Columns
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Secrets to a smart and successful holiday baking seasonDec 04, 2019 5:00 am - While I have stepped away from writing a regular food column, I don't see myself as a retired baker. Instead, I like to think the changes in my life have allowed me to g...
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Feder: Lee Bey rejoins Sun-Times as editorial writerDec 04, 2019 12:00 am - Chicago journalist and author Lee Bey, who gained a wide following as architecture critic of the Sun-Times, is returning to the paper as a part-time editorial writer, Ro...
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O'Donnell: Pitchforks and pillories for fans who want a 6-10 finish by the BearsDec 04, 2019 12:00 am - MANY WOULD CALL IT civic blasphemy. It is the love that dare not speak its name. But more history-wearied Bears fans are calling it "intuitively intelligent." And they'r...
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Healy family, WW South taking stand against Crohn'sDec 04, 2019 12:00 am - Sure, he's a little biased. He's also right. "Nick, he's as tough as there is," Wheaton Warrenville South boys basketball coach and athletic director Mike Healy said of ...
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Fraud in higher educationDec 04, 2019 12:00 am - This year's education scandal saw parents shelling out megabucks to gain college admittance for their children. Federal prosecutors have charged more than 50 people with...
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Compact on popular vote would make every vote equalDec 04, 2019 12:00 am - Here's one safe prediction for the 2020 presidential campaign. Twelve so-called "battleground" states will once again command nearly 100 percent of the candidates' gener...
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Sound check: Chris Isaak brings rockabilly Christmas to WaukeganDec 03, 2019 5:00 am - Crooning Chris Isaak Chris Isaak is all silky voice and rockabilly charm, whether he's singing his Grammy-nominated tunes or acting on the big and small screens. T...
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Maybe it's time to rename the red-bellied woodpeckerDec 03, 2019 5:00 am - Some common bird names just don't make sense. Look at the woodpecker shown in the photo. Do you notice the bird's obvious red belly? Neither do I. Yet, it is called a r...
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Arlington Heights third-grader with Down syndrome featured in American Girl catalogDec 03, 2019 5:00 am - Third-grader Annie Osterhues of Arlington Heights loves to sing and dance around the house, but not to traditional children's music. This girl loves the soundtrack from ...
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Constable: Social media users mock boy with disabilities, but good meme wins in the endDec 03, 2019 4:32 am - Having forged a resilience to every one of life's obstacles thrown in their way, parents Stacy and Jeff Fulkerson of Schaumburg are tireless activists for their son, Jam...