Columns
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Feder: Chicago TV news warms up to common senseJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - Often criticized for putting reporters and news crews in hazardous situations unnecessarily, Chicago television finally got smart this time, Robert Feder writes. Local ...
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Leyden's Duwal stays busy, driven at everything he doesJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - Seven hours. That's how much sleep David Duwal shoots for each night. "I try to get to bed as early as I can," Duwal said. Seven hours of sleep leaves only 17 hours over...
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New sports bar could revitalize block in St. CharlesJan 30, 2019 10:00 pm - How could a story about a new sports bar possibly coming to St. Charles ignite memories about rock music in this town? Easy. It's all about location. The plan for Flagsh...
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No auditions required to join new Fermi Community OrchestraJan 30, 2019 10:00 pm - When I was a fourth-grader, my instrument of choice was violin. When our orchestra director asked me to switch to viola in sixth grade, I did and loved the low mellow to...
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Peter Jackson documentary 'They Shall Not Grow Old' an epic World War I taleJan 30, 2019 10:00 am - “They Shall Not Grow Old” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Peter Jackson's revolutionary documentary “They Shall Not Grow Old” makes just as much history as it tells us about British sol...
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Sound check: Local bands, local beers at Brewers Rock FestivalJan 30, 2019 5:00 am - Tunes on tap The folks behind 14 local breweries are putting some of their favorite music on stage at this year's Brewers Rock Festival to raise funds for the Allia...
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Feder: Jim DeRogatis to write the book on R. KellyJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Veteran Chicago music critic and "Sound Opinions" co-host Jim DeRogatis is the subject of a glowing profile in The New York Times, which credits him for his heroic repor...
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Demonizing white menJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: http://walterewilliams.com/demonizing-white-men/ ...
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Wheaton North's McEvilly recognized for doing his partJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Tim McEvilly figures that like a lot of people, he's just doing his part. "It's not necessarily in my comfort zone in regards to receiving recognition for things I belie...
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Fair graduated income tax would be good for IllinoisJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Illinois' new Governor JB Pritzker wants to amend the Illinois Constitution to allow income tax rates to correspond to ability to pay. Hence, higher income levels would ...