Columns
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Rozner: Hall of Famer Verdi still best there isNov 19, 2016 12:00 am - In the early 1990s, a young beat writer sought out longtime scribe Ron Rapoport in the visitor's dugout in Los Angeles. When he heard the words, "I grew up reading you,"...
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College offers professional development for community leadersNov 18, 2016 5:00 am - The people who help our counties, cities, towns and villages run smoothly have seen rapid change in the ways government units operate over the last decades. One challen...
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North: Wade's leadership just what Bulls neededNov 18, 2016 4:19 am - So far, so good for the Chicago Bulls. General manager Gar Forman, who I've never been a big fan of his work, and Bulls vice president John Paxson, one of my favorite pe...
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Just calling for balanced state budget isn't enough - or realisticNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - Last week, Gov. Rauner called for a meeting with the four legislative leaders to negotiate a General Fund budget for Illinois. Normally, that wouldn't generate headlines...
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FBI: Cubs fans should be wary of phony memorabiliaNov 17, 2016 10:00 pm - It's a great time to be a Cubs fan. It's also a great time to be someone looking to scam a Cubs fan. The FBI is warning the former about the latter this week, as those ...
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Lester: Consultant turns post-election blues into help for female candidatesNov 17, 2016 4:30 am - Among those lamenting Hillary Clinton's loss last week to Donald Trump, one woman noticed a common theme in Facebook and Twitter posts. "I kept seeing people say, 'I do...
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Constable: Frailty, thy name isn't these young Muslim womenNov 17, 2016 4:15 am - In a theater packed with people of different races, religions, genders, ages and ethnic backgrounds, a team of young suburban Muslim women wearing pastel pink hijabs quo...
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Guess who's coming to the White HouseNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - If you'd never heard of Steve Bannon before Tuesday, you have now. All the world is suddenly abuzz with news that President-elect Donald Trump has named Bannon, formerl...
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Trump scores high in first week of transitionNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - One week and a day into his new life, Donald Trump and Republicans seem to be making the right moves - wise moves - as he prepares to assume the presidency, and as new s...
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Antioch's Reiser twins prefer their impact on the basketball courtNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - The maroon 2010 Ford Edge, Amy and Ashley's car, was totaled. "She kept us pretty dang safe," Ashley Reiser said. "I love that car." Fortunately, luckily, unbelievably, ...