Columns
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Letter from the Editor: Winter and I have been a snow-go for a long timeJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - The snowfall in the Chicago area this week was the biggest we've had since April of 2019. Weirdly, I actually remember that snow pretty well - it was a Saturday pretty l...
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Will Biden leave Little Sisters free to choose?Jan 27, 2021 12:00 am - President Joe Biden likes to talk about unity and his intent to rise above partisan rancor to heal the divisions that led a pro-Trump mob to swarm the Capitol on Jan. 6....
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Constable: Legendary stray touched hearts, reached heightsJan 26, 2021 4:30 am - A legend in the wilds of Oak Brook, Rusty the stray dog captured hearts and eluded authorities during his years on the lam in the land of gated communities and office pa...
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Feder: Report says ex-CBS 2 boss tried in vain to 'change the culture'Jan 26, 2021 12:00 am - In 2018 Marty Wilke stunned the Chicago media community when she abruptly resigned after six years as president and general manager of CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, Robert F...
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Feder: Lite FM leads Chicago radio ratings with sounds of ChristmasJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - More than 2.2 million listeners tuned in to “Chicago's Christmas Music Station” in December, giving iHeartMedia adult contemporary WLIT 93.9-FM another humungous victory...
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To regain suburbs, Republicans must return to 'first principles'Jan 26, 2021 12:00 am - The Republican Party has arrived at an inflection point where many of our policy solutions have never been more relevant to helping improve citizens' lives but our messa...
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Biden's heartfelt appeal for unity likely to be unavailingJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - "We must end this uncivil war," Joe Biden proclaimed shortly after he became the 46th president last Wednesday. Hours earlier, in his last moments as the 45th president,...
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Hub Arkush: Trading for star QB doesn't guarantee success ... as Bears already knowJan 26, 2021 12:00 am - There have been huge quarterback trades before. First ballot Hall of Famers like Joe Montana, John Elway and Brett Favre were dealt. Jim Plunkett, Carson Palmer, Jeff Ge...
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What's in Metra's new train cars, and when they'll debutJan 25, 2021 4:30 am - Yes to outlets on trains, so no more worries about your phone dying. No to flip seats. And, yes to video screens with PSAs. Metra directors took a huge step toward upgra...
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Idealists, idealism and the compromise idealJan 25, 2021 12:00 am - At first glance, the words "idealism" and "idealist" seem almost synonymous, yet I believe they are polar opposites in meaning and substance. As humans, we all have ide...