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Learning the lingo behind all the different fan cultures can feel overwhelming at the annual comic expo. But as a dungeon master explained to the Tribune's Christopher Borrelli, "Once you learn the la Learning the lingo behind all the different fan cultures can feel overwhelming at the annual comic expo. But as a dungeon master explained to me, "Once you learn the language, you're a part of something." Do you speak geek? Translating the many languages of C2E2. Learning the lingo behind all the different fan cultures can feel overwhelming at the annual comic expo. But as a dungeon master explained to the Tribune's Christopher Borrelli, "Once you learn the language, you're a part of something." Read Story Related articles: Photos: C2E2 draws thousands for Chicago's geekiest weekend © Copyright ...

Leave it to the always-canny Cook County treasurer, Maria Pappas, to issue a comprehensive report less than two weeks after voters made their displeasure known at the polls — saying to residents, in e Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has a deft and politically useful way of making the complex easy to understand. From the Editorial Board Maria Pappas' property tax numbers don't lie. Governance in Illinois has been a stark failure for 30 years. Leave it to the always-canny Cook County treasurer, Maria Pappas, to issue a comprehensive report less than two weeks after voters made their displeasure known at the polls — saying to residents, in effect, "No, it's not your imagination. Property taxes really are that bad." Read Story Related articles: Cook County property taxes doubled the rate of inflation in past 30 years, Treasurer Maria Pappas study finds ...