Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: Duchossois 'sad' about probable end of Arlington? Don't bet on itJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - THE THOUGHT HAS BEEN presented on multiple occasions this spring: “Mr. (Dick) Duchossois must be very sad about the end of Arlington Park.” Roundabout response: “Well, y...
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Time-bending 'Loki' has potential once it puts the past awayJun 08, 2021 11:00 pm - The first episode of "Loki," now streaming on Disney+, offers glimpses of a clever sci-fi pastiche in between rehashed scenes from the Marvel villain's previous film app...
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Puppy love: Arlington Heights couple fosters more than 50 dogs during pandemicJun 08, 2021 6:00 am - John and Carolyn Roberts of Arlington Heights found an uplifting way to ride out the pandemic: fostering puppies. That's right. At last count, they've fostered more than...
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Constable: Post-pandemic event puts Gerry's Café back on courseJun 08, 2021 5:15 am - The bold dream of Natalie Griffin and Amy Philpott to open Gerry's Café, staffed by adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, was making great progress. T...
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Arkush: Which Bears players could suddenly become stars this year?Jun 08, 2021 1:00 am - Following the Chicago Bears' 5-11 season in 2017, and the firing of John Fox and most of his coaching staff, literally nobody saw the 12-4 Bears coming in 2018. Matt Nag...
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Feder: 'Wendy and Ray Show' debuts Saturday night on WLSJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - Wendy Snyder and Ramblin' Ray Stevens, two of the most likable personalities on Chicago radio, are getting their own weekly show on WLS 890-AM, Robert Feder writes. Sta...
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25th Arnold Palmer Cup pairs men and women at Rich Harvest FarmsJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - Jerry Rich, owner of Rich Harvest Farms, has never been reluctant to bring big amateur golf events to his private club in Sugar Grove, and this week is one of the bigges...
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Fostering mindfulness and relationships in the gardenJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - When I was 8, my stepmother bought me a packet of seeds, bachelor's buttons, and we planted them in the backyard. We hadn't known each other long, and this is one of my ...
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Things are changing on ethics in Illinois, but we have to keep up the pressureJun 08, 2021 1:00 am - A "baby step," is what the Daily Herald editorial board succinctly and correctly called the ethics legislation passed in Springfield in the waning days of the Illinois G...
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New principal, new school board member in Roselle District 12Jun 08, 2021 1:00 am - Roselle Elementary District 12 has a new board of education member and a new Roselle Middle School principal. The board of education appointed Amy Magnus to a 2-year ter...