Columns
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio tops ratings in JanuaryFeb 20, 2019 12:00 am - Whether you think of it as the home of the Bears or the place for “traffic and weather on the eights,” WBBM Newsradio got Chicago radio listeners through a bitterly cold...
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Hi Hat Resale Shop in Geneva to closeFeb 19, 2019 10:00 pm - For anyone who hasn't heard, the sign on the door at Hi Hat Resale shop in Geneva sums it up. It's from Northwestern Medicine, alerting customers of the consignment sho...
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A chance to shine: Actors with disabilities experience the joy, enrichment of theaterFeb 19, 2019 5:00 am - John Volk of Libertyville excels in math and science at school, but these days he's channeling his goofier side in his role as Gaston, the over-the-top suitor in Disney'...
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Navigato, Ludwig finishing stellar college careersFeb 19, 2019 12:00 am - During the course of their illustrious high school basketball careers, Geneva's Nate Navigato and St. Charles North's Jake Ludwig waged several battles while providing v...
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Polar vortex reminds of the need for infrastructure investmentFeb 19, 2019 12:00 am - As a polar vortex brought temperatures near all-time record lows and wind chills reaching minus 50 degrees this winter, Illinois was harshly reminded of the volatile rea...
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Feder: B96 cuts midday host Nikki ImbracsioFeb 19, 2019 12:00 am - The latest talent overhaul at underperforming WBBM 96.3-FM just took out Nikki Imbracsio after 10 years as midday personality, Robert Feder writes. Friday was her last d...
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Grandparents want family to visit, but not the dogFeb 18, 2019 10:00 pm - Q. My kids have been asking for a dog for several years and we finally got a family puppy. We love this dog more than we ever expected! Unfortunately, we live about 600 ...
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Lake County Forest Preserves leader keeps an eye toward the futureFeb 18, 2019 10:00 pm - Alex Ty Kovach, executive director of the Lake County Forest Preserves, oversees one of the nation's top conservation agencies and the second largest forest preserve dis...
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Rubies of the Rockies to get refreshedFeb 18, 2019 5:00 am - For more than 80 years, wide-eyed visitors to the Rocky Mountains have been treated to remarkable rides in iconic black and red buses. Now, these vintage heavy haulers a...
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Amid blackface controversy, let's reaffirm respect for diversityFeb 18, 2019 12:00 am - For weeks, the media has covered the use of "blackface" by elected government officials in Virginia to mock and find entertainment in the degradation of Americans whose ...