Columns
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WXRT snaps out of doldrums, ties for first in target demographic, Nielsons showJul 13, 2017 1:00 am - Barely three months ago WXRT FM 93.1 was languishing in 15th place among men between the ages of 25 and 54. Hardly a lustrous showing for "Chicago Finest Rock." But on W...
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Slusher: As times change, technology standards even more importantJul 13, 2017 1:00 am - We had a problem online with a picture of Haley Reinhart this week. I'll get to it in a moment, but first a relevant trip back to a small-town newsroom in 1978. It was a...
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Lavender shop opens in downtown GenevaJul 12, 2017 11:00 pm - New Geneva shop offers variety of products made from this versatile plant
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The conflict between 'thinking' and 'feeling'Jul 12, 2017 11:00 pm - We've all been there. Our "head" knows what we need to do. Our "heart" won't let us. This inner conflict between our rational, thinking selves and our nonrational, fe...
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Imrem: Quintana to Cubs just makes too much senseJul 12, 2017 5:00 pm - How absurd that rumor was last week. The one where the Brewers are considering a deal for Jose Quintana as the trade deadline nears. The absurdity is that the Cubs aren'...
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Jackson: Pre-rigged worm to the rescue againJul 12, 2017 10:05 am - ATIKOKAN, Ontario - I really hate to admit this, but there are too many wilderness lakes here for me to do any justice. What I simply mean is this: Over five days, I fi...
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Sweet home Chicago-style deep dish you can make yourselfJul 12, 2017 6:01 am - Who doesn't love hot-out-of-the-oven pizza? My favorite is a cracker crisp, thin-crust pizza, followed closely by virtually the opposite; Chicago-style deep dish pizza. ...
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Feder: Telemundo Chicago adding weekend newscastsJul 12, 2017 1:00 am - In the latest expansion of local Hispanic media, Telemundo Chicago WSNS-Channel 44 will launch 30-minute newscasts at 5 and 10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays starting Jul...
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Trump's powerful, overlooked words in PolandJul 12, 2017 1:00 am - Many American journalists and others correctly objected to President Trump's lambasting of the U.S. media in his speech Thursday in Poland, noting that his words were da...
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Sound check: Two shows with Toad the Wet SprocketJul 11, 2017 6:00 am - All I want Toad the Wet Sprocket was a literal cornerstone to the soundtrack of my college experience, from the band's inclusion in TV shows and cult flicks "So I M...