Columns
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Along for the ride: Metra listens and adopts new bike policyMar 12, 2024 4:43 pm - Metra’s Feb. 1 bike policy — allowed on all trains, all the time — may just exemplify “squeaky wheels getting the grease.”
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The State of the UnionMar 12, 2024 1:15 am - The Republicans should be mortified. In fact, by all accounts, they are. Rolling Stone featured an entire article quoting their reactions to Alabama Sen. Katie Britt's e...
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Beyond the Byline: Christopher PlacekMar 11, 2024 5:00 am - Senior writer Christopher Placek joined the Daily Herald in 2010, and currently covers news in the Northwest suburbs, with a focus on Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, ...
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Movie of the month: The Mean SeasonMar 11, 2024 2:45 am - Interested in a truly awful newspaper movie? Well, you could try this 1985 suspense film that is idiotic on several levels despite a reasonably good ensemble cast. A youn...
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Behind the photo: WWII vet still passionate about artMar 11, 2024 1:00 am - Bernard Bluestein’s apartment looks like an art studio. The walls are covered with his drawings and paintings, and many of his sculptures stand tall next to the furniture...
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Difficult to tell how good Hawks’ Richardson is as a coachMar 10, 2024 4:37 pm - Is Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson getting the most out of everyone? Can he outwit the opposition? Will he be able to guide a loaded team down the road?
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How much of state’s capital improvement dollars are targeted for suburbs?Mar 10, 2024 11:12 am - Nearly $200 million worth of state capital improvement grants are earmarked for hundreds of projects throughout the suburbs. Some grants are worth millions of dollars, wh...
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Biden was not rushed to the hospitalMar 10, 2024 6:00 am - Early in the morning on Feb. 28, President Joe Biden boarded Marine One, the presidential helicopter. “YIKES: Joe Biden RUSHED to Hospital Unexpectedly, Press Left STUNNE...
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Pearls of wisdom, or are they gems?Mar 10, 2024 6:00 am - Sharing a little sports wisdom, courtesy of your local columnist.
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Jim O’Donnell: Is relief for the ’23 bracket blasted just a Selection Sunday away?Mar 10, 2024 6:00 am - BASKETBALL PICKERS at all levels received a valuable cosmic text from the 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament. The beat will go on beginning one week from today. Th...