Columns
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O'Donnell: Hey high schools! An enduring honor for Bob Frisk is long overdueDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - FOR 50 YEARS - dat's right Jack, 50 years - Bob Frisk was as relentlessly prominent an advocate of the young athlete as any journalist at any newspaper in America. He re...
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DePaul's Bruno, UConn's Auriemma share rare bond in coaching worldDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - Coach. That's what Geno Auriemma, the head women's basketball coach at Connecticut, does. But that's not the only thing he is. Nor is it his name. And he appreciates the...
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It's not just the president who is on trialDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - In other news, can you believe Christmas is next week? I mean, who has bought anything? It just jumped on us, like impeachment, but you need gift wrap and tape. I have n...
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Feder: Steve Cochran out, Bob Sirott in as WGN Radio morning hostDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - In a major shakeup involving two of Chicago's best-known radio personalities, Steve Cochran is out and Bob Sirott is in as morning host at WGN 720-AM, the Nexstar Media ...
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Feder: As CLTV fades to black, former staffers share fond memoriesDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - The announcement this week that Nexstar Media Group was closing down the 24-hour local cable news channel CLTV at the end of the month elicited an outpouring of fond and...
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Preservation Foundation uses monetary donations to enhance Lake County Forest PreservesDec 19, 2019 5:00 am - By Kim Mikus Lake County Forest Preserves A scenic overlook on the Fox River, expansion of a native seed nursery, and growing the Blanding's turtle population are exampl...
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'Cats' drags in distracting digital effects for big-screen musicalDec 19, 2019 5:00 am - "Cats" - ★ ½ OK, let's determine what part of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical movie "Cats" ranks as the creepiest. When cheerfully singing Jellicle cats chew on haples...
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Rozner: For Chicago Bears, it's always about selling the futureDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - You can already envision next week's news conference. There's no George McCaskey or Ted Phillips sitting before the fans and media, because GM Ryan Pace has a lifetime p...
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Get ready for sales tax sticker shockDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - It wasn't quite the Boston Tea Party, but Cook County residents revolted in 2017 after a penny-per-ounce tax hike on sugary drinks. The infamous "soda tax" was barely a ...
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Introducing additional, new voices on issues of the dayDec 19, 2019 12:00 am - Sometimes, the impact of even the most eloquent voices can fade with time. Sometimes, we need to get accustomed to hearing from different voices just to keep ourselves a...