Columns
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Widescreen: Baby Yoda vs. Queen Elizabeth and two other TV battles to watch at Sunday's EmmysSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - The Emmys should have something for everyone this Sunday (7 p.m., CBS) given the massive number of categories and nominees they now offer. But the three biggest categori...
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Neighbors in the News: Dist. 62 names new assistant principal of special educationSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - Des Plaines School District 62 named Roselle resident Costantina "Tina" Mazzone assistant principal of Special Education at Cumberland Elementary School, to directly sup...
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Music's in the air at Drury Lane, Goodman and Northlight theatersSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - Back in plaid A revival of the beloved, 1950s doo-wop revue "Forever Plaid" marks Drury Lane Theatre's resumption of in-person performances. Brian Eng, Michael Ferraro, ...
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Constable: Elections with ranked choice voting? I'd drink to thatSep 16, 2021 5:30 am - The idea of ranked choice voting has been around so long that my first attempt to explain it in a column used the example of someone walking into his local Blockbuster s...
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Gonzales: Sox know there's no place like home when it comes to the playoffsSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - The White Sox haven't hosted a playoff game since Jake Hahn was 5 years old, and Hall of Fame slugger Jim Thome knows the importance of home-field advantage to players a...
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Diary notes: Washington puts a dark past to restSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - Washington starts a new season, after Sept. 11 remembrances. Congress returns from summer recess. In the Capitol press gallery, you hear a bubbly chatter as if we're goi...
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'Prior authorization' requirements disrupting patient careSep 16, 2021 1:00 am - For the last 30 years, I've dedicated my life to caring for patients in my community in the western suburbs of Chicago. I've known most of my patients for decades. We're...
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Arkush: Is the Bears defense over the hill? Group has questions to answer after Week 1Sep 16, 2021 1:00 am - The Bears' season and future didn't end Sunday night in Los Angeles. Almost everyone expected them to lose. But with all of the aspirations and goals for the 2021 season...
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Sound check: 'America's Got Talent' finalist Joey Kar plays LongShotSep 15, 2021 6:00 am - Joey Kar's Got Talent Manhattan, Illinois, native Joey Kar's Southern rock stylings brought him all the way to the finals in 2020's "America's Got Talent" competiti...
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Soup, chili & chowder: Steamy creations to get you in the mood for fall cookingSep 15, 2021 6:00 am - It's soup and chili season! Well, truth be told, I can eat chili or soup 365 days a year. It's not as if I am eating a bowl of chili on a beach, but now that we are in S...