Columns
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Kanye and the peddling of hateNov 01, 2022 1:00 am - Kanye West is wrong for so many reasons, but none more basic than this: If Jews really had half as much power over the media and everything else, as he says we do, we wo...
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What drives Pritzker, Bailey on transportation issues?Oct 31, 2022 5:30 am - Republican Sen. Darren Bailey is eying tolled lanes to run alongside existing freeways to help pay for roads. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker thinks a controversial railwa...
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Director of John Deere Classic leaving on high noteOct 31, 2022 1:00 am - The tournament director of Illinois' only annual PGA Tour event will be leaving his post on a record high. Clair Peterson, who officially ends his 20-year stint leading ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even after ditching March Madness, Jim Nantz still has many CBS telecasts to goOct 30, 2022 6:30 am - SINCE JIM NANTZ CONFIRMED that the 2023 Men's Final Four will be his last for CBS / Turner, speculation has been swirling about when he's going to walk away from the Mas...
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Bernie Lincicome: Brady, Rodgers prove old athletes never quit, they just dream onOct 30, 2022 5:00 am - The popular mock of the day is, and it has been for several weeks, the once impeccable Tom Brady, America's quarterback, now something else. Likewise, without regret, th...
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Holiday birthdays offer a chance for extra celebrationOct 29, 2022 7:00 am - I think holiday birthdays are wonderful. Yes, it might mean as a child that you were competing with a big holiday - and thus felt a little squeezed out or even shortcha...
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Facts Matter: Republicans did not announce plans to gut benefitsOct 29, 2022 1:00 am - An image circulating on social media appears to show an agenda worked up by House Republicans going into the midterms. An Oct. 17 Instagram post of the graphic, which in...
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Grammar Moses: No-calorie tricks and treatsOct 29, 2022 1:00 am - On All Hallow's Eve eve, I offer you tricks and treats. And they'll all be bite-sized (and likely stale). If you were hoping for a regulation Snickers bar from me, try t...
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Is having the highest unemployment rate in the country a big deal?Oct 29, 2022 1:00 am - The fact that Illinois has the highest unemployment rate among the 50 states isn't fazing most labor experts. They point to the state's downward jobless trend and steady...
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Charlie Puth offers fans a pure dose of himself on intimate tour stop at Chicago's Auditorium TheatreOct 28, 2022 9:00 am - On his latest album, “CHARLIE,” released in early October, it seems like Charlie Puth is finally ready to let the real Charlie out. The New Jersey-raised pop artist wil...