Columns
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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 ...
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Feder: Johnny B. makes a run for it at Radio Hall of FameNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - An afternoon snowstorm in New York Thursday delayed the start of the 30th annual National Radio Hall of Fame ceremonies — including the induction of Chicago legend Jonat...
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For new Sky coach James Wade, love and basketball is a way of lifeNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - His wife wasn't his first love. In basketball terms, anyway. But it's OK. Edwige Lawson-Wade knows this about her husband, James Wade. James Wade loved Dawn Staley a...
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Will a GOP candidate stand up against Trump in 2020?Nov 16, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republicans who are thinking about opposing President Donald Trump in the 2020 primaries are facing the hardest of political choices. Toppling a sitting pr...
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Target's decision highlights Chicago's, state's poor policy decisionsNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - By Dan McCaleb Guest columnist Picketers rallied outside a Chicago Target store this week, protesting the retail giant's decision to close two stores on the city's South...