Columns
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Rozner: Long journey only beginning for ex-Bears linemanJan 10, 2020 12:00 am - Time is the ultimate anchor, setting forth into the depths and darkness to first slow and then finally stop us. It is often seen as the enemy, when it's really our own d...
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O'Donnell: For canniest contrarians, flawed LSU-Clemson betting line is a golden opportunityJan 10, 2020 12:00 am - ONE OF THE GRAND DREAMS of a sports speculator is a flawed betting line. The line for the CFP championship game Monday night - LSU minus-6 over Clemson - is flawed. Taun...
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Feder: Ring Lardner Awards to honor Dan Roan, Toni Ginnetti and Cooper RollowJan 10, 2020 12:00 am - Dan Roan, longtime sports anchor at Nexstar Media WGN-Channel 9, has been named broadcast recipient of the 2020 Ring Lardner Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism, R...
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A research visit turns into exhibit opportunity at Dunn MuseumJan 09, 2020 5:00 am - Traditional Native American artists Pat Kruse and Terri Hom visited the Dunn Museum in Libertyville 16 months ago to research a birchbark cradle in the museum's collecti...
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'Just Mercy' a familiar, crowd-pleasing civil rights courtroom dramaJan 09, 2020 5:00 am - "Just Mercy" - ★ ★ ½ The civil rights/courtroom drama "Just Mercy" doesn't merely ask for our attention and approval, it demands them, as if its noble crusade against th...
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Constable: As war hangs on hawks, doves and tweets, thankfully suburbs help save birdsJan 09, 2020 4:00 am - When the specter of World War III can hang on a single tweet and the passions of hawks and doves, we can find a haven among the birds of our suburbs. One of our favorite...
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Remembering tragedy can be link to hopeJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - A.J. Freund died before his sixth birthday, but he may have accomplished something important in his difficult short life. That will not be because the Crystal Lake boy s...
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Feder: WGN to expand newscasts on Saturdays and SundaysJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - With the expansion of news on Saturdays and Sundays, WGN-Channel 9 will increase its output to a record 72½ hours of news each week, the Nexstar Media Group station anno...
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More questions answered on Bears, Trubisky, Nagy and moreJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - We answer more Bears/NFL/Life questions ... Why do the Bears treat quarterback Mitch Trubisky with kid gloves? - Submitted by Brett Rapaport A: Brett, I can't really ans...
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Tips for dealing with misbehaving childrenJan 08, 2020 10:00 pm - Sometimes we can learn as much about parenting by just watching people as we can by reading books or attending seminars. For instance, the other day I stopped in for a c...