Columns
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Guest columnist Sari Wiaz: Government, private sector must join to protect small businessesJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - By Sari Wiaz Guest columnist Shortly after debuting new products at a trade show in February 2020, the world came to a standstill. Everything had changed overnight, but ...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: James Madison, 21st century punditJul 19, 2022 1:00 am - Could America's Founding Fathers see far, some 234 years, into the future? In declaring independence and fashioning a constitution, they were certainly trying to do so. ...
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Preposterous narrative twist ruins promising father-daughter drama 'Don't Make Me Go'Jul 18, 2022 6:00 am - “Don't Make Me Go” - ★ ½ “Don't Make Me Go” possesses a wonderfully provocative title that could apply to both its principal characters. California teen Wally Park (Mia ...
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O'Hare group has a new plan to help with nighttime jet noise, but it's not a done dealJul 18, 2022 5:30 am - It was a rude awakening for neighborhoods near O'Hare International Airport when a new east-west flight pattern launched and caused a crescendo of jet noise close to a d...
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26 years waiting for 6 questions: My citizenship journeyJul 18, 2022 5:30 am - Earlier this month, I wrote about my journey to this promised land and 26 years of waiting to reach the moment when I finally take my U.S. citizenship test. Having been ...
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Guest columnist Chuck Goudie: Words from 15 years ago that especially matter todayJul 18, 2022 1:00 am - There are two important things that I've learned while reporting news in Chicago: words matter and actions count. Those simple concepts also carry over to everyday life,...
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Bears training camp preview: LB features an All-Pro and plenty of potentialJul 18, 2022 1:00 am - 9th in a series Linebacker is actually one of the Bears most interesting positions with a legit All-Pro in Roquan Smith, potential diamond-in-the-rough sidekick in Nicho...
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Good News Sunday: Crystal Lake woman with disabilities inspires as she competes for 'Miss Amazing' titleJul 17, 2022 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: We are awash in the lingering pain of ma...
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Problems not reported by home inspectorJul 17, 2022 6:00 am - Q: When we bought our home, we thought we had a good home inspector. He found some problems, which the sellers agreed to fix, but he missed two important items. First, t...
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How we can stop the next mass shootingJul 17, 2022 1:00 am - The nightmare scene is all too familiar in America. A person with warning signs on social media, a history of domestic disputes and police encounters acquires assault we...