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about Notre Dame fan Rudy Reuttiger

Bob Sirott — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:08:00 EST

One more thing, about a Notre Dame fan who watched the Irish beat USC in Los Angeles Saturday.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about the presidential debate format

Bob Sirott — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:35:00 EDT

One more thing, about Tuesday night's presidential debate format.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about political debates

Bob Sirott — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:17:00 EDT

One more thing, about political debates. Did your candidate say anything memorable tonight? I mean really memorable.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about news anchor Jennifer Livingston

Bob Sirott — Tue, 2 Oct 2012 20:42:00 EDT

One more thing about what happened on a La Crosse, Wisconsin morning TV newscast Monday.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about 'Smokin' Jay Cutler'

Bob Sirott — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:12:00 EDT

This season, Jay Cutler seems to be a little more comfortable in the heat of the media spotlight.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about city parking

Bob Sirott — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:20:00 EDT

There were many activities in and around Chicago on a busy summer weekend, which means at one time or another most of us were engaged in a pastime we all hate: looking for parking.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about Chicago's rush hour complaints

Bob Sirott — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:44:00 EDT

Were you one of the rail commuters caught in that mess because of yesterday's crane collapse?

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about Peterson's defense team's sunglasses

Bob Sirott — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:39:00 EDT

As you've probably noticed by now, Peterson's defense team meets the press every day wearing sunglasses.

Bob Sirott’s One More Thing about new words added to dictionary

Bob Sirott — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:25:00 EDT

One more thing about the new words in the updated Merriam-Webster collegiate dictionary.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about the Olympic closing ceremonies

Bob Sirott — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 23:15:00 EDT

One more thing, about the Olympic closing ceremonies. They're a lot more informal than the opening spectacular.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about a traffic problem

Bob Sirott — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:41:00 EDT

When I walked into our newsroom this afternoon the first thing I said was, "Who is the moron that told a movie crew they could shut down parts of lower Michigan Avenue, Wacker, and Columbus in the middle of a weekday afternoon?

One More Thing: Remembering a surgeon's good works

Bob Sirott — Wed, 8 Aug 2012 23:58:00 EDT

One More Thing about the sad but inspiring story of Dr. Donald Liu. Besides the obvious tragedy of his drowning while saving the lives of two boys in Lake Michigan, there's something else that troubles me about this story.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing: Back-to-school shopping

Bob Sirott — Wed, 8 Aug 2012 08:51:00 EDT

One more thing, about school supplies you need to buy for the kids.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about the Olympics

Bob Sirott — Mon, 6 Aug 2012 23:23:00 EDT

One more thing about the Olympics. Even if you're not a non-stop Olympics viewer you have to get a kick out of the scene at some bars decorated with American flags.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about the Chick-fil-A debate

Bob Sirott — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:46:00 EDT

One more thing, about the Chicago Chick-fil-A debate. The more I think about denying a business the opportunity to operate because of the CEO's views on a controversial issue, the more ridiculous I think this is.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about policing information sources

Bob Sirott — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:53:00 EDT

One more thing about policing information sources. This month there have been two troubling stories about fabricated and plagiarized news stories.

Bob Sirott's one more thing about London

Bob Sirott — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 22:02:00 EDT

One more thing about the news coming out of London lately. It's official. I've finally gotten over Chicago losing out on the 2016 Olympic games.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about the Colorado theatre tragedy

Bob Sirott — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 23:10:00 EDT

One more thing about the Colorado theatre tragedy.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about old classmates

Bob Sirott — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:21:00 EDT

One more thing about old classmates.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about passwords

Bob Sirott — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:01:00 EDT

One more thing, about having too many passwords.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about a change on the radio dial

Bob Sirott — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 23:11:00 EDT

One more thing about a change on the radio dial.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about Ozzie Guillen's return to Chicago

Bob Sirott — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDT

One more thing about Ozzie Guillen's return to Chicago.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing: Jackson Jr. PR

Bob Sirott — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:46:00 EDT

One more thing, about Jesse Jackson junior's disappearance, and how he's handled that and other problems lately.

One More Thing: A rich life, little noticed

Bob Sirott — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:05:00 EDT

One More Thing about a remarkable life and quiet death.

One More Thing: No thanks to big billboards on Mag Mile

Bob Sirott — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:36:00 EDT

One More Thing: No thanks to big billboards on Mag Mile

One more thing about the heat wave

Bob Sirott — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:34:00 EDT

One more thing, about something that helped me get through the heat wave last week.

One more thing about Andy Griffith

Bob Sirott — Thu, 5 Jul 2012 23:00:00 EDT

One more thing, about Andy Griffith. Since his death we've seen plenty of old clips from Mayberry. But here's one you might have missed.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about 4th of July

Bob Sirott — Tue, 3 Jul 2012 19:59:00 EDT

One more thing, about the Fourth of July holiday. It's nice that our powerful country doesn't celebrate it's independence with parades of soldiers and tanks - but with hot dogs and hamburgers.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about the heat

Bob Sirott — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:58:00 EDT

One more thing, about the hot weather. I was trying to remember what it was like during a heat wave when I was a kid. Most people just had fans.

One more thing about Anthony Rizzo

Bob Sirott — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 21:49:00 EDT

One more thing, about Anthony Rizzo. The new Cub is the focus of the Chicago media right now.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about retiring from recreational sports

Bob Sirott — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:13:00 EDT

One more thing about knowing when it's time to retire from sports----recreational sports---on the weekend.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about hot dog stands

Bob Sirott — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:17:00 EDT

One more thing about some of my favorite Chicago summertime haunts.

One more thing about getting a human on the phone

Bob Sirott — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:57:00 EDT

One more thing, about that frustrating game we all play on the phone called, "Try to get a human."

Bob Sirott's One more thing about the express lanes

Bob Sirott — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:11:00 EDT

One more thing, about the mystery of the express lanes.

Bob Sirott’s One More Thing about Chicago’s graffiti problem

Bob Sirott — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:28:00 EDT

One more thing about Chicago's graffiti problem.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about Paul McCartney turning 70

Bob Sirott — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 23:09:00 EDT

One more thing about Paul McCartney turning 70.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about the recent downtown mob attacks

Bob Sirott — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 09:21:00 EDT

One more thing about the recent downtown mob attacks.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about reality TV

Bob Sirott — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 23:07:00 EDT

One more thing about reality TV. Whether it's Real Housewives, the Jersey Shore, or the Kardashians, people keep watching.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about Apple's new products

Bob Sirott — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 23:09:00 EDT

One more thing about the new generation of products, features, and updates Apple unveiled yesterday.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about this weekend's Lit Fest

Bob Sirott — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:47:00 EDT

One more thing about this weekend's Printer's Row Lit Fest.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about fun spots for people

Bob Sirott — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:57:00 EDT

One more thing, about a plan Chicago has to create more fun spots for people to gather in the city. I'm not so sure this is a good idea.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about college kids trying to get jobs

Bob Sirott — Wed, 6 Jun 2012 22:40:00 EDT

One more thing about college kids trying to get jobs. According to a recent survey, half of college graduates were jobless or underemployed in 2011. The class of 2012 is facing the worst job market for bachelor's degree holders in more than a decade. So what's a young kid supposed to do?

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about doing what the medical experts say

Bob Sirott — Tue, 5 Jun 2012 23:08:00 EDT

One more thing about doing what the medical experts say.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about Hawk Harrelson

Bob Sirott — Mon, 4 Jun 2012 23:15:00 EDT

One more thing about Hawk Harrelson going off on the umpire during a Sox telecast.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about the pictures we send through cyberspace

Bob Sirott — Thu, 31 May 2012 23:12:00 EDT

One more thing about the pictures we send through cyberspace.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about what's going on in Springfield

Bob Sirott — Thu, 31 May 2012 11:37:00 EDT

One more thing, about what's going on down in Springfield. The Illinois legislature has until midnight tomorrow to make a decision on the budget.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about the Cubs' troubles

Bob Sirott — Tue, 29 May 2012 23:10:00 EDT

One more thing about the Cubs' troubles.

Bob Sirott's one more thing about presidents on late night TV

Bob Sirott — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:51:00 EDT

One more thing, about President Obama "Slow Jammin' the News" with Jimmy Fallon. Was it un-presidential?

Bob Sirott's one more thing about Chicago as a tourist destination

Bob Sirott — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:53:00 EDT

One more thing, about making Chicago a destination for international travelers.

Bob Sirott's one more thing about the Class of 2012

Bob Sirott — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:30:00 EDT

One more thing, about the class of 2012. It's a tough job market out there.

Bob Sirott's One More Thing about digital hoarding

Bob Sirott — Tue, 8 May 2012 14:32:00 EDT

One more thing about digital hoarding.