Columns
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Constable: Would 47 million March Madness bettors play legally if they could?Mar 19, 2019 5:20 am - The NCAA men's basketball tourney starting this week will inspire 47 million Americans to wager $8.5 billion, Bill Miller, president and CEO of the American Gaming Assoc...
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Rozner: Trout deal more evidence MLB players worriedMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - There were tepid takes galore in the wake of the Mike Trout news Tuesday morning. Everyone from Mookie Betts to Kris Bryant to Eloy Jimenez had their names projected and...
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Hamann excited to be taking on new golf challenge at ProspectMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - For the past 15 years, followers of this Sports Notes column have read about the many female golfers from Prospect High School who have gone on to play at the collegiate...
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Russell Attis, beloved Arlington High icon, dies at 95Mar 19, 2019 1:00 am - I was 9 years old when I walked into Arlington High School's Grace Gymnasium in 1968, making sure I didn't stray too far away from my father, a sports writer covering th...
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Looking back at a memorable basketball seasonMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - Another Illinois high school basketball season is in the books but the ink remains wet and the memories still fresh in my mind. I must say it was one of the strangest se...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio still leads Chicago radio ratingsMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - In a month that saw two of Chicago's news/talk radio stations move up in the ratings, the Entercom all-news combo of WBBM 780-AM and WCFS 105.9-FM extended its run at th...
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How the Dunn Museum was able to capture Marvel comic book artistMar 18, 2019 11:00 pm - A huge fan of comic books, Steve Furnett started reading them as a young boy, follows the industry and regularly listens to podcasts about the topic. It makes sense that...
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Kane County official's close call illustrates hazards for cyclistsMar 18, 2019 5:30 am - Like he always does, Carl Schoedel grabbed his gear, pushed off on his bike and began the 9-mile trek to work early Tuesday. It was his birthday, so Schoedel treated him...
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Wauconda company helps improve education in MadagascarMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - You can't go wrong with vanilla. It makes anything - from ice cream to soda drinks - taste better. But it's also vanilla that's driving a Wauconda-based company to make ...
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Feder: Kris Kridel going to part time at WBBM NewsradioMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - Kris Kridel, who's been an admired and authoritative news anchor at WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM for 34 years, is cutting back to part-time status and leaving afternoon dri...