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Lincicome: When the Bears go looking for their next head coach, don't expect muchNov 26, 2021 12:00 am - The great advantage for the next Bears coach is that he has no shoes to fill. Matt Nagy is leaving barely any footprints. The Bears have had only one coach, George Halas...
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Democracy's fate in the chill winds of NovemberNov 26, 2021 12:00 am - Thanksgiving is all about saving the Union from forces that almost destroyed it. President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it a national holiday in 1863, midway through the b...
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'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' crosses the line between nostalgia and marketingNov 25, 2021 10:00 pm - Product placement in film and TV is as omnipresent as nostalgia and unnecessarily dark cinematography. It's no longer shocking, and we just accept it as part of the deal...
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Do 2 bad losses by Bulls mean fast start was a mirage?Nov 25, 2021 3:00 pm - The Bulls played the kind of game Wednesday night that brought back memories of a classic Rick Pitino quote during the first rebuilding era. Pitino was coaching the Celt...
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Constable: Family has gotten smaller, but gratitude keeps growingNov 25, 2021 4:20 am - On a cold but snowless Thanksgiving in 1995, my wife, Cheryl, gave birth to twins Ross and Ben, propelling us on a parental pilgrimage that got even more fun when we add...
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Arkush: Win over the Lions doesn't mean we rethink Bears' future with NagyNov 25, 2021 12:00 am - What did we learn from the Bears' 16-14 win over the Detroit Lions? As to the question of whether or not Matt Nagy has lost his locker room and players' trust, cross tha...
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A Thanksgiving reminder of the abundance of good in the newsNov 25, 2021 12:00 am - A common contemporary cliché describes Thanksgiving Dinner as a homespun Rockwellian tableau trembling to mask the promise of political eruptions over events in the news...
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Feder: WTTW promotes veteran producer Jay Smith to news directorNov 25, 2021 12:00 am - In what may be the least surprising promotion of the year, Jay Smith was named news director of WTTW-Channel 11 and executive producer of "Chicago Tonight" Wednesday, Ro...
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How cultivating your purpose begins with knowing yourselfNov 25, 2021 12:00 am - The first time I ever wrote something with the intent of sharing it beyond the classroom was through 4-H. I grew up in a small town in northern Kentucky, right across th...
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A Thanksgiving reminder of the abundance of good in the newsNov 25, 2021 12:00 am - A common contemporary cliché describes Thanksgiving Dinner as a homespun Rockwellian tableau trembling to mask the promise of political eruptions over events in the news...