Columns
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The two biggest reasons the U.S. lost the Ryder Cup? Luke Donald and long layoffs for playersOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - There's no need to rehashing this Ryder Cup. Europe's 16 ½-11 ½ win in Italy on Sunday was marked by extraordinary emotion, some controversy and more frustration for Tea...
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Goodman's 'Tommy' wins nine Jeff AwardsOct 01, 2023 11:00 pm - If Goodman Theatre's production of "The Who's Tommy" opens on Broadway next year (a transfer expected but not officially confirmed), it received a memorable send-off Mon...
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How do you like them apples?Oct 01, 2023 7:00 am - Q: In a past article, you made an error regarding the right to pick fruit from a neighbor's tree when branches overhang the property line. Common law holds that while yo...
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The pandemic put movie theaters in peril. Here's how some survived - and thrivedOct 01, 2023 6:00 am - You can't make this stuff up. Had Paramount Pictures released "Top Gun: Maverick" in 2019 as originally planned, the military action sequel would have done predictably ...
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Good News Sunday: Lifelike dinosaur exhibit draws visitors to downtown WheatonOct 01, 2023 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: The dinosaur giants scattered throughout...
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Lincicome: In honor of Ryder, other Cups Team USA needs to reclaimOct 01, 2023 5:30 am - Word arrives that folks are going crazy in Rome, and having been there myself I must say that I am not surprised. What is surprising is that the craziness is about golf....
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Autumn mellows for Johnny Morris after two remarkable Chicago careersOct 01, 2023 5:30 am - JOHNNY MORRIS CELEBRATED his 88th birthday this week. Ol' No. 47 is hale, well and missing Dick Duchossois and Arlington Park. Duchossois and Morris had an extraordinary...
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Managing U.S. budget is more than just spending or cuttingOct 01, 2023 1:00 am - If you Google "U.S. federal budget calculator," you will find a number of sites that allow you to play Budget God and decide how the federal budget might be brought into...
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'A hunger for belonging': How faith communities are finding new ways to come togetherOct 01, 2023 1:00 am - Suburban faith communities emerging from a three-year pandemic that made them pivot from in-person worship to virtual sermons and livestreamed services now are finding n...
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6 things to know as high school football heads into the home stretchOct 01, 2023 1:00 am - Is it really October already? The calendar page from September to October sure seemed to flip in a hurry, and here we are heading into the final three weeks of the high ...