Columns
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Drug-dealing ex-Schaumburg cop loses appealOct 04, 2019 5:30 am - Former Schaumburg police officer Matthew Hudak got some bad news this week: His guilty plea to selling drugs confiscated from drug dealers during busts will stand. The S...
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O'Donnell: Theo rambles, Bears amble and surrealism rules the week in Chicago sportsOct 04, 2019 1:00 am - SOME ARE NOW CLEVERLY calling Theo Epstein's Monday news conference "an 81-minute filibuster." They're not wrong. The acrobatic linguist could have held podium for 81 da...
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Rozner: Maddux quite content right where he isOct 04, 2019 1:00 am - LAS VEGAS - As the Cubs search for their next manager - and maybe a pitching coach and organizational pitching czar - the name of Greg Maddux is always top of fans' mind...
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Pension side of state's financial picture still waiting for reformOct 04, 2019 1:00 am - During his first year in office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker was able to attain numerous legislative wins, including everything from legalizing sports betting and the recreationa...
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Will impeachment make Democrats an organized party?Oct 04, 2019 1:00 am - If you like your politics orderly and by the numbers, and if you can't stand having to come to terms with people of very different views and backgrounds, here's a piece ...
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Feder: DePaul town hall honors Chicago media's 'Power 25' womenOct 04, 2019 1:00 am - On Thursday night DePaul University and its Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence brought my column on the Most Powerful Women in Chicago Journalism to life. Tw...
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Waves of grief for imperfect mother feel disingenousOct 03, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. My mother died recently. Ours was a complex relationship; due to earlier life traumas and later mental illness, she came across as a cold-hearted perfectionist who wa...
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'No one is above the law' rallying cry could backfire on DemocratsOct 03, 2019 1:00 am - "No one is above the law," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she announced the Democratic effort to impeach President Donald Trump over the Ukraine matter. The phrase h...
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On tears and 'answered prayers'Oct 03, 2019 1:00 am - I ran across a quote from the 16th century attributed to St. Teresa of Avila. It seemed to apply to some news stories over the past week, a type of story that appears fa...
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Feder: Broadcast trio teams up to host 'Gabby Road'Oct 03, 2019 1:00 am - Three ambitious Chicago broadcasters are teaming up to host a weekly talk show aimed at “pushing the limits of smart conversational radio.” They are: Hannah Stanley, lon...