Columns
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Biden's budget deficit victory lap is unearned and unjustifiedJun 19, 2022 1:00 am - President Joe Biden is taking victory laps for last year's reduced budget deficit. No one would be happier than me to see this number fall in a significant way. But the ...
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O'Donnell: Kerr's latest title with Golden State just another elbow to the gut for Chicago sportsJun 18, 2022 9:00 am - AS STEVE KERR WATCHED his Golden State Warriors snag scissors to cut down NBA championship nets Thursday night, puncture wounds should have been felt all around Chicago....
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Grammar Moses: Can a con artist run the gambit?Jun 18, 2022 1:00 am - Assistant Weekend Editor Susan Klovstad said she thought of me when she saw this in a recent news release: "In the summer of 1978, two recent college graduates and thei...
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Facts Matter: Biden not sending relief checks for high gas pricesJun 18, 2022 1:00 am - As high gas prices continue to set records nearly each day, a recent social media post claims help from the federal government is on the way. "President Biden confirm(ed...
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Arkush: 4 Bears who could surprise in 2022Jun 18, 2022 1:00 am - So in case you haven't heard, the Bears are rebuilding. There is a very important reason I keep harping on it. While it isn't a requirement 100% of the time, in roughly ...
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Fathers and sons part of the fabric of the national gameJun 18, 2022 1:00 am - The black-and-white newsreel clip shows a young pitcher wearing a White Sox uniform with the O and the X nestled within the S. It's the same style of uniform Shoeless Jo...
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Constable: Battery-powered LVAD dad celebrates the holidaysJun 18, 2022 1:00 am - Look! Up at that calendar! It's Father's Day! It's Juneteenth! It's LVAD Dad Day! While there's no official holiday for the last of these, every day is LVAD Dad Day for ...
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Primo cast makes Drury Lane's 'Steel Magnolias' worth seeingJun 17, 2022 3:00 pm - “Steel Magnolias” - ★ ★ ★/h3> When it came to casting Drury Lane Theatre's “Steel Magnolias,” director Johanna McKenzie Miller and casting director Matthew D. Carney hit...
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Cubs haven't ruled out top prospect Davis returning from surgery this seasonJun 17, 2022 12:00 pm - The Cubs haven't ruled out top prospect Brennen Davis playing again this season, according to president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer. The outfielder had back surgery...
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Spotlight: Cirque Italia brings pirate-themed spectacle to AuroraJun 17, 2022 6:00 am - 'Choir boy' Steppenwolf Theatre stages ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney's drama with music "Choir Boy," about a prep school senior determined to be the best leader ...