Columns
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Constable: 97-year-old author surprised by discovery of book she wrote decades agoJan 12, 2021 4:30 am - A lifelong historian and writer, 97-year-old Margery Frisbie of Arlington Heights no longer sees well enough to read books, not even the recently unearthed novel she wro...
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Feder: WLS Radio owner Cumulus Media forbids talk of 'stolen elections'Jan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Cumulus Media, parent company of conservative news/talk stations nationwide including Chicago's WLS 890-AM, has ordered its talk show hosts to refrain from spreading lie...
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Rushed justice reform bill will endanger societyJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Recently, a 611-page criminal justice reform bill, HB163, was filed for a three-day "lame-duck" legislative session this week. Unfortunately, this legislation would seve...
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Why the IHSA board needs to roll out a plan, and here are some suggestionsJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois High School Association staff and board of directors meet Wednesday, and this may be their most challenging meeting since the pandemic hit last March. Winte...
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'Golden boy' will restore AG to its original roleJan 12, 2021 12:00 am - Amid Wednesday's riots, President-elect Joe Biden's selection of Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general was not the front-page story it otherwise would have been. In ...
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Officials pin hopes on Buttigieg as he prepares to steer U.S. transportationJan 11, 2021 4:30 am - Local road budgets are busted. Metra trains are empty and O'Hare International Airport is far below capacity. Pothole season is looming - and we're still in the grip of ...
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Hub Arkush: Time has come for McCaskey to make decisions on Bears leadershipJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - The Chicago Bears are 28-22 over the last three seasons, have been to the playoffs twice and Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy each have one NFL Executive of the Year and one NFL ...
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Feder: Len Walter signing off after 52 years at WBBM NewsradioJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Len Walter, dean of Chicago business reporters and the first journalist to broadcast regularly from the Midwest Stock Exchange, has announced his retirement after 52 yea...
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Feder: 'Bold and fierce' Kristie Graybill joins 'The Fred Show' on Kiss FMJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - WKSC 103.5-FM is adding a new voice to Christopher "Fred" Frederick's morning show on the iHeartMedia Top 40 station known as Kiss FM. Kristie Graybill, just in from St....
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Rozner: Apparently Bears have a lot to learnJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - It's now been 10 years since the Bears won a playoff game. The locals are among a special group of only seven teams that can say the same, the rest being such NFL stalwa...