Columns
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Rusted ragtop rebuilt into a cool cruiserJun 24, 2019 6:00 am - Twenty-five years ago, Rich Black walked into a Wisconsin field to look at a 1962 Chevy Nova he had thoughts of buying. Upon arrival, he found the vintage drop-top was s...
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Doubled state gas tax just a start. State law will cost you in other ways, tooJun 24, 2019 5:00 am - Location is everything when it comes to who pays the most in gasoline taxes to fix the state's highways and transit system. Lawmakers in early June agreed to double the ...
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Congress should act to save horses from slaughterhouseJun 24, 2019 1:00 am - America was built on the backs of horses, and earlier this year, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, introduced the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Ac...
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Feder: Radio legend Terri Hemmert leaving midday shift at WXRTJun 24, 2019 1:00 am - Terri Hemmert, the Radio Hall of Famer who's been the heart and soul of WXRT 93.1-FM for 45 years, says she is cutting back her workload at the Entercom adult album alte...
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Feder: Jim Lovell shares heavenly thoughts with Sirott & MurcianoJun 24, 2019 1:00 am - Capping a week of special programming tied to the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, WTTW-Channel 11 will air a half-hour interview of former astronaut James Lovell, ...
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Try tough love to set boundaries for huggy employeeJun 24, 2019 1:00 am - Q: I supervise an employee who cannot seem to stop hugging staff. She's 22, and this is her first professional job out of college. She's a racial minority and from anoth...
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Feder: Hubbard Radio president Drew Horowitz calls it a careerJun 24, 2019 1:00 am - Drew Horowitz, the highly respected and admired Chicago radio executive who rose to become one of the industry's premier leaders nationwide, is going out on top after 43...
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Waubonsee marks another year of contributing to communityJun 23, 2019 11:00 pm - In a recent opinion column in The New York Times, David Brooks makes the case that there should be more rituals in life and in society. "Rituals often mark doorway mome...
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St. Viator grad finds religious calling on the football fieldJun 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Brother Peter Lamick gets asked the same question all the time: When did you hear a calling to religious life? His answer might surprise you. Lamick, a native of Arlingt...
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New refrigerant better for the environmentJun 23, 2019 7:01 am - By Doug McAllister Q. I own a 2014 Jeep I took in to have the air conditioning recharged. I was blown away by how much it is going to cost to have this service done. I w...