Columns
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Feder: NBC 5 alternates keeping news anchors Stafford, Rosati homeApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - As local TV stations grapple with the coronavirus shutdown and stay-at-home orders, they're finding new ways to accommodate their employees, Robert Feder writes. Starti...
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Shutdowns spur innovations in sports, entertainment, music coverageApr 06, 2020 1:00 am - With virtually all sports, entertainment and music events shut down by the pandemic, Daily Herald editors had to shift focus to keep readers in touch with the leisure ac...
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Can the NFL season start on time or is that just wishful thinking?Apr 06, 2020 12:00 am - When the president of the United States speaks everyone tends to listen. So of course when it was reported that Donald Trump had a conference call Saturday with the comm...
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Career built on love of suburbs, newspapersApr 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Growing up in Bolingbrook in the 1970s and 1980s, Robert Sanchez enjoyed everything the suburbs had to offer. He also developed an appreciation for local news, thanks to...
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Policy Corner: Building a front page in the age of COVID-19Apr 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Prior to the onset of the coronavirus, crafting the front page every day had a lot to do with our long-stated mission of Big Picture/Local Focus. We'd offer you a smorga...
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Need for safety from virus is changing how photographers workApr 05, 2020 11:00 pm - Working from home is the new normal for most people in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But for our photojournalists, that really is not possible. As visual journalis...
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Bears' failure with Butkus and Sayers was unforgiveableApr 05, 2020 3:00 pm - The first time you see a list of the top picks in the 1965 NFL Draft, it looks like a misprint. The Bears selected Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus - two of the greatest play...
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Constable: 'Invisible beast' of COVID-19 makes family man die alone, and changes mourningApr 05, 2020 6:30 am - Fully recovered from a bout of pneumonia, Robert Kanney was beaming for the photograph as he left his rehab center in Lincolnshire on March 24 and returned to his family...
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Can my employer force me to go to work during the pandemic?Apr 05, 2020 6:10 am - A lot of "good guy/bad guy" narratives are emerging about how employers are treating employees during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are a couple of first-person account...
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Shear panels provide structural supportApr 05, 2020 6:00 am - Q: I'm having a disagreement with the home inspector who was hired by my buyers. The inspection report says the shear panels under the house may not provide adequate str...