Columns
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Women's Watch: NPF's OPAL program aims to boost players' salariesJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - Opals can be rare gems worth a lot of money. For the players of National Pro Fastpitch, the professional softball league in the United States, an OPAL can also be quite ...
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Spending cuts have been made; state must keep focus on revenueJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - J.B. Pritzker's first year as governor stands in stark contrast to that of his immediate predecessor Bruce Rauner. While the Rauner Administration struggled to find comm...
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How to handle a visiting brother-in-law's bad habitsJul 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. My husband's brother has left after another visit and I would appreciate tips on how to tell him, when he asks to visit again, that we love him but he's not welcome b...
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Sidewalk sale memoriesJul 11, 2019 11:00 pm - This week marks the return of Boo Boo Days, a popular Chamber of Commerce promotion that took place in the 1950s and '60s. The new sale will be sponsored by Batavia Main...
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'Stuber' pairs angry cop, low-key Uber driver in hit-and-miss action comedyJul 11, 2019 6:00 am - "Stuber" - ★ ★ ½ "What do I do to make this all stop?" Stu the Uber driver says in Michael Dowse's violent, repetitive buddy action comedy "Stuber." Good question. If fi...
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Constable: 'Ditch weed' still part of marijuana's new frontier in IllinoisJul 11, 2019 5:33 am - In the summer of 1970, when marijuana was giving Pabst Blue Ribbon a run as the drug of choice among rural teenagers, I was a sixth-grader chopping it down. The Chicago ...
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Feder: WFMT drops noon news for 'Music in Chicago'Jul 11, 2019 1:00 am - Without fanfare, WFMT 98.7-FM canceled its long-running noon newscast earlier this month, replacing it with "Music in Chicago" on the Window to the World Communications ...
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Once injured, red-tailed hawk serves as educational animal ambassadorJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This column is reprinted from “Horizons,” the quarterly publication of the Lake County Forest Preserves. You can subscribe to receive the free magazine at...
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A fond farewell to state I love that doesn't seem to love meJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - As a person who makes his living in the political world, a big part of what I try to do is separate my emotions from rational thought in hopes of being able to see the w...
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Democrats tread on sensitive groundJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - The Democratic Party's stampede to the presidency seems to be veering of late toward a racially charged contest. Between Joe Biden's admitted friendliness with segregat...