Media
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O'Donnell: Vegas Stats and Info aiming to cash in on Chicago TVJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - What happens in Vegas continues to further impact that growing media intersection of Sports and Gaming. And with segments of Illinois business and leisure anxiously awai...
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O'Donnell: American women bend into ugly during 13-0 overkill of ThailandJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - "THE UGLY AMERICAN" isn't anything new. From the USS Maine to Allen Dulles to now, it's a global virus that only gets more virulent. There was no missing the ugly when t...
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O'Donnell: New sports gaming bill means absolutely nothing to currently credible bookiesJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - So Illinois has a new sports gaming bill-plus. Translated in "Combine" - John Kass's clever description of the bipartisan sneak oilers who manipulate some affairs of the...
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O'Donnell: Bears wide receiver Johnny Morris is winner with a heart of a lionJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - THE DIFFICULTY WRITING about Johnny Morris isn't where to start. It's about how deep to go. The public Johnny breaks down into two easy pieces: Star wide receiver with t...
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O'Donnell: Bouquets, brickbats and a whole lotta hustle to get the full Wolves Calder Cup Finals on local TVMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - THE ON-ICE HUSTLE it took to get the Chicago Wolves to the Calder Cup Finals was matched by the back checking bang-bang of team management to get the full silver skate s...
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O'Donnell: AM-1000 bosses should have taken 'Silent Cal' route over minor ratings correctionMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - SILENT CAL COOLIDGE said, "Sit down and keep still." Toni Preckwinkle didn't ask for a recount after Lori Lightfoot defeated her by more than 47 percentage points in the...
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Bob Sirott: An appreciation of Cubs radio announcer Pat HughesMay 26, 2019 8:00 am - When I heard Bears Chairman George McCaskey on the radio a few weeks ago with Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer during a Cubs game I had two revelations. First, George McCaskey ...
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O'Donnell: Danica Patrick will make NBC's Indy 500 look like an inspiring chariot raceMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - WHO WOULDN'T want to be inspired by Danica Patrick? She's smart, fearless, exceedingly goal-driven and self-reliant. She's also quick-witted with a tremendous sense of h...
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O'Donnell: Would Holzhauer benefit by pulling his own 'Jeopardy!' buzzer?May 22, 2019 1:00 am - EMPIRICALLY OR MERELY in the pop cultural mind, who's ever retired gracefully undefeated? Rocky Marciano? Johnny Carson? Susan B. Anthony? Not Ali. Not Jordan. Not Ruth....
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Feder: From mayor to media pundit, Emanuel joins ABC News, The AtlanticMay 21, 2019 1:00 am - Now that Rahm Emanuel is out of office, could we be seeing more of the former Chicago mayor than ever before? One day after leaving City Hall, Emanuel was reported to ha...