Columns
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Filling your tank won't break the bank in 2021, and pandemic's not the sole reasonDec 14, 2020 4:30 am - One crumb of comfort amid the pandemic has been the drop in gas prices. A gallon of regular could be bought for less than $2 Friday, compared to the regional average of ...
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Hub Arkush: Bears receive high marks, but overall plan still unclearDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - I will say it again, it was the Houston Texans, and, yes, they are an awful football team. That said, there were a few things about the Bears' 36-7 demolition of the Tex...
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Feder: Celebrated Chicago journalist Jeannie Morris diesDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - Jeannie Morris, a celebrated journalist, bestselling author, globe-trotting adventurer, and award-winning producer and reporter, blazed a trail for women as Chicago's fi...
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The pediatric mental health crisis and the COVID-19 pandemicDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - We in Illinois, like the rest of the United States, continue to confront a surge of COVID-19 infections. Amid this effort, children and families are experiencing tremend...
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Feder: New guy' Bruce St. James launches morning show at WLS 890 AM todayDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - For Bruce St. James it's only about a block's walk from his Streeterville apartment to the studios of Cumulus Media news/talk WLS 890-AM at NBC Tower. But when he takes ...
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Who will Illini turn to after Lovie Smith?Dec 14, 2020 12:00 am - Every time there's a coaching change, a list of likely candidates quickly follows. After firing Lovie Smith Sunday, Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman will make his...
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High tea at home: Local chef offers 'Becky's Best' pastry and tea packagesDec 13, 2020 5:00 am - It wasn't as if Rebecca "Becky" Weaver had played second fiddle to her twin brothers John and Mark all of this time. It's just that the Weaver brothers might be the firs...
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The real reason Illinoisans said no to the graduated taxDec 13, 2020 12:00 am - In his recent op-ed titled "Why didn't Illinoisans pass the fair tax?," Ralph Martire has it backward. Clearly, voters did follow the money, just not the money he sugges...
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Arkush: There's still a lot for these Bears to play forDec 13, 2020 12:00 am - The Chicago Bears played their best game of the season Sunday, pounding the Houston Texans 36-7. Let's not get too giddy, though. As good as it feels for all involved, t...
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Rozner: Bears' big win over Houston could lead to a nightmare scenarioDec 13, 2020 12:00 am - Extend them all. No, really. In the sixth year of GM Ryan Pace's rebuild, the Bears looked like a football team Sunday. Sure, it was against a dreadful Houston team that...