Columns
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Cashless bail is coming. Here's how two top suburban prosecutors will handle the changeJul 21, 2023 5:30 am - Cashless bail becomes the law of the Land of Lincoln on Sept. 18. With months of political debate, campaign rhetoric and legal challenges seemingly in the rearview mirro...
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Syndicated column: Big box retailers are winners in credit card controls, not consumersJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - Central planning, never out of fashion on the left, is now more popular than ever on the right thanks to the GOP's populist takeover. This is why a recurring effort to i...
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Syndicated column: Democrats, too, politicize the Defense Authorization ActJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - There has been a highly political battle on Capitol Hill - actually, that's the only kind of battle they have on Capitol Hill - over U.S. defense policy and spending. Th...
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Syndicated column: Big box retailers are winners in credit card controls, not consumersJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - Central planning, never out of fashion on the left, is now more popular than ever on the right thanks to the GOP's populist takeover. This is why a recurring effort to i...
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Syndicated column: Democrats, too, politicize the Defense Authorization ActJul 21, 2023 1:00 am - There has been a highly political battle on Capitol Hill - actually, that's the only kind of battle they have on Capitol Hill - over U.S. defense policy and spending. Th...
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Metropolis concludes season with cotton candy tuner 'Xanadu'Jul 20, 2023 11:00 pm - “Xanadu” - ★ ★ ½ “Xanadu” is a deliciously silly show. Kevin Wiczer, director of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre revival knows it. So does his endlessly upbeat c...
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Widescreen: Four superb suburban movie screenings - and more Comcast consternationJul 20, 2023 6:00 am - A title sequence set to Filter's "Hey Man, Nice Shot," Chicago native Billy Zane literally punching through some dude's head, and the piercing cackles of The Cryptkeeper...
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Neighbors in the news: District 70 names new assistant superintendent of financeJul 20, 2023 6:00 am - • Libertyville School District 70 hired Stacey Bachar, a 28-year school finance veteran, as the district's new assistant superintendent of finance and operations. Bacha...
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Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: Christie is in the race and Trump's biggest threatJul 20, 2023 1:00 am - Last week's release of the second quarter's fundraising figures for the 2024 presidential candidates produced two notable news stories. One was that President Joe Biden ...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Freedom Caucus shows its stripes in defense bill fightJul 20, 2023 1:00 am - Calling it a "cause that is righteous," Rep. Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican and chair of the House Freedom Caucus, told reporters, "We are not going to relent, w...