Columns
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Dietz: The player traits needed to rebuild the BlackhawksApr 13, 2025 2:55 pm - Columnist John Dietz talked to Blackhawks veterans Nick Foligno and Connor Murphy about the player traits necessary to build another winner in Chicago.
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Our seniors cannot afford cuts to MedicaidApr 12, 2025 2:30 pm - Guest columnist Angela Noland: Nursing home closures and elderly left homeless? How Medicaid cuts by Congress could create a healthcare crisis for seniors.
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Cook County’s tax system is driving businesses, residents awayApr 12, 2025 1:45 pm - To the surprise of no one, Cook County property taxes went up again.
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Lincicome: For the play-in-bound Bulls, there’s nowhere to go but up and downApr 12, 2025 10:00 am - So here we are again, the Bulls facing another “play-in tournament,” sort of the electoral college of sports, designed to offer hope to the hopeless, allowing losers to think more of themselves than they rate, a false bottom in truth, a footstool for foot wipes.
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Eight players the Bears would love to see available at No. 10 in the NFL draftApr 12, 2025 10:00 am - The draft board is wide open for Bears general manager Ryan Poles. After having a clear choice in Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick last year, Poles will have a less obvious decision this year with his first choice at No. 10 overall.
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Supreme Court rules House Republicans waited too long to challenge mapsApr 12, 2025 4:00 am - Court dismisses Republicans' compactness challenge to Illinois legislative maps, prompting GOP to pursue ballot referendum and judicial ethics reform.
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Senate OKs police hiring reform, Sangamon County recall in response to Sonya Massey’s deathApr 12, 2025 4:00 am - The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office came under intense scrutiny after an unarmed Black woman was shot and killed by a deputy in her Springfield home in July 2024. The de...
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Firefighting helicopter refill pump awarded “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois” in 2025Apr 12, 2025 4:00 am - MTH Pumps' aerial firefighting pump, designed to rapidly refill helicopter water tanks, is named the 2025 "Coolest Thing Made in Illinois.
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‘Chilling silence’: Waves of Illinois’ international university students lose their visasApr 12, 2025 4:00 am - Colleges, universities and students in Illinois are growing increasingly concerned about the federal government rescinding international students’ visas.
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Uncovering the secrets of Geneva’s Fabyan Estate … and its leaky pondApr 11, 2025 5:00 am - The Fabyan Estate in Geneva faces environmental and preservation challenges, including a leaky pond in the Japanese Garden and deteriorating artifacts in the Fabyan Villa Museum.