Columns
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North: Wishing Terry Boers the best in retirementDec 02, 2016 4:19 am - Terry Boers announced his retirement the other day as afternoon radio host at The Score 670-AM. I consider him one of the wittiest and funniest guys ever to work in Chic...
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What we really need in a leaderDec 02, 2016 4:00 am - By Kathryn Jean Lopez "Now that we'll have a president who has said, 'I don't have heroes,' I suppose we must all somehow step up and become heroes for one another," wri...
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Best deals on furniture, mattresses in JanuaryDec 02, 2016 4:00 am - Most kitchen appliances are hitting rock-bottom prices, but homeowners should wait another month or two to buy big pieces of furniture. Q. What are the best home-related...
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Nobody should be crying for Cuba's Fidel CastroDec 02, 2016 12:00 am - Sometimes history doesn't have to wait to judge - and when it comes to dictators, even dead ones, we shouldn't either. With news of Fidel Castro's death Friday - finalme...
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Babcock McGraw: For DePaul, the challenges keep comingDec 02, 2016 12:00 am - This is supposed to be a rebuilding year for Connecticut women's basketball. Key words: "supposed to be." Connecticut, which lost national player of the year and No. 1 d...
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St. Nick, demons and 'Star Wars' dominate upcoming local movie eventsDec 01, 2016 5:00 am - The 1946 classic holiday fantasy “It's a Wonderful Life” will be screened at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 at the Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood St., Palati...
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Lester: Arlington Park, racing board want to chip in money to boost pursesDec 01, 2016 4:30 am - Arlington Park and others finally might have come up with a way to boost the lagging horse-racing business in Illinois, and it'll require the tracks and regulators to po...
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Trump's hypocrisy is good for AmericaDec 01, 2016 4:00 am - WASHINGTON - As Donald Trump's campaign promises have been dunked in reality's strong solvent, many have been transformed in one way or another - modified, moderated, qu...
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Constable: With dog banned, Salvation Army bell ringer works soloDec 01, 2016 4:00 am - Bell ringers collecting donations in red kettles for the Salvation Army often hear comments such as, “I'll catch you on the way out,” “Sorry, I don't carry cash” or “Mer...
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Protesters, Trump need to follow the American WayDec 01, 2016 4:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Protesters have every right to wave signs proclaiming that Donald Trump is "Not My President" (although their credibility is compr...