Columns
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Constable: Visiting one of his restaurants, founder Dick Portillo still one of the crewNov 17, 2018 12:00 am - Watching Dick Portillo wait his turn behind other customers standing in the lunch line at the Downers Grove Portillo's restaurant tells you something about the man. An e...
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Grammar Moses: Can a good omen be ominous?Nov 17, 2018 12:00 am - I heard someone say "That's a good omen," and I immediately thought two things: I wonder what the ratio of people referring to bad omens is to people who refer to good o...
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Facts Matter: President's posts on wildfires misleadingNov 17, 2018 12:00 am - As wildfires burn in California, President Donald Trump posted false information about the disaster, according to The New York Times. "There is no reason for these massi...
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Klicki named Business Ledger editorNov 17, 2018 12:00 am - Richard R. Klicki has been named editor of the Daily Herald Business Ledger, succeeding Kim Mikus, who resigned in November. Klicki has been a part of the Business Ledge...
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With both teams evenly matched, Bears-Vikings too close to callNov 17, 2018 12:00 am - It's games like this that leave me wondering if Bears nation understands just how improved its team is and how much better and deeper the talent has gotten. Here's somet...
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When home inspection reports differNov 16, 2018 5:00 am - Q. When I bought my home two years ago, I hired a home inspector to find all the defects. Now that I'm selling the property, the buyers hired their own inspector, and th...
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Cooling trend could bode well for home buyersNov 16, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Don't call it a "buyer's market." Don't call it a "correction." But the fact is that a sobering change is taking shape in the housing market - an unmistakab...
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Chicago rock band Ballroom Boxer stands out with new EP while fitting in anywhereNov 16, 2018 5:00 am - Mike and Dave Altier take being a band of brothers to a literal extreme. The Akron, Ohio, natives - now longtime Chicago residents - approached a recent phone interview...
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Hate crimes are down in the suburbs, but not when it involves religion, FBI saysNov 16, 2018 4:25 am - Editor's note: This story was changed to correct the gender of the perpetrator in the Mount Prospect hate crime. If you can find good news in a federal report showi...
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How will Nagy's Bears handle Sunday night spotlight?Nov 16, 2018 12:00 am - The drought is over. Sunday night's Bears-Vikings showdown at Soldier Field for first place in the NFC North marks the end of a long stretch of inconsequential football ...