Columns
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Pulling back the curtain: How we tried to define objectivityNov 01, 2021 5:30 am - How do we define objectivity? We journalists have liked to say, if thinking only quickly about it, that we're objective. And we certainly have been told that we should b...
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Lincicome: It's official. The Bears no longer matter this seasonNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - Now roughly half way to whatever the Bears are trying to be, conclusions can be drawn. The Bears are afterthoughts. Poster art for insignificance. Milk carton material....
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Feder: The Mix takes a hit in morning ratings; WBBM Newsradio takes a clean sweepNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - In the weeks after accusations of misconduct against former morning personality Eric Ferguson, ratings took a nosedive at WTMX 101.9-FM, according to Nielsen Audio figur...
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Feder: Chicago Journalists to honor Dorothy Tucker, Kelly BauerNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - Dorothy Tucker, longtime investigative reporter at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 and president of the National Association of Black Journalists, has been named recipient of t...
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Illinois youth unemployment at staggering levels during pandemicNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - At the height of the pandemic, youth unemployment rates skyrocketed in Illinois. In 2020, it soared to a staggering 23.3% — 29% among Blacks and 25.7% among Hispanics. ...
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Kane out of COVID protocol, could play tonight for BlackhawksNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane came out of COVID protocol Monday and could play tonight against Ottawa at the United Center. Coach Jeremy Colliton said Kane's presence...
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Arkush: Where does the Bears' Halloween blowout leave them now?Nov 01, 2021 1:00 am - At least the Bears were true to Halloween on Sunday in their 33-22 loss to the 49ers. There were treats, a handful of plays from rookie quarterback Justin Fields that on...
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Constable: On the night Cubs won the World Series 5 years ago, future seemed full of joyNov 01, 2021 1:00 am - Five years ago tomorrow night, I was writing a column on deadline about the very-much-in-doubt Game 7 of the 2016 World Series when my phone rang. "Oh, Burt," my 89-year...
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Good News Sunday: New South Elgin clubhouse for Boys & Girls Club breaks groundOct 31, 2021 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: It's been a big couple of weeks for the ...
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Grammar Moses: Too many Fluffernutter sandwiches will give you a dad bodOct 31, 2021 5:30 am - How serendipitous! Just as I was about to start typing something/anything here today, I received an email from the good folks at Merriam-Webster with the news that they ...