Columns
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How one Mount Prospect woman is supporting our troops overseasAug 08, 2018 6:00 am - Among nearly 4,000 employees who work at the corporate headquarters of Allstate in Northbrook, Marci Watts of Mount Prospect stands out. Staff members know her as the pe...
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Lake County uses gambling revenue to fight gambling addictionAug 08, 2018 5:34 am - With video gambling machines bringing in more money, how are local governments spending it? Often, it's used to fill holes in the budget or pay staff salaries, which can...
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India wins rain-soaked Illinois OpenAug 08, 2018 1:01 am - Unless your name is Vince India, the 69th playing of the Illinois Open will likely be an easily forgettable experience. Annually the biggest tournament for Illinois resi...
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Feder: Univision Chicago anchor Jorge Barbosa signing offAug 08, 2018 1:00 am - Jorge Barbosa, one of Chicago's premier Spanish-language broadcast journalists for more than three decades, is stepping down as 5 and 10 p.m. news anchor at Univision WG...
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Will reform be the silver lining in a cloud of scandal?Aug 08, 2018 1:00 am - Politics is regularly described in terms of "left" vs. "right." But other binaries can be more relevant. "Forward" vs. "backward" often define a choice facing an elector...
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Why high school reunions make us feel ambivalentAug 07, 2018 11:00 pm - The 50th high school reunion! I had my first dream (nightmare?) about it the other night. I've never actually been to a high school reunion. I haven't really kept in t...
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Geneva's Herrington Inn to celebrate 25 yearsAug 07, 2018 11:00 pm - The Herrington Inn figures to put its best face on for its 25th anniversary gala on Aug. 23, and those in attendance can certainly be happy with what the Shodeen develop...
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30 years ago, a Daily Herald sports writer vanished on a mountain. Last weekend, his son climbed it.Aug 07, 2018 5:00 am - Thirty years ago today, Daily Herald sports writer Keith Reinhard vanished without a trace. Reinhard told folks in the tiny Colorado town where he was taking a sabbatica...
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Rozner: Stan Mikita was just as good as they comeAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - And the hits just keep on coming. Much like the days flying off the calendar, we continue to lose the stars of our youth. One more painful than the next. Stan Mikita die...
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Rational immigration policies are a needed first stepAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - It would seem to many that the famous German soccer star left the national team for good reason. One day he was at the top of the pantheon, the next he was being critici...