Columns
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In dire need of pitching, will Cubs make run at Carlos Rodon?Oct 16, 2021 1:00 am - Before getting to the Cubs and what roster additions they might be making in the off-season, let's start with some good news. There will be no more endless trade rumors ...
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Zalusky: Chicago baseball's link to the Great Chicago FireOct 16, 2021 1:00 am - Over the years, Chicago sports teams have paid homage to the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, which recently marked its sesquicentennial. Pro football and soccer teams have adop...
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Bringing Marcus Semien back would solve White Sox's hole at second baseOct 16, 2021 1:00 am - The White Sox finished first in the AL Central this season for the first time in 13 years. Given the sorry state of the rest of the division - the Indians, Tigers, Royal...
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Look for Boston's Kike Hernandez to keep flexing playoff muscleOct 16, 2021 1:00 am - At a certain point, you can throw "regression to the mean" out the window. Certain players are just so hot in the playoffs that regular season statistics don't apply whe...
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Arkush: Packers haven't played their best game yet. Have the Bears?Oct 16, 2021 1:00 am - The 202 games played between the Bears and Green Bay Packers are the most by any two teams in the NFL. They are the two most successful and storied franchises in NFL his...
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Spotlight: Goodman stages 'Fannie,' and The Second City returnsOct 15, 2021 6:00 am - E. Faye as Fannie Lou Joseph Jefferson Award-winner E. Faye Butler channels civil rights and voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in Goodman Theatre's production of ...
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COVID-19 has taken a heavy toll on police, but suburban departments avoid vaccine mandatesOct 15, 2021 5:30 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas Law enforcement professionals and their supporters gathered Thursday night on the National Mall in Washington for a candlelight v...
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Biden needs to keep away skunks and mobsOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - The Biden presidency hangs not upon the House, but two Democratic senators, skunks at the political garden party. As skies darken, the Jan. 6 Capitol mob comes closer. T...
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Letting video do the talking for commercial driversOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - Nick Mircheff remembers his reaction when Chris Planz described the dashcam video technology he was working on. "When he kind of explained what the technology does, I sa...
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Feder: CBS 2 hires former NewsNation forecaster Albert Ramon as chief meteorologistOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - Fresh from his yearlong stint with Chicago-based cable news network NewsNation, Albert Ramon has been hired as chief meteorologist at WBBM-Channel 2, the CBS-owned stati...