Columns
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Counting down to prep football: One final thought on the thrill of opening nightAug 28, 2025 4:45 pm - Our countdown to opening night for prep football concludes with one final thought on the thrill of Friday night lights.
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The true courage in ‘telling it like it is’Aug 28, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: There is a lot to unpack in Gov. JB Pritzker’s appeal to news media to “tell it like it is” and not “pretend there are two sides” to the story of a possible National Guard deployment to Chicago.
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Lawmakers should act to reform utility rate systemAug 28, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Emmanuel Thomas: The biggest driver of rising energy bills is ComEd's delivery charges, not the cost of electricity, as the utility claims; lawmakers must reform utility ratemaking to rein in ComEd's out-of-control spending
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The Saints come marching back to St. Charles to celebrate past state championship squadsAug 27, 2025 5:46 pm - St. Charles East and Montini this weekend are recognizing past state championship squads in, respectively, soccer and football.
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Sarley: Why I consider fisherman Spence Petros the toughest man in sportsAug 27, 2025 10:00 am - Hall of Fame angler Spence Petros is as tough as anyone I have ever met. The first time I musky fished with Petros, after 14 hours of casting giant lures without a break I felt like I was going to die. I realized the tremendous shape he was in.
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The secret to going gluten-free? A great rice pastaAug 27, 2025 5:32 am - For Don Mauer, tasty food items made with wheat — like cookies, bread and pizza — trigger a strong desire to eat more. It’s like one cookie is too many and a dozen is not enough. His solution: stop eating wheat in any form. No trigger, no hunger, no problem. Luckily, cutting out wheat does not have to mean giving up pasta.
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How did a migrant who can’t speak English get license to drive a big rig?Aug 27, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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I'm with NewsomAug 27, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Donald’s Ryder Cup choices coming into focusAug 26, 2025 9:50 pm - Northwestern alum Luke Donald has some decisions to make as captain of the European Ryder Cup team.
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Should I buy a red-tagged home?Aug 26, 2025 12:57 pm - I've made an offer on an unpermitted home that was red-tagged 10 years ago, but I don’t want to get stuck with a vacant lot. Can the building department eventually order its removal?