Columns
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Feder: Nowhere to go but up for CBS 2 news bossAug 01, 2018 1:00 am - Jeff Harris just stepped into what may be the toughest job in Chicago television, Robert Feder writes. As the new vice president and news director of CBS-owned WBBM-Chan...
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Getting closer to filling void from Pal Joey'sAug 01, 2018 1:00 am - So why has the former Pal Joey's site at 31 N. River St. been a revolving door of sorts for more than 20 years? I may be missing one in this mix, but we've seen this dec...
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U.S. Senate must act quickly to get freight rail reforms movingAug 01, 2018 1:00 am - U.S. chemical production is surging, helping to power our economy and our country. However, widespread problems with America's freight rail system threaten to derail thi...
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Sound check: Lynyrd Skynyrd brings its hits to Hollywood Casino AmphitheatreJul 31, 2018 6:00 am - Skynyrd on stage Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd brings its arena-shaking “Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour” to Tinley Park's Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre. ...
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Constable: The sounds of cellphone silence and cicadasJul 31, 2018 5:36 am - On the first day of vacation, the chirping comes from cellphones. "I'm PTO," says a salesman friend, who shuts off the ringer on his noisy phone as part of his vow to en...
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Feder: Charles Thomas quits WVON morning show: 'I'm getting my life back'Jul 31, 2018 1:00 am - In the latest Chicago radio surprise, longtime political journalist Charles Thomas has resigned as co-host of Maze Jackson's morning show on WVON 1690-AM, the Midway Bro...
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Rozner: Trade deadline offers great theater, few answersJul 31, 2018 1:00 am - There's always a rush to judge the trade deadline, determining which teams won and lost in the moments after the hour passes. These evaluations are not always spot on. T...
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Set boundaries for dealing with sister's mental illnessJul 30, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. I don't know how to help my troubled sister. She has been fighting the world since she was a little girl. She is so unhappy and stops speaking to friends and family m...
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IDOT reinvents traffic signs - no ketchup allowedJul 30, 2018 5:30 am - An edgy, hip traffic sign? Some suburban drivers thought they were hallucinating, but the digital message proclaiming "No speeding, No texting, No ketchup" that appeared...
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Who needs sleep? Healthy workersJul 30, 2018 1:00 am - Q: My employer is offering a voluntary sleep health program through an outside vendor, including professional sleep testing at no charge. What do you see as the pluses a...