Columns
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Feder: NBC Sports Chicago cuts Bears, Blackhawks writersJan 22, 2021 12:00 am - Another bloodletting at NBC Sports Chicago cost the jobs of at least three writers Thursday and elicited another "no comment" from the regional sports network, Robert Fe...
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How COVID-19 has affected new home construction in the Fox ValleyJan 21, 2021 5:00 am - It's not as easy as it was in, say, the late 1980s and through the '90s and early 2000s to spot full-blown subdivision construction unfolding in the Tri-Cities and surro...
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Widescreen tidbits: Cult favorites return, 'Wonder Woman' departsJan 21, 2021 5:00 am - Before the internet gave a platform to everyone with a computer or smartphone, some crafty engineering novices resorted to unlicensed radio signals to take their message...
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Feder: Natasha Korecki to cover White House for PoliticoJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - Natasha Korecki, who was a star reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times and the Daily Herald before joining Politico, has been promoted to White House correspondent, Robert F...
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Rozner: The adventure that was Super Bowl XXJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - It's easy now with online maps to determine the distance. And it goes without saying that in January 1986, nothing resembling such technology existed, so I could only gu...
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David Montgomery excelled in spite of Bears offense, not because of itJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - Fourth in a series How bad was the Bears' ground game in 2020? That the club finished 25th in rushing yards and 21st in average gain per rush doesn't begin to tell the s...
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Letter from the Editor: We all witnessed history WednesdayJan 20, 2021 10:00 pm - Politics aside, we all witnessed history on Wednesday: A woman sworn in as vice president of the United States. It's something I genuinely wasn't sure I'd see in my lif...
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Change your attitude about what 'love your neighbor' meansJan 20, 2021 10:00 pm - Most of us grew up with the religious commandment to "love your neighbor." We heard about going the second mile, or giving the shirt off our backs. We were told that lov...
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Smoky-savory chicken paprikash gets tweaked through the yearsJan 20, 2021 5:00 am - Chicken Paprikash sounds exotic, and while it is a dish with European roots, it is actually a chicken stew full of flavor, without spicy heat. If you ask me, it is also...
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Sound check: Jeff Tweedy, Cuban jazz fest, Superkick streamingJan 20, 2021 5:00 am - Tweedy time As the Chicago-area music scene lockdowns have gone on, livestreams have taken on new growth. Artists and venues have been stepping up the game, some mo...