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O'Neil and Banks together again in CooperstownDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - It is too late for John "Buck" O'Neil to deliver his Hall of Fame induction speech. But O'Neil's recent election to the Hall of Fame by the Early Baseball Era Committee ...
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Grammar Moses: It just ain't my dayDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - Today's column will take you less time to dispatch than the Christmas ham and probably cause twice the dyspepsia. It has me. If we're anything alike, you feel like you'r...
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Arkush: Bears, Seahawks matchup features two of NFL's biggest disappointmentsDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - At 5-9, the Seahawks are arguably a bigger disappointment than the Bears. They entered the season a solid playoff contender and some folks' pick to win the highly compet...
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Constable: With 2021 a repeat of 2020, we put our hope in 2022Dec 25, 2021 12:00 am - Last year at this time, Americans were about to celebrate the arrival of something great. OK, that was a bit optimistic. What we really had was a fervent hope that 2021 ...
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Gonzales: For the Bulls, it's about getting back in rhythmDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - So much for normalcy. Billy Donovan quickly understands the challenges of trying to return the Bulls to NBA prominence, and not just without prized 2020 first-round pick...
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St. Charles historian looks back at Christmas during World War IIDec 24, 2021 5:00 am - St. Charles historian looks back at Christmas during World War II
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Hoffman Estates woman, 96, goes all out for Christmas, including a two-story treeDec 24, 2021 5:00 am - Hoffman Estates woman, 96, goes all out for Christmas, including a two-story tree
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Cookie conundrum: How friends, strangers helped Arlington Heights man maintain a holiday traditionDec 24, 2021 4:30 am - It was five days before Christmas and Neil Hemmer's family was facing a holiday challenge: For the first time in Hemmer's memory, there would be no Christmas cookies fro...
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Saunders: Vaccine shaming is not a solution to COVID-19 pandemicDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - Blaming the unvaccinated is the sharpest tool in President Joe Biden's shed, and that is not healthy for America. Consider Biden's address to the nation on COVID-19 from...
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Jim O'Donnell: Brickhouse, Caray and Swirsky among new list of America's Top 100 sportscastersDec 24, 2021 12:00 am - SPORTS BROADCAST JOURNAL is an engaging trade newsletter distributed every week. SBJ's publisher is David J. Halberstam - not to be confused with the late Pulitzer Prize...