Columns
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Feder: After 114 years, Chicago Defender ends print runJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - Wednesday will mark the final print edition of the Chicago Defender as the historic African American newspaper shifts entirely to digital publication, Robert Feder write...
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Rozner: A father, a son and a love of hockeyJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - John Vlasic had NHL ability. The evidence isn't just in his family, where nephew Marc-Edouard Vlasic will reach 1,000 games for the San Jose Sharks next season, and in s...
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I was persecuted in Sudan for being a Christian, but America welcomed meJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - It's a hard thing growing up knowing that you can't become who you want to become - not because you're not smart enough or don't work hard enough, but because of your fa...
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Barrington chess master heads to U.S. Senior ChampionshipJul 07, 2019 11:00 pm - Alex Goldin of Barrington barely remembers a time when he wasn't playing chess. A native of the Soviet Union who emigrated to this country 20 years ago, he started play...
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My colleagues are fleeing in droves. Should I move on, too?Jul 07, 2019 6:08 am - Q: I have been working at my company for more than three years. In that time, I have been promoted twice. Recently, I have been assigned a long-term project that is actu...
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Builder says window leaks are normalJul 07, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My townhouse is only two years old. During the last rains, the windows began leaking, and the windowsills cracked. Since then, I've learned that 125 other units in ou...
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Employers prepare for a gender non-binary worldJul 07, 2019 6:00 am - Last week, one of the biggest of the Big Law firms - places that have been getting more scrutiny for lagging on diversity - announced a novel approach to measuring the g...
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Jim Kendall: Help from the bank, help for artistsJul 07, 2019 1:00 am - 'Way back, I thought that journalists whose columns included seemingly unrelated topics were lazy - and were using their columns to catch up. Now I know differently (I t...
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Why a successful marriage is no easy accomplishmentJul 07, 2019 1:00 am - It was one of those warm afternoons (a rarity this year). I was out running a few errands and found myself stopped in front of a Catholic church. The sidewalk out fron...
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Biden doesn't deserve to be given the race cardJul 07, 2019 1:00 am - Whatever happened to fairness? Despite his nearly 50 years of public service, Joe Biden is not owed the Democratic nomination. But, after a recent flap over race, the fo...