Columns
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Bears Hall of Famer Steve McMichael was a ‘wild child’ who loved football — and lifeApr 23, 2025 6:39 pm - The irony of Steve McMichael’s life is that it was stopped short, yet he got more out of 67 years than an entire team could. The Pro Football Hall of Famer died from complications of ALS on Wednesday.
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Branches of history: Celebrate Arbor Day with a timeline of historic trees in the U.S.Apr 23, 2025 11:40 am - Prior to Earth Day showing up on the April calendar, Arbor Day was, and still is, celebrated on the fourth Friday in April. Trees, especially oaks, played a role in our country’s history long before they got a day of their own.
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Sarley: Bears stories will take the place of fish stories this weekApr 23, 2025 10:45 am - I know I said I’d finish the story about the most memorable fish I ever caught, but with the NFL draft this week, I couldn’t resist sharing this story. I’ll come back to the fish story next week.
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Local independent restaurants tell a storyApr 23, 2025 9:11 am - In the first four months this year, I have been to 11 states, 20 cities and three countries, and wherever travel I ask the same question: “Can you recommend your favorite local restaurant?”
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Milk Street’s latest cookbook an adventure through Italy’s back roads and kitchensApr 23, 2025 5:55 am - “Milk Street: Backroads Italy” is the rare cookbook you will want to read from cover to cover. In it, Christopher Kimball and J. M. Hirsch crisscross Italy, visiting farms, local markets, hole-in-the-wall trattorias, and home kitchens to interview cooks, eat their food and share their recipes.
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Doing the right thingApr 23, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Doing the right thing isn't easy when you have a would-be dictator and a squad of political terrorists threatening you. That's what these people really are, and they are frankly scary.
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Prairie power: Why Illinois needs nuclear energy nowApr 23, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnists Emmet Penney and Michael McLean: Illinois should fully repeal its ban on new large nuclear reactors to meet surging electricity demand, create jobs, and capitalize on its robust nuclear power infrastructure.
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O’Donnell: CHSN standoff with Comcast needs transparencyApr 22, 2025 7:15 pm - Jim O’Donnell: The standoff between CHSN and Comcast needs transparency.
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Las Vegas packs punch at White House, thanks to Dana WhiteApr 22, 2025 3:59 pm - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Will Republicans own the brewing budget calamity?Apr 22, 2025 3:59 pm - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: