Columns
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Des Plaines church's Good News Garage gains traction after being featured on WGNJan 07, 2020 5:00 am - Frank Hauser of Mount Prospect experiences heartwarming stories of goodwill throughout the year, not just around the holidays. A retired certified master mechanic, Hause...
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Suburbs offered plenty of action in world of birds in 2019Jan 07, 2020 5:00 am - Welcome to Part 2 of my annual review of the top news of a feather, where the suburbs offered plenty of action in the world of birds. A misplaced spotted towhee located...
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Constable: Where do you go after being king at Medieval Times?Jan 07, 2020 4:00 am - Actor Dave Gordon of Bartlett started his professional theater career in 1981 as the jester in “The King's Manor,” Chicago's defunct but groundbreaking medieval dinner t...
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'Cancel culture' candidates don't make the cut in Democratic primaryJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro announced last week that he was bowing out of the 2020 Democratic primary. The only reason to notice or care...
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Some thoughts on war worth remembering nowJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - Is anyone here old enough to remember the urgent warning issued in a speech to the National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in August 2002 by an American vice...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio promotes Jennifer Keiper, Andy DahnJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - We'll soon be hearing more of Jennifer Keiper and Andy Dahn on WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, the Entercom all-news combo, Robert Feder writes. Keiper, who began her latest...
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New handicapping system brings CDGA golfers in line with other governing bodiesJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - No, Tiger Woods didn't win his record PGA Tour record 83rd tournament this week to break a tie with Sam Snead. In fact, Woods didn't even play in the Sentry Tournament o...
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2019 birding: The good, the sad and the unlikelyJan 06, 2020 5:00 am - Welcome to my annual review of the top news of a feather. The 2019 birding year wasn't boring, that's for sure. Birds drew the national spotlight; drama and history pla...
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Machines that don't give change add $152,000 to Illinois tollway coffersJan 06, 2020 4:30 am - Keeping the change from cash-paying customers is adding up for the Illinois tollway. The agency pocketed about $152,000 extra in 2019 from people without I-PASS accounts...
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'Contest season' is a time to reflect and learnJan 06, 2020 12:00 am - As we step into a new year, it's only natural to reflect on the one just past. For news organizations, this is more than an introspective exercise; it's also a precursor...