Columns
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Miner, Slusher promoted to managing editor roles at Daily HeraldMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - Seasoned journalists and longtime newsroom leaders Lisa Miner and Jim Slusher have been promoted to managing editor roles at the Daily Herald. Miner was named managing e...
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Feder: Mayor proclaims 'Les Grobstein Day in Chicago'Mar 10, 2022 12:00 am - Les Grobstein would have celebrated his 70th birthday this Friday. To honor the incomparable Chicago radio sportscaster who died in January, Mayor Lori Lightfoot this we...
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Spotlight: Glen Ellyn native Sean Hayes stars in Goodman's 'Good Night, Oscar'Mar 09, 2022 5:00 am - Goodman premiere Emmy Award winner and Glen Ellyn native Sean Hayes ("Will & Grace") stars as pianist/actor Oscar Levant in Goodman Theatre's premiere of "Good Night, Os...
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A slow cooked lentil soup for an lion-like March dayMar 09, 2022 5:00 am - Most scratch-made bean soups take a long, slow simmer to get the dried beans from hard-as-a-rock to smooth and almost silky. Preparation patience plays a big part. Red l...
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Don't let memories of overcooked broccoli turn you off the delicious, versatile vegetableMar 09, 2022 5:00 am - True story. I didn't start eating cooked vegetables until I was 32 years old. My then 8-year-old daughter and I pretty much ate the same things each week: tacos, pizza, ...
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Ending state's nuclear power moratorium can speed transition to clean energyMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - Last September, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a massive climate and energy plan into law. It couldn't have been more dramatic: two nuclear plants were only hours away from p...
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Do Biden and his party have new hope for November?Mar 09, 2022 12:00 am - There was a striking moment on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday. Moderator Chuck Todd brought up a poll recently released by National Public Radio and Marist that showed Pr...
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Blackhawks' Kane really picked his game up over last couple of monthsMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - Patrick Kane had a simple message for Dylan Strome and Alex DeBrincat after they opened the scoring just 98 seconds into the Blackhawks' 8-3 victory over Anaheim on Tues...
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Jim O'Donnell: Homestretch outlook on Collins, Stubblefield, Underwood and ValentineMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - WHEN PORTER MOSER LED Loyola to the Sweet Sixteen last March and then bolted for Oklahoma, the earth didn't exactly begin to quake under all premier regional men's D-I p...
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'We are losing good teachers and staff every single day': Report reiterates pandemic shortagesMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - Teacher and school employee shortages have worsened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Illinois Education Association's fourth annual State of Education repo...