Columns
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You can still make friends as an adultMay 02, 2016 11:00 pm - Q. When I left school, I was fortunate to move to a city with virtually all my closest friends. But, as happens, we've all moved on to new phases of life and virtually e...
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Maybe it's early, but one can dreamMay 02, 2016 5:01 pm - Now that April has leaked into May, it's time for a little October dreaming. Baseball-style, that is. The NFL draft has come and gone. So have the Blackhawks surprisingl...
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Pickup reminiscent of early days on family farmMay 02, 2016 6:00 am - "Dad! I'm going into town!" Jeff Rott shouted over his shoulder and bounded out the front door, snatching the keys to his father's 1965 Chevrolet pickup. This was a regu...
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Lester: IHSA lacks guidelines on coaching abuseMay 02, 2016 4:00 am - It's been about 40 years since the sexual abuse several former Yorkville High School wrestlers say occurred when they were alone with their coach, Dennis Hastert, after ...
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Mack factor has Grinnell gaining groundMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - Two Libertyville graduates and siblings have been part of a record-setting season for the Grinnell baseball team. Senior Anthony Mack and sophomore Andrew Mack have made...
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Lythberg's legend grows at Winona StateMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - Mid-Suburban League softball fans will remember some dominant pitching performances from Hanna Lythberg while she was a student-athlete at Prospect High School. Now a se...
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Restroom-access proposal is bad policyMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - Across the country, transgender individuals, including schoolchildren, are under attack by legislative initiatives that isolate and stigmatize them. We have seen such le...
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Rozner: Cutting Slauson tough for Bears to swallowMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - It's always worth remembering that the business of professional sports is precisely that, a business to those who own the teams and those paid handsomely to operate them...
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Screens blocking I-355 protesters prompt free-speech debateMay 01, 2016 11:00 pm - One of the true signs of spring is the budding of protesters on the Great Western Trail overpass on I-355 and traffic jams when drivers slow down to gape. But this year ...
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Japanese restaurant opens in AlgonquinMay 01, 2016 11:00 pm - A chef trained in Japan decided the best spot to open his newest hibachi and sushi restaurant would be right along the Randall Road corridor. Chef and owner Simon Shi op...