Fabric of Fun: 'Plaid Tidings' unravels with gift of musical comedy for the holidays

In actor Rod Thomas' humble and entertaining opinion, "Plaid is the perfect fit for the holidays."

Vintage Chicago Local TV Graphics and Newscasts

Graphics of all sorts from Chicago local television stations traditionally have served as an identifying break to bridge between programming and paid commericals and newscasts for view clarity. Rick Klein, producer of the website fuzzymemories.tv, is collecting the images to share with new v…

News anchor Bill Kurtis to discuss 'Eating for the Earth'

HAMMOND | Bill Kurtis, journalist, rancher, conservationist and businessman, will discuss his views about grass-fed beef at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Purdue University Calumet.

News anchor-rancher-businessman Bill Kurtis to discuss ‘Eating for the Earth’ Oct. 12

HAMMOND | Bill Kurtis, journalist/Chicago news anchor, rancher, conservationist and businessman, will discuss his views about grass-fed beef at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Purdue University Calumet.

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East Chicago-Ivy Tech. Bill Kurtis. Grass fed beef.

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East Chicago-Ivy Tech. Bill Kurtis. Grass fed beef.

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East Chicago-Ivy Tech. Bill Kurtis. Grass fed beef.

Ivy Tech class on quality livestock

EAST CHICAGO - Once herds of cattle fed on the rich grasslands from Texas through the American Great Plains. It took 24 months to mature the bovines and driving them to market was labor-intensive.

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Bill Kurtis to speak about grass fed beef at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Purdue University Calumet.

Former newsman pitches advantages of grass-fed cattle

EAST CHICAGO | Comparing obesity to homicide, Chicago newsman turned cattle baron Bill Kurtis talked about the health benefits of grass-fed cattle.

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EAST CHICAGO | Former Chicago News anchor Bill Kurtis talks to Ivy Tech Community College culinary faculty and students at the school's East Chicago De La Garza campus on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Kurtis has started his own cattle ranch, Tallgrass Beef, in Sedan, Kansas.

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Chicago news anchor Bill Kurtis, center, talks to Ivy Tech Community College culinary faculty and students Thursday at the school's East Chicago De La Garza campus. Kurtis has started his own cattle ranch, Tallgrass Beef, in Sedan, Kansas.

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Beef from Bill Kurtis' ranch is sliced Thursday Ivy Tech Community College's East Chicago De La Garza campus.

'The way Mother Nature intended'

Chicago news anchor Bill Kurtis talks to Ivy Tech Community College culinary faculty and students Thursday at the school's East Chicago De La Garza campus.

Bill Kurtis broadcasts the news of a food revolution

Bill Kurtis was taking the night off from anchoring the news when he visited Octave Grill in Chesterton (137 South Calumet) last fall, to talk about the company he founded, Tallgrass Beef Company. Octave Grill serves dishes prepared with this grass-fed beef that is also free of hormones and …

Another region appearance for Bill Kurtis

Want to learn about organic beef? Investigative reporter/journalist Bill Kurtis will visit Octave Grill in Chesterton next week to talk about his Tallgrass Beef Company and the merits of grass-fed meat.

Where's the beef? With Bill Kurtis, at Strongbow

Enjoy grass-fed beef at Strongbow. The Valparaiso eatery, known as turkey paradise, will feature a special wine dinner Sept. 22 starring investigative reporter/television journalist Bill Kurtis.