Columns
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Feder on radio ratings: WBBM Newsradio leads big surge for news/talk stationsMay 11, 2020 1:00 am - As radio continued to redefine its role in the lives of listeners sheltering in place, WBBM 780-FM/WCFS 105.9-FM widened its first-place lead in Nielsen Audio ratings re...
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WLS launches sports talk program amid pandemicMay 11, 2020 1:00 am - With the world of sports at a standstill because of the pandemic, it may seem like an odd time to launch a sports talk show. But that's not stopping WLS 890-AM. The Cumu...
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A Ramadan to rememberMay 11, 2020 1:00 am - Everyone is sifting lessons from the current crisis, and without a doubt, no one is going to forget 2020. Every family has a story to tell about a postponed wedding, vir...
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Constable: Stay-at-home TV game show made in the suburbsMay 11, 2020 1:00 am - The suburban trio created and filmed their TV game show before anyone had heard of COVID-19, wore masks or stayed at home, but their timing couldn't be more serendipitou...
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Buyer's agent attempts home inspectionMay 10, 2020 7:00 am - Q: When I bought my home, my Realtor said he and I could do the inspection. So, I ignorantly agreed, not realizing the importance of hiring a professional home inspector...
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Quarantine life: Meetings outside office hours are becoming a constantMay 10, 2020 6:15 am - Q: I work for a large corporation. Over the last five weeks, while we're all working remotely during the stay-at-home orders, the number of meetings scheduled outside no...
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Constable: For this couple, stay-at-home Mother's Day has joy first one did notMay 10, 2020 6:00 am - For her first Mother's Day as a mom last year, Hallie Kuciunas received a sculpture from her husband, Travis, that illustrated their love, their family bond, and their c...
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As workplaces reopen, coronavirus could unleash an 'avalanche' of lawsuits over family leave, discriminationMay 10, 2020 6:00 am - In March, Stephanie Jones, a single mom in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with an 11-year-old son, had several conversations with her employer about child care concerns whi...
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Trump trolling for fun and profitMay 10, 2020 1:00 am - In 2003, during the George W. Bush administration, the columnist Charles Krauthammer coined the phrase "Bush Derangement Syndrome" to refer to some of the president's mo...
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Lessons from the pandemic for a homebound physicianMay 10, 2020 1:00 am - I am not one of the physicians who are on the front lines in the COVID-19 battle. It is with a sense of guilt and relief that I observe those who are. I am mostly stayi...