Columns
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Column: Time for Belichick to leave on his terms (sort of), before he's shoved out the doorDec 15, 2023 8:24 pm - This is starting to feel like Tom Landry's final days as an NFL coach, just before he was ingloriously put out to pasture. Or maybe it will be more akin to Don Shula, who...
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Silvy: Bears suddenly give us reason to dreamDec 14, 2023 5:16 pm - Welcome to the Bears biggest game since 2020. Amazing, isn’t it? Who would’ve ever thought at the end of September that this team would be playing meaningful games in the...
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Bears Film Study sees a return to familiar traditionDec 13, 2023 9:10 pm - Film Study took a bit of a vacation. When we left off, the Bears were showing signs of fielding a defense more consistent with team history. Based on Sunday’s win over th...
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Ron Onesti: Denny Laine leaves us with the ‘Blues’ and gets his ‘Wings’Dec 13, 2023 8:00 pm - At the risk of my entertainment column turning into the obituary section, we lost another rock icon last week. Founding member of The Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s Win...
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O’Donnell: Doctor, doctor, give me the score – NFL ‘23 on quite a roll with house callsDec 13, 2023 4:13 pm - BY NOW, ANYONE WHO CARES realizes that NFL games can easily be doctored. Under existing federal law, according to author Brian Tuohy, that’s all perfectly legal regar...
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Christmas is the perfect time to have faithDec 13, 2023 12:33 pm - “The righteous will live by faith.” – Romans 1:17 (NIV) It’s Christmas! Faith, belief, and expectations fill the air. Is your faith alive this Christmas? Some p...
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Poinsettia will thrive with proper careDec 13, 2023 9:40 am - It is a good idea to either remove decorative foil from the bottom of gift plant pots or punch holes in the foil to allow water to drain properly. Standing water and mois...
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Is Illinois' mandatory road test for seniors fair? The 49 other states don't do itDec 11, 2023 4:00 am - John Billis hasn't gotten a parking citation, let alone a traffic ticket, in about 50 years, he says. So why, Billis wonders, must he take a driving test to renew his li...
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Suburban Muslims raise $1 million to complete Rolling Meadows mosqueDec 11, 2023 4:00 am - Hundreds of suburban Muslims raised more than $1 million in one night Friday to fund the completion of construction on the Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs' new mosq...
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'College Achievers': Updates on local athletes at the next levelDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - It's like a super-super senior edition. Back in the day, three times a year the prep sports-based Sidelines column would be devoted to something called “College Achiever...