Columns
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Spend opioid lawsuit settlement on programs to help kids, state's attorneys saySep 09, 2022 5:00 am - When Illinois starts spending the $760 million it is getting from the nationwide settlement of lawsuits against prescription opioid distributors and a manufacturer, some...
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O'Donnell: Why Bears plus-7 ½ might merit a baby bet in the season opener vs. San FranciscoSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LOTTERY full steams into its five months of annual sensory magic this weekend. To paraphrase Frank Zappa, America will drink, bet and go home. Mill...
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Much good will come from Inflation Reduction ActSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - The Inflation Reduction Act, which just passed Congress, is 700 hundred pages long, complex, and covers everything from climate change and health care, to corporate tax ...
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Lincicome: From Justin Fields to Aaron Rodgers, here are some NFL predictionsSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - What kind of pro football season will it be? Don't get me started. On second thought ... I predict Justin Fields' intangibles will be the first to go. I predict the new ...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: GOP squandering its chances on Big LieSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - Former President Donald Trump is not on the ballot as a Senate candidate this year. And yet Wednesday, Trump's mug was all over the website for the National Republican S...
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After nearly 30 years, Larry Yando returns to Drury Lane's stage as Hercule PoirotSep 08, 2022 11:00 pm - It's been nearly 30 years since Larry Yando stepped onto the Drury Lane stage. And while the Oakbrook Terrace venue has undergone some renovations since then, its lush r...
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Sound check: Daughtry, Post Malone, Birthdayy Partyy, USO benefit and moreSep 08, 2022 6:00 am - Stevie Nicks under the stars Travel the "Edge of Seventeen" with legendary songwriter Stevie Nicks as the former Fleetwood Mac artist spends two nights at Ravinia Festiv...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Our towns: Jan. 6 justice done -- and alive againSep 08, 2022 1:00 am - Justice came face-to-face with Thomas Webster, 56, a veteran New York cop who beat a D.C. cop with a Marine flagpole at the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. I witnessed the courtroom...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Government should step in when parents need helpSep 08, 2022 1:00 am - Her grandmother was the one who suspected. Too long in the bathroom with the phone. She even missed making cupcakes with her sister and me. Something was wrong. Very, ve...
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Marriott veterans Peter Blair and Peter Marston Sullivan take the reins at Lincolnshire theaterSep 07, 2022 11:00 pm - One thing about hiring from within, it makes for a smooth transition. And a smooth transition is exactly what Marriott Theatre got when longtime associates Peter Blair a...