Columns
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Goodman dominates Jeff Award nominations, including 9 for 'The Who's Tommy' revivalAug 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Goodman Theatre dominated the Joseph Jefferson Award equity nominations for excellence in Chicago-area theater, with 32 nominations - nearly twice the number of Paramoun...
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Conflict of interest among agents, inspectorsAug 13, 2023 7:00 am - Q: I am a newly certified home inspector and have a question that involves professional ethics. When I attended home inspection school, my instructor told the class we s...
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Good News Sunday: Lifelong fan of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' chosen to play Calpurnia in national tourAug 13, 2023 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: During the initial Broadway run of "To K...
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Jim O'Donnell: Services for Rocky Wirtz enable 'Coach Q' to fortify his quiet push to returnAug 13, 2023 5:30 am - THE PENALTY BOX IS OPEN FOR ANYONE who wants to argue that Joel Quenneville doesn't deserve to be back coaching in the NHL and one day is more than worthy of enshrinemen...
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The lessons of our construction workforce reckoningAug 13, 2023 1:00 am - "Our most valuable asset is our employees" has become an overused cliché in the American business lexicon. As our nation has transitioned from pandemic-related hyperinf...
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Now we have to figure out a new language, or risk FOMOAug 12, 2023 6:00 am - They say it's easy to learn a new language as children. I suppose that's true, but alas many of us need to learn a new language now, these days. Especially if we want to...
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Building changes, extra staffing: How suburban schools are spending final COVID grant fundsAug 12, 2023 1:00 am - Like many suburban school districts, Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 officials used a hefty chunk of the final round of federal COVID-relief grant funds to upg...
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Baseball Way Back: White Sox haven't had much luck in fights, but they held their own in 1957 brawlAug 12, 2023 1:00 am - When it comes to baseball fights, luck has rarely favored the Chicago White Sox. Sox players are mainly remembered for being on the receiving end of blows. The lingering...
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Facts Matter: Trump is not facing the death penaltyAug 12, 2023 1:00 am - Former President Donald Trump was in a Washington court on Aug. 3 to face indictment on four federal counts alleging he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election....
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Grammar Moses: 'Twas the night before deadline ...Aug 12, 2023 1:00 am - There are days I'd like to ask for a do-over. I know I'm not alone, but my bad days tend to be more embarrassing, given the nature of my work. No, I didn't leave a spong...