Columns
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Lester: 1,500 Arlington backstretch workers could be displacedApr 21, 2016 5:28 am - As many as 1,500 employees who live at Arlington Park's "backstretch" during racing season could be displaced if an agreement isn't reached between the track and the ass...
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Constable: Schwarber's knee will fare better than Gale Sayers' didApr 21, 2016 5:20 am - On Nov. 10, 1968, graceful Chicago Bears running back Gale Sayers was knifing through the San Francisco 49ers defense when cornerback Kermit Alexander dove into the lege...
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With determination, Benet senior gets first novel publishedApr 21, 2016 5:00 am - “The narrating main character is indistinct and her language is stereotypical and without nuance or specificity,” one publisher wrote. “Little is revealed.” Another publ...
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Reel life: 'Merchants of Doubt' screening, discussion at MetropolisApr 21, 2016 5:00 am - Critics notebook: • The League of Women Voters will sponsor a showing of one of the most important journalism documentaries of the 21st century so far, “Merchants o...
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Rozner: Blackhawks not ready to go home yetApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - The psychology of an NHL postseason series is fascinating. With every win there is an overreaction. With every defeat there is an equal and emotional reaction that overs...
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Boys volleyball: Healthy outlook despite rough circumstances for StevensonApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - There are 15 players on the Stevenson boys volleyball roster. When two of the top players on the team, hitters Justin Leonard and Grant Maleski, went down in February wi...
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'Lali's Law' is a legacy of saving livesApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - By U.S. Rep. Bob Dold and Chelsea Laliberte Guest columnists Alex Laliberte played sports at Stevenson High School, did well in school and cared about his friends and fa...
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High school golf coach opens training facilityApr 20, 2016 11:00 pm - Rich Flores had a glowing smile, the kind reserved for the proverbial kid in a candy shop. But Flores, who five years ago was in a fight for his life, is smiling a lot m...
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You always hurt the ones you loveApr 20, 2016 11:00 pm - This really happened. I've got pictures. During a trip to the Children's Zoo, my then 3-year-old decided to befriend a rather large cow. She started with a cautious pa...
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Slusher: Simple mantra of news judgment worth repeating in complicated timesApr 20, 2016 11:00 pm - Useful. Different. Relevant. Time was, those were the three most important words in the Daily Herald newsroom, as close to a collective mantra as a body of committed ske...