Columns
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Feder: Illinois Broadcasters Hall of Fame honors Bill PlanteJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - The great Bill Plante, who covered five presidents as CBS News senior White House correspondent, was inducted Wednesday in the Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of ...
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Feder: Chicago Sun-Times has '60 percent' chance of survival, CEO saysJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - The Chicago Sun-Times has only a 60 percent chance of still being in business two years from now, according to the newspaper's CEO. Edwin Eisendrath, who headed the inv...
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It may be messy, but politics is key to our progressJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - Every so often, I jot down a list of the things that discourage me about our country. There's the widespread disregard for our core values of tolerance and mutual respec...
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Rozner: Maverick McNealy making his own way in pro golfJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - There is much that is so obviously impressive about Maverick McNealy. But it is the less than obvious that is more striking. It's that the 22-year-old looks you in the e...
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Students get unexpected lesson in the food chainJun 07, 2018 11:00 pm - Do you feel sorry for a worm slurped down by a robin, or a crayfish gobbled up by a raccoon? Probably not. Now, let's turn the table. Instead of a warm-blooded, feather...
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District 47 students get free books from local nonprofitJun 07, 2018 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 students recently received a donation of roughly 2,000 books through a new partnership with the nonprofit Bernie's Book Bank. This y...
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Jackson: When it comes to lines and setup, walleyes need optionsJun 07, 2018 10:05 am - There are two basic schools of thought as well as many "graduate schools" filled with walleye fishermen. The old reliable jig-minnow setup and the minnow hard bait can b...
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5 minutes with ... Observing With AnnieJun 07, 2018 6:00 am - Observing With Annie's recent release 'Holiday' sees an alternative band ready for the scene
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Mr. Rogers' documentary creates a beautiful day in the 'Neighborhood'Jun 07, 2018 6:00 am - "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" - ★ ★ ★ ½ He was a man of faith who inspired faith in man. Fred Rogers, an ordained Presbyterian minister, became the unlikeliest TV superst...
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Constable: Anyone can wave a flag, but true patriotism demands moreJun 07, 2018 5:30 am - People celebrating the holidays of Memorial Day, Flag Day and Independence Day often found ways to irk the patriotic spirit in my old columnist friend Jack Mabley. Enlis...