Columns
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Will Biden payoff to teachers unions repel suburban parents?Feb 24, 2021 12:00 am - You expect a certain number of stumbles from a new administration. President Joe Biden's incoming team professed dismay at having to create a coronavirus vaccine distrib...
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O'Donnell: It's time for George S. Halas Stadium at Arlington ParkFeb 24, 2021 12:00 am - THE TIME TO HESITATE is through. Churchill Downs Inc. has made its decision regarding Arlington Park. Now it is urgently incumbent upon regional politicians and civic pl...
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Infrastructure investments are key to avoid crisisFeb 24, 2021 12:00 am - Last Sunday kicked off Engineers Week 2021, an annual event that highlights the role engineers and the engineering profession play in our daily lives. It was engineers w...
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Letter from the Editor: We need to talk about Scott's LawFeb 24, 2021 12:00 am - I actually wasn't planning to write a column this week, but because I'm fired up and have something of a platform, here we are: We need to talk about Scott's Law. You al...
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Constable: Office building's oldest fixture feted for his 90th birthdayFeb 24, 2021 12:00 am - When Interra Capital Group bought a single-story office building in Arlington Heights in 2015, the new owners decided to keep the building's oldest fixture. "Phil came w...
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Constable: Awards honor accomplishments by people with paralysisFeb 23, 2021 4:00 am - Chris Brennan, the son of Terry Brennan, the youngest head football coach in the history of the University of Notre Dame, built his own sports empire by creating TV and ...
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Help for our heroes: Addressing mental health needs of COVID-19 health care workersFeb 23, 2021 12:00 am - One of the enduring images in America's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic has been the heroic actions of our health care workers and first responders. While we like to...
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Give it up for LentFeb 23, 2021 12:00 am - We don't need Lent. Not this time. At the very least, we don't need to "give something up," this year, 2021, during Lent. Like a lot of other people, I come from a Chris...
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Feder: Broadcast museum to celebrate 100 years of radio's 'power and impact'Feb 23, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications has been closed to the public due to the pandemic, but behind the scenes they're working on a major new exhibit to open late...
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Constable: Retiring chief went from crime victim to mall cop to lead investigator on Gliniewicz caseFeb 23, 2021 12:00 am -
From mall security to major crimes to chief, George Filenko was always a cop