Columns
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Racist exam questions?Sep 18, 2019 1:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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Naperville North, Naperville Central playing for a good causeSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - Rarely is there a competition between Naperville Central and Naperville North where winning and losing basically doesn't matter. This is that rare time. The District 203...
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Why identity politics is dangerousSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - The best thing the Democratic Party has going for it right now is President Donald Trump. Were he not running for re-election, I might vote for a Republican. It would be...
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Why a tough weekend for DuPage County football teams could pay off later in the seasonSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - Respect is earned, even in defeat. DuPage County football programs aren't big on moral victories, but you couldn't help but notice a twinkle from some of our higher-prof...
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O'Donnell: McCauley emerges as voice of the people in Arlington Park situationSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - TO THOSE FAMILIAR with his bona fides, Tom McCauley is not an unlikely hero. In 1983, as a young attorney, he represented Dick Duchossois, Sheldon Robbins, Joe Joyce and...
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Hub: Bears' Week 2 win was bigger than anyone is acknowledgingSep 18, 2019 12:00 am - Listening to the narrative around the Bears' offense the last few days, one would think they got beat last Sunday in Denver, and it's time to start looking for a new qua...
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Longtime St. Charles hangout sees major renovationsSep 17, 2019 11:00 pm - As a new reporter in St. Charles in 1977, it was fun when my boss took me to the Tin Cup Pass restaurant on the east side of St. Charles as part of my introduction to th...
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How suburban League of Women Voters chapters are encouraging the next generation of votersSep 17, 2019 6:00 am - Last school year, nearly 3,500 students across the Northwest suburbs who turned 18 received an unexpected gift: a hand-delivered birthday envelope. In it was a letter wi...
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Local acts, national headliners fired up for Punk the Burbs 3 in LisleSep 17, 2019 6:00 am - It started with a Facebook group. “Chicago's suburbs have a great (music) scene,” said Caitlin Edwards, singer and guitarist with ska band Bumsy and the Moochers. “A lo...
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The link between Midwest flooding and Atlantic hurricanesSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - Just last week, thunderstorms caused flash flooding across the Northwest suburbs. Ranging from 4 inches of rain in Elgin to 2.6 inches in Waukegan, this heavy-rain event...