Columns
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2020 Campaign: shortages of wit and wisdomOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - By Mark Shields This bizarre presidential election year has suffered from acute shortages of both wit and wisdom, a fact that was highlighted for me by the passing of Ro...
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Basketball coach association survey says play, but uncertainty lingers for winter sportsOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - The wait is about over for so many people wondering if high school basketball will be played this winter in Illinois. Currently, only scrimmages and workouts are allowed...
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Feder: 'Dream realized' as Jennifer Keiper moves up to CBS News Radio anchorOct 21, 2020 1:00 am - Come November a lot more people will be hearing Jennifer Keiper every day. The highly regarded Chicago radio news veteran, who now works for Entercom all-news WBBM 780-A...
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Constable: At 100, WWII veteran reflects on good times amid hardshipOct 20, 2020 5:30 am - Former Hinsdale resident Evert Bergquist won't risk celebrating his 100th birthday today in public. “Florida is so bad with this virus,” Bergquist says, adding that many...
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Letter from the Editor: COVID-19 test? It's really not so badOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - OK, so for nearly three weeks, I've felt like trash. Like, actually needed-a-sick-day-when-I'm-already-working-from-home-kind-of-yuck. Naturally, because I am me, and me...
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Let's not spoil suburbs' 'wonder' with progressive taxOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - The suburbs were supposed to be the place of the American Dream, of upward mobility, high-quality schools and longtime neighbors who become lifelong friends. The Daily ...
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Rough week, but local golf pro Biancalana finishes 49th at Senior PGA event in FloridaOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - In this chaotic year for scheduling golf tournaments the Illinois PGA did the best of the three major local organizations. The pandemic forced the cancellation of the We...
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Feder: Block Club Chicago launches free coronavirus hotlineOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - A free coronavirus information hotline is being launched today by Block Club Chicago, the nonprofit digital news site, Robert Feder writes. The hotline - (312) 248-4876...
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Degrading the court and the rule of lawOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - There were times when I crowded in front of stores selling televisions to watch Anita Hill or Clarence Thomas, to see Robert Bork borked, to catch the latest on Brett Ka...
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When going out for a bike ride, don't forget your helmetOct 19, 2020 6:00 am - I humbly apologize. As a seasoned rider, I should know better. An observant bike shop owner gently chided me about my past column photo - my helmet is unsafe, riding too...