Columns
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Author steps up to the plate, writes about Cubs and businessMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - While Russ Riendeau nervously watched game seven of the World Series, he sat at the kitchen table and told his wife that if the Cubs won, he would write a book and if th...
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What do leftists celebrate?May 10, 2017 1:00 am - May Day celebrations were held all across the fruited plain, with leftist radicals and unionists worshipping the ideals of communism. Communism is an ideology calling fo...
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Why Lake Villa Township wants to buy a failing golf courseMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - About half of Lake Villa Township's $1.4 million reserves would be spent in a plan to buy a failing golf course located mostly outside the township. Lake Villa Township ...
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Naperville North heading downstate to have some funMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - The competition will be strong. "Wicked," the coach said. Still, although Naperville North coach Heather Schild has the top-seeded singles player at the state badminton ...
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Comments light up on Feder's Steve Harvey exposeMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - Robert Feder's column Thursday about a memo Feder said Steve Harvey sent at the beginning of this season to the staff of "The Steve Harvey Show," has touched a nerve...
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Carpentersville police to hold Bowl-a-Thon fundraiser for Special OlympicMay 09, 2017 11:00 pm - In the charity fundraising business, diversity is the key to being successful. Law enforcement agencies in Illinois have found that key and are turning it to successfull...
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Get a feel for the Fox at Mid-American Canoe & Kayak RaceMay 09, 2017 11:00 pm - The Fox River is a lifetime friend. Similarly, I've enjoyed the same long-term relationship with the Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race. We go way back … to boyhood days in...
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Music notes: Tour brings Bush, The Kickback to Chicago's RivieraMay 09, 2017 6:00 am - 'Everything Zen' One of the biggest bands of the mid-'90s, Bush had a tight hold on the airwaves (and MTV) from 1994 on. But all good things must come to an end, and aft...
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Constable: Still time to find talent, pleasure once pressure is goneMay 09, 2017 5:30 am - Running has never run in my family. Outside of a mandatory 1-mile run during annual tryouts for the high school football team, I've enjoyed a lifetime of confining my ru...
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Local qualifiers embark on the road to the U.S. Open and Erin HillsMay 09, 2017 1:01 am - The first tee shot of 117th U.S. Open at Wisconsin's Erin Hills course is five weeks away, but the battle to get there got into full swing this week with one notable sur...