Columns
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Of March and Madness and all the other pairsMar 24, 2024 6:15 am - Madness and March have been with us ever since the hare stuffed the dormouse into the teapot, so there is no disputing its existence. How it came to have anything to do w...
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Jim O’Donnell: Eagle hoops ahead with NCAA men’s baton from NantzMar 24, 2024 6:00 am - AS CORONATIONS GO, the NCAA men's basketball ascendancy of Ian Eagle had plenty of circumstance but little pomp Friday. Out of a midday promo for “Young Sheldon” on C...
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Fake Trump photos coming from all sidesMar 24, 2024 5:30 am - With the presidential election looming, the candidates are an easy target for fake photos, created using artificial intelligence, or AI, and posted on social media. One i...
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Grammar Moses: How many times does math go into journalism?Mar 24, 2024 5:30 am - I don’t know a lot of journalists who have an extensive background in mathematics, as I do, but they’re out there. Data-based investigative work forces one to bone up on that sort of thing.
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Strong Illinois economy has been very good for businessMar 24, 2024 5:02 am - Don’t tell the naysayers, but Illinois’ economy continues to remain strong. We are America’s sixth-largest state and fifth-largest economy, now generating $1.1 trillion a...
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Good News Sunday: Fremd grad to compete on new season of Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’Mar 24, 2024 5:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a Fremd graduate appearing on “Top Chef,” a library celebrating its 150th anniversary and a DuPage County couple recognized for their commitment to solar energy.
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Scene from a neighborhoodMar 23, 2024 2:41 pm - Movie scene: A car pulls to the curb on a downtown street. Four men wait inside the vehicle. They're white. All of them have slicked-back hair, pinkie rings, shiny suits ...
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EVs and the odd pattern of choosing a car based on politicsMar 23, 2024 2:25 pm - I am of an age when a big Friday night in high school was driving from Antioch down to Waukegan and “scooping the loop” on Genesee Street — think “American Graffiti” Midw...
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Mar 22, 2024 10:46 am - “Why did he do it?” House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan asked about President Joe Biden's decision to hang onto classified documents in his garage, Delaware Penn Biden Ce...
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Blessed mission: From soul and heart they serveMar 22, 2024 10:34 am - “In order to serve with dignity, you've got to be organized,” says Mary Ann Ponti, director of outreach programs and community engagement at St. Anthony's Shrine in downt...