Columns
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At Detweiller Park for state cross country, 'the atmosphere is crazy'Oct 31, 2018 1:00 am - Like a desert springing to life after a rain, Detweiller Park delivers more than it looks. A revered 3-mile cross country course laid out in the park north of Peoria, si...
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How a seventh-grader's bar mitzvah project will help suburban homelessOct 30, 2018 6:00 am - Charlie Schwartz of Buffalo Grove and his friends had bags in their hands during a recent trip to Journeys: The Road Home in Palatine, but these were no trick-or-treat b...
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Constable: Blackface wasn't OK when you were a kid eitherOct 30, 2018 5:33 am - It's 2018, and some adults still embrace the Halloween attitudes they had as children trick-or-treating a generation ago. On a day when hatred of Jews fuels mass murder...
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Barrington's Ruffolo says UConn the perfect fit for herOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - She played just one season of Mid-Suburban League girls volleyball. But Mia Ruffolo sure made her mark. The Barrington transfer from Charleston, IL enjoyed an all-confer...
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Rozner: NHL no longer pretending sports betting is badOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - With apologies to the old yarn, and regardless of who might have said it first - Winston Churchill often gets the credit - with Gary Bettman it is almost always a matter...
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Fragility of decency is on display in politics of our dayOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - Americans like to think of the military defeat of Nazi Germany and the liberation of death camps as their answer to the most murderous outbreak of anti-Semitism in histo...
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Tired of hearing about best friend's unhealthy relationshipOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - Q. "Jeff" has been my best friend for almost 20 years; we've supported each other often during that time. A couple of years ago he started seeing a woman he met online. ...
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We need bipartisan action on climate changeOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - By Susan Hurley Guest columnist For working families in Illinois, there's a lot a stake in this election. The fate of our families, our future and our values are on the ...
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Feder: Another big ratings victory for V103Oct 30, 2018 1:00 am - WVAZ 102.7-FM marked its 30th anniversary as Chicago's premier music station with another stellar performance atop Chicago's radio ratings, Robert Feder writes. Nielsen ...
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Sound check: Josh Groban joins Idina Menzel at the United CenterOct 29, 2018 11:00 pm - This story was updated to reflect that Hoobastank has canceled their tour. Groban and Menzel Josh Groban, the actor and multiplatinum crooner of operatic pop an...