Columns
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Ralph Garr's career has come full circleMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - Part 2 of 2 When Bill Veeck began his second stint as White Sox owner in 1975, one of his first acts was to sit in the lobby of the Hollywood, Fla., hotel where the wint...
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Bernie Lincicome: Oh, the Madness ... the brackets are a racket, at least to someMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - Madness has been built into this month ever since the March Hare tried to stuff the dormouse into the teapot, since Julius Caesar ignored the Ides, and never mind that n...
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Jim O'Donnell: Courting March winners - hidden keys to bracketing a perfect Final FourMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - THE GRAND WINDSOCKS of the American sports spring once were the Masters, Major League Baseball's Opening Day and the Kentucky Derby. Now, a greed-driven lockout and some...
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Guest opinion: Communities need state funding restored to protect property taxesMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - As the elected village presidents of Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates, it is our pleasure to write this essay on behalf of our residents concerning the restoration of th...
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Will more defense spending translate to better security?Mar 11, 2022 12:00 am - The brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia has renewed conservatives' calls for large increases of our defense budget. The extra money, we are told, would fund more weapon...
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Neighbors in the News: Oakton administrator receives top Phi Theta Kappa awardMar 10, 2022 5:00 am - • Karl Brooks, Oakton Community College's vice president for Student Affairs, was selected by the international Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society to receive a Distinguished ...
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Widescreen: Special Oscar screenings in Downers Grove; 'West Side Story' shines at homeMar 10, 2022 5:00 am - The After Hours Film Society is back at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, and presenting three Oscar nominees over the next three Mondays. On March ...
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Sound check: Eric Church at the United Center, two nights with Ike Reilly, Flogging Molly at homeMar 10, 2022 5:00 am - 'Gather' with Eric Church The Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association award-winning star Eric Church brings his "Gather Again Tour" for a night in Chicago...
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Music Theater Works' 'La Cage aux Folles' revival fulfills actors' long-standing ambitionsMar 10, 2022 5:00 am - You could say that by performing in Music Theater Works' revival of "La Cage aux Folles," Ginger Minj and Dane Strange are making up for missed opportunities. Minj, who...
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Constable: There's an energy crisis in a newsroom that's been empty 2 yearsMar 10, 2022 4:00 am - The moment frozen in time reminds me of visiting crime scenes as a cop reporter in the 1980s. The only things missing are the yellow crime scene tape and my body under a...