Columns
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How 2 cops and 'The Bartlett Way' reunited couple with lost wedding ringFeb 01, 2019 4:25 am - Not much was going right for Kenny Brighton last Friday night. First, while he was working his side gig delivering pizzas, his car got stuck on a snow-covered driveway i...
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Howard Schultz and the Frappuccino SyndromeFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - Holy Chestnut Praline Latte! There was Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO, making a case Wednesday for why Americans would flock to him if he decides to run for pr...
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Despite No. 1 falling, can't say parity has arrived in women's basketballFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - It happens. Every once in a while. Like snow in Florida. Or a 100-year flood. Or the Cubs winning the World Series. But while upsets in women's college basketball happen...
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Feder: Drive-time traffic switch tops most-read posts in JanuaryFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - Traffic reporter Violeta Podrumedic's lane change from Roe Conn's afternoon show on Tribune Broadcasting news/talk WGN 720-AM to Eric Ferguson's morning show on Hubbard ...
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Hope glimmers in VenezuelaFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - If you want to hear the true story of impoverished, starving Venezuela - and what is behind the dramatic and hopeful events of the last week - come along with me. It is ...
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Mother abandons fulfilling volunteer gig at soup kitchenJan 31, 2019 10:00 pm - Q. For the holidays this year, my mother was torn about her regular "gig" volunteering at a local community center serving as a "soup kitchen." She has volunteered there...
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Classic Recollections: Mitsuoka Rock Star inspired by Corvette Sting RayJan 31, 2019 5:00 am - Cruising in a Corvette can make anyone feel like a rock star. This is why, I suppose, Japanese coachbuilder Mitsuoka is calling its latest creation just that. The compan...
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Constable: This Wood Dale sculptor warms up with some iceJan 31, 2019 4:30 am - If the 50-degrees-below-zero wind chill outside Wednesday has Dan Rebholz feeling a little chilly, he can always duck inside his walk-in freezer to warm up. "It's usuall...
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Spoiler alert -- or not?Jan 31, 2019 12:00 am - Billionaire coffee magnate Howard Schultz has two problems: Ross Perot and Ralph Nader. Schultz, a lifelong Democrat, said on CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday that he's seriousl...
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In border talks, a new fight for barrier deniersJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - A House-Senate conference committee is beginning work on a package of border security policies that, it is hoped, can win the support of both Democrats and Republicans. ...