Columns
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How hockey veteran helped Blackhawks' Schmaltz ramp up his gameJan 18, 2018 12:00 am - Before the Blackhawks scattered to the slopes and shores for their bye week, no player on the team was hotter than Nick Schmaltz. Over the past 16 games, the speedy win...
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Feder: Tronc names Jim Kirk interim editor of New York Daily NewsJan 18, 2018 12:00 am - Veteran Chicago journalist Jim Kirk, former publisher and editor-in-chief of the Sun-Times, was appointed interim editor-in-chief of the New York Daily News Thursday, Ro...
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Meet Levi, comfort dog for East Dundee churchJan 17, 2018 10:00 pm - In the six months that Levi the comfort dog has been with the Immanuel Lutheran Church congregation in East Dundee, he's been busy. He's been so busy that people can't c...
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How fourth-grader copes with rare genetic disorderJan 17, 2018 10:00 pm - Other than being small for his age, Cole Spiegel looks and acts like most any other fourth-grader at Avery Coonley School in Downers Grove. But this young boy's journey ...
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Our stories make us familyJan 17, 2018 10:00 pm - My brother-in-law of 30 years tells a story of growing up in a large - very large - family. One of 10 kids, he soon learned that it was important to stake your claim to ...
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Why we're seeing more coyotes this winterJan 17, 2018 10:00 pm - Just before dawn on New Year's morning, I let my dogs outside and shuffled to the kitchen, half-asleep, to make coffee. No sooner had I ground the beans than a fury of ...
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Jackson: Lake Erie is a hotbed of walleye for ice fishersJan 17, 2018 9:05 am - I've listened very carefully to what Matt Markey reports to me several times a month. He doesn't have any ax to grind, nor does he speak for any fish and game department...
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Homemade focaccia you won't be able to resistJan 17, 2018 5:05 am - It is amazing what combining different combinations of flour, water, yeast and a little salt can produce. Recently, my daughter Kailey and I had fun exploring these ingr...
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Did Cook County's failed soda tax cause sales taxes to fizzle, too?Jan 17, 2018 4:30 am - Cook County's short-lived penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages not only failed to bring in as much revenue as projected, but it might also have cost the county mil...
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This year's Naperville North Hall class? Petersen has seen them allJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - The latest class to be inducted into the Naperville North Athletic Hall of Fame includes a man who began his career before there was a Naperville North. Bill Petersen st...