Columns
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'We're disheartened': Suburban chiefs disappointed by criminal justice billJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - No cash bail. No promise of state funding to help pay for and operate mandatory body cameras. No accusers' names on misconduct complaints against police officers, and no...
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Tara VanDerveer of Stanford becomes winningest coach in women's college hoopsJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - The fact there were no fans in the stands to witness Tara VanDerveer's big moment in history seems about right. The Stanford women's basketball coach is one of the best ...
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Feder: Three jobs cut in 'incredibly painful' layoffs at Univision Chicago stationsJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Veteran sports director Hector Lozano and midday co-host/entertainment reporter Aureliano "Auri" Salgado were among three longtime staffers at Univision Chicago who lost...
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Don't hate the political players; hate the political gameJan 15, 2021 12:00 am - Many Americans are very upset that President-elect Joe Biden will replace President Donald Trump. For most of them, it's not that they will miss Trump's unconventional a...
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Carey Mulligan elevates 'Promising Young Woman' into feminist vigilante thrillerJan 14, 2021 5:00 am - “Promising Young Woman” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “It's every guy's worst nightmare!” says a guy, talking about being accused of sexual assault. “Can you guess what every woman's worst ...
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Feder: Chicago news bosses warn journalists to be careful out thereJan 14, 2021 12:00 am - In the wake of attacks on reporters at the U.S. Capitol uprising January 6 and the continued threat of violence against journalists nationwide, Chicago area news organiz...
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Arkush: Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy will be back, but we don't really know whyJan 14, 2021 12:00 am - The Bears confab with George McCaskey, Ted Phillips, Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy satisfied absolutely no one with the possible exceptions of Pace and Nagy. While Pace and Na...
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Feder: Connor McKnight to host White Sox pregame, postgame shows on ESPN 1000Jan 14, 2021 12:00 am - Chicago sportscaster Connor McKnight has been hired as host of Chicago White Sox baseball pregame and postgame shows on WMVP 1000-AM, the Good Karma Brands ESPN sports/t...
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To persuade is the highest goal of newspaper editorialsJan 13, 2021 10:00 pm - By Jim Slusher Persuasion has been called a "gentle art." More often, people approach it with a fiery hammer. Gentility may not be exactly what we need in these troubled...
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California's newest crop of Chardonnay hits store shelvesJan 13, 2021 5:00 am - Dear wine drinkers, I hope you are enjoying California's new crop of Chardonnay as much as I am. The 2018 vintage currently on our retail shelves was a winemaker's dream...