Columns
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Feder: WGN Radio renews morning host Bob SirottDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Legendary Chicago broadcaster Bob Sirott, who's been a rare shining star in the ratings at WGN 720-AM, just extended his contract as morning host for two more years. "B...
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Seven senators who go back to Civil War daysDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - When I walk by John Calhoun in the Capitol, I stare at his severe portrait and ask, are you happy now with democracy cracking up? And I swear the ghost says yes, fire bu...
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Feder: CBS 2 taps Jim Williams, Marie Saavedra to co-anchor new 4 p.m. weekday newscastDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - Jim Williams, the veteran Chicago journalist and weekend news anchor at WBBM-Channel 2, will team with reporter Marie Saavedra on a new 4 p.m. Monday-through-Friday news...
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Sound check: RocHaus hosts Chicago-area showcase; Pop-Punk X-mas at SubterraneanDec 15, 2021 5:00 am - Robots rock RocHaus Released on Halloween, the latest single "Runaway" by Wood Dale's electro-charged, grunge-rock band Broken Robots chronicles the emotional cost...
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Jim O'Donnell: The Bears at Arlington Park trending tepid as a telling 2022 approachesDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - WITH CHRISTMAS 2021 CLOSING IN, increasingly complex puzzles should be left only to the most beautiful minds at places like MIT. Unfortunately, that compact list might ...
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Feder: After signing off at WBBM, Julie Mann takes job with Kane CountyDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Julie Mann, the beloved newsroom leader and managing editor who just signed off after 25 years at Audacy all-news WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM, is on to her new adventure. ...
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Yes, these last four Bears games do matterDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Regardless of what the schedule says, there is an air of inevitability and resignation that surrounds an NFL team when the season is effectively over. Halas Hall was dri...
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Redistricting helps Republicans but doesn't guarantee controlDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - Here's a suggestion for those who think that partisan redistricting - or, as is often the case with these plaints, partisan redistricting by Republicans - threatens to d...
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Who can blame Charlie Baker for not running again?Dec 15, 2021 12:00 am - There's a lot not to like about running as a Republican in New England. Where do we start? Let's start with Charlie Baker, the Republican governor of Massachusetts. Thou...
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Spotlight: Double helping of seasonal laughs at the Metropolis Performing Arts CentreDec 14, 2021 5:00 am - Making merry The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre makes merry with several seasonal sendups, including The Second City's sketch comedy revue "It's a Wild, Wacky, Wonde...