Columns
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Most perennials and grass foliage need not be cut back in fallNov 04, 2025 3:30 pm - Perennial and grass foliage can add a lot of appeal to the winter landscape while being beneficial for overwintering pollinators and wildlife.
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The pros and cons of ‘as-built’ permits for home sellersNov 04, 2025 2:59 pm - I have a property that was totally renovated without permits. I'm going to list the property for sale and want to know if an as-built permit is a good idea.
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Tying loan forgiveness to ideologyNov 04, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 10?Nov 03, 2025 3:41 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances from the first round of the IHSA playoffs.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Who are some of the area’s top sophomore football recruits?Nov 02, 2025 5:29 pm - Recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran looks at some of the area’s top sophomore football recruits.
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Dietz: Hawks’ Bedard growing before our very eyesNov 02, 2025 3:31 pm - John Dietz: Blackhawks center Connor Bedard is blossoming after a rough second season.
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Good and bad choices, and how the prices are paidNov 02, 2025 3:30 pm - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: The poor exist as a measure of virtue for all those who made “the good choices.”
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The Democrats’ border problemNov 02, 2025 11:19 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Who said this? “If you don't have any borders, you don't have a nation.” The speaker went on, “Trump did a better job. I don't like Trump, but we should have a secure border. It ain't that hard to do. Biden didn't do it.”
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Reagan’s words were realNov 02, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that Ronald Reagan disparaged the use of tariffs, Taylor Swift is pregnant and more.
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O’Donnell: Ben Johnson deserves patience, but what about the rest of Bears culture?Nov 01, 2025 10:41 am - On opening day of training camp 2028, who among Ryan Poles, Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams is most likely to retain their current status with the Bears, asks columnist Jim O’Donnell.