Columns
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COVID-19 can't stop roadwork season. Here's where construction will affect your driveApr 27, 2020 5:30 am - On the plus side, working from home because of COVID-19 provides relief from the delays and congestion of summer road work. On the other hand, perhaps crawling at 10 mp...
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Feder: Are there songs radio should avoid during pandemic?Apr 27, 2020 1:00 am - It occurred to me over the weekend when "Get Closer," the 1976 yacht rock standard by Seals and Crofts, came on: There may be some songs that radio shouldn't be playing ...
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Feder: NBC 5's Dick Johnson riding it out in northern MichiganApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - There's no telling the next time viewers will see veteran Chicago newsman Dick Johnson, who's been holed up on short-term disability from NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5 for ne...
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Class of 2020 must build on humanity's hope in time of crisisApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - With Gov. J.B. Pritzker announcing that schools will be closed for the rest of the year, I have officially ended my senior year in the most unanticipated and upsetting w...
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Class Acts: Downers North's Moore balances many interestsApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Try saying this three times fast: Nuclear, plasma and radiological engineering. Now try studying it. That's the college plan for Downers Grove North senior Brady Moore,...
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Constable: Covid-19 helpers spread across the suburbsApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - By Burt Constable It would be fun to start this column with, "A computer whiz nicknamed 'Radar,' a veteran police chief and a woman who does lighting for rock concerts w...
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What's next for Blackhawks as McDonough exits?Apr 27, 2020 1:00 am - It was business as usual late Monday afternoon. Or unusual, if you will, given the circumstances of an NHL shutdown, but the Blackhawks were going about their business d...
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Feder: NBC Sports Chicago to host 'Together We Can' telethon WednesdayApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - "Be Chicago: Together We Can," a four-hour, star-studded fundraiser to benefit the Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund, will be presented Wednesday night on NBC Spo...
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Your questions about the Paycheck Protection Program and furloughsApr 26, 2020 6:14 am - Q: My wife works for a day-care business that has been closed by order of the state during the coronavirus pandemic. She was collecting unemployment, including the extra...
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Home inspector cites padlock on breaker panelApr 26, 2020 6:00 am - Q: The home inspector who checked our house advised us to remove the padlock from our outside electric service panel. This seems like a needless recommendation because t...