Columns
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Silvy: Enough fighting. Here are 5 things all Bears fans can agree onFeb 22, 2024 2:12 pm - What do most players do when the season ends? Go to Cancun. It’s been an ongoing joke in the sports world since 1998 when the Lakers were on the verge of being eliminated...
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With no ice to fish on, get an early start preparing for open-water fishingFeb 22, 2024 6:00 am - It seems that I must have blinked and our ice fishing season disappeared that quickly. It’s a tough break for those guides and tackle and bait dealers who were counting ...
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Jim O’Donnell: If Reinsdorf’s initial $1 billion stadium gambit fails, why not a telethon?Feb 22, 2024 6:00 am - JERRY REINSDORF CELEBRATES his 88th birthday Sunday and there's still no report that his autobiography is in the works. Since Alice Cooper long ago took “Billion Doll...
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Shooting star Yohn makes Bradley’s hall of fameFeb 22, 2024 6:00 am - Katie Yohn’s all-around skill, and especially her long-range shooting, stood out on the basketball court. The Bradley Braves remember. A 2009 graduate of St. Edward High ...
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Judge Engoron's retributionFeb 21, 2024 5:49 pm - Donald Trump has just a few weeks to find a way to pay, or guarantee that he will pay, the $355 million fine that a New York judge imposed on him in the lawsuit brought b...
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Qatar connection: American universities have some explaining to doFeb 21, 2024 5:29 pm - Columbia may be the gem of the ocean, but the Ivy League university in New York that bears its name has become known as American academia's preeminent breeding and stompi...
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Good food vs. great food: How do you know?Feb 21, 2024 10:20 am - Last month, we talked about what makes a good restaurant vs. a great one. My focus was all about the experience in terms of service, design, lighting and music. But no m...
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Neighbors in the News: Des Plaines History Center hires new executive directorFeb 21, 2024 6:00 am - Kurt Begalka was hired as the Des Plaines History Center's new executive director. He will be responsible for managing and expanding History Center staff, community outreach, creating strategic and practical ways to involve residents of all ages in programs and more.
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The culture of gun violenceFeb 21, 2024 2:45 am - “Turn on the TV,” my friend Annie said. No hello — it has to be something bad. “The Super Bowl.” At first I thought Las Vegas. But no, this must be Kansas City. A shootin...
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Gospel music is a powerful educator on social justice strugglesFeb 21, 2024 1:45 am - One of the Black history documentaries that I had marked on my to-see list is the recently released PBS “Gospel” series that is hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., who serve...