Columns
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Through the generations, each athlete takes his rightful placeMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - Admitting to being generational myself, I am disturbed that I might have missed a few worthies along the way who managed to arrive without modern prepackaging, not to further pick on the Bulls for reluctantly choosing Michael Jordan third in the NBA draft.
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Jim O’Donnell: Nay, nay, nay — Northwestern says it’s not expecting athletic director Gragg to leaveMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - RUMORS HAVE BEEN CRESCENDOING that Derrick Gragg will soon be departing as athletic director at Northwestern University. That ain't necessarily so, according to a NU ...
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Good News Sunday: How competition, camaraderie drive all-ages Elgin swim teamMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a competitive swimming team for adults, a new teacher whose classroom is next to the teacher who inspired her, and a 66-year-old award-winning figure skater who is still competing.
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Biden gas station stop misrepresented on social mediaMay 05, 2024 6:00 am - President Joe Biden, while campaigning in Pennsylvania last month, made a stop at a Sheetz gas station and convenience store to pick up sandwiches for construction worker...
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Businesses of all sizes susceptible to scammers; here’s how to fortify your defensesMay 05, 2024 5:03 am - While data breaches and corporate scams often conjure images of towering conglomerates — frequent headliners of national news — it’s crucial to remember that businesses o...
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Will California hobble the U.S. railroad industry?May 04, 2024 11:42 am - American federalism is struggling. Federal rules are an overwhelming presence in every state government, and some states, due to their size or other leverage, can impose ...
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Trump in contemptMay 04, 2024 11:27 am - A judge with a keen grasp of the obvious recently found possible felon/president Donald Trump in contempt. After 40 years as a reporter/columnist, I haven't had to type “...
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The Hope Index: Rating the chances Chicago pro sports teams can soon make a championship bidMay 04, 2024 6:00 am - Those of us in the Chicago area know one thing when it comes to our professional sports teams: You gotta have hope.
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Municipalities look to redevelop land, closed buildingsMay 03, 2024 6:00 am - Not since the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire has there been this much civic streetscaping going on.
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Brewers’ fast start under Murphy has taken heat off CounsellMay 03, 2024 6:00 am - The Brewers are visiting Wrigley Field this weekend, but any Craig Counsell controversy has already faded.