Columns
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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...
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Diaz opens John Deere Classic with 2-stroke leadJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - SILVIS, Ill. - The 49th John Deere Classic meant the return of the PGA Tour to Illinois for the first time in 2019, but Thursday's opening round had a different feel to ...
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Parenting skills don't necessarily come naturallyJul 10, 2019 11:00 pm - "I'll never do that to my kids!" Was there a one of us who didn't utter those words, even if under our breath, at one time or the other during our childhood? Confronted...
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How Shodeen's plans for former Mill Race Inn property could affect Island ParkJul 10, 2019 11:00 pm - After Geneva city officials held a public meeting and released an artist's rendition of the concepts envisioned for the former Mill Race Inn property, it triggered the e...
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Sound check: Garth Brooks kicks off 'Dive Bar' tour at Joe's in ChicagoJul 10, 2019 2:00 pm - DISRUPT Fest Looking to rock a little harder this weekend? Sum 41 headlines the Rockstar Energy DISRUPT Festival Tour, making its way to the suburbs Friday. The hard ro...
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Try tastier options over ultra-processed foods, it's easyJul 10, 2019 6:00 am - New buzz words you might be familiar with right now: ultra-processed foods. If you wonder what ultra-processed foods means, here's a definition from the National Institu...
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Trump celebrates America's victories, but not its characterJul 10, 2019 1:00 am - The celebration of American independence is supposed to be a unifying national ritual. But we are a country with profound differences over the meaning of nationhood itse...