Columns
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Crisis also hits vital local news outletsApr 10, 2020 1:00 am - From this coronavirus public health crisis, though it has been with us barely three months, two lessons are clear: Accurate information quickly reported and disseminated...
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Constable: Elgin has a history of enduring other plaguesApr 09, 2020 5:00 am - As the death rate from COVID-19 continues to rise, and soar in some areas, it's easy to think we've never seen anything like this in the suburbs. But we have endured sim...
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Joe Aguilar: As sports fans, we know what 6 feet apart looks likeApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - If we're going to be good citizens and obey the 6-feet rule of social distancing, we need perspective. We need to be able to calculate space in our head and do it quickl...
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WW South alum O'Toole: 'High school sports a genuine time'Apr 09, 2020 1:00 am - Somewhere on the road between Wichita and Oklahoma City, Reilly O'Toole is talking about life after football. And it's good. It's been a decade since O'Toole quarterbac...
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Sleepless in Santa MonicaApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - When I was a kid, my mother and sister used to castigate me for being too emotional (I cried), not tough enough. "Susie just can't handle hard things," the two of them w...
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Tight ends may be the weakest position group in 2020 NFL DraftApr 09, 2020 12:00 am - Fourth in a series of our updated post-NFL Combine draft prospect rankings, with comments on players who appear likely to be fits for the Bears. This is not a good ...
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Sound check: This week's movies with music include classics, camp and a 'Coal Miner's Daughter'Apr 08, 2020 6:00 am - If you've already worked through the new season of "Ozark" and have had the new Dua Lipa on repeat for weeks, you might want to settle in with a good movie (music includ...
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Crunchy is the name of the game in this oven-fried chicken recipeApr 08, 2020 6:00 am - Note: Don Mauer is taking some time off. Enjoy this column which originally published on Aug. 9, 2017. The idea of “oven-fried” chicken has been around for decades....
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Despite delay, organizers planning for successful BMW ChampionshipApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - The tournament schedules of the pro golf tours have turned into a mess, the result of the coronavirus pandemic. Chicago's premier tournament, the BMW Championship, won't...
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Is Joe Biden weaker today than Hillary Clinton was in 2016?Apr 08, 2020 1:00 am - The polls show Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in the presidential race. Looking at the last 10 surveys in the RealClearPolitics average of polls matching Trump vs. Biden...