Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: Reinsdorf, Warren, the Bears, the Sky and even the FireJun 08, 2024 12:16 pm - SUNDAY, SUNDAY — can't trust that day. Especially when casting a net around the Chicago sports dam in search of free-floating items that need some angling. A baited s...
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Different rooms: The reality of loss, the possibility of healing and the gift that love itself never recedesJun 08, 2024 12:00 pm - Guest columnist John Lampinen: In the May issue of The Atlantic, political pundit David Frum writes exquisitely about his efforts to cope with the unexpected death in February of his 32-year-old daughter Miranda.
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Player development a part of the game in which Cubs, White Sox still have a lot to proveJun 08, 2024 6:30 am - If only the Cubs and White Sox could develop their young players as fast as a cicada’s life span.
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Why state froze rate for towns’ share of income taxesJun 07, 2024 11:35 pm - Over the past few years, the state has increased the percentage of income tax revenue it shares with municipalities, but that’s not going to happen when the new fiscal year begins in July.
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Examining ‘responsibility’ in the new Illinois state budgetJun 07, 2024 4:00 pm - Illinois’ FY 2025 General Fund budget passed last week on a purely partisan basis. No Republicans supported the $53.1 billion spending plan. Predictably, Democrats extoll...
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Is double elimination an answer for IHSA baseball, softball?Jun 07, 2024 6:00 am - Is a double-elimination format the answer for the IHSA baseball and softball finals?
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Begalka: Postal solvency is in the mailJun 07, 2024 6:00 am - The U.S. Postal Service will hike postage for the second time this year on July 14. The new rates include a five-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Forever stamp from 68 cents to 73 cents.
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The Trump conviction factor in the 2024 race for presidentJun 07, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York:
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‘We know how much it means’: Twins honored to receive Evans ScholarshipsJun 06, 2024 6:00 am - Fraternal twins and recent Conant High School graduates Joey O’Brien and Matthew O’Brien were among dozens of metropolitan-area recipients of the 2024 Evans Scholarship.
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Silvy: We need Bears, ‘Hard Knocks’ to provide entertainment in dog days of summerJun 06, 2024 6:00 am - Thank goodness for the Bears. Thank goodness for a mandatory minicamp in early June to give Chicago sports fans a glimpse of the possibilities.