Columns
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2025 biking highlights in Illinois: Trikes as bikes, e-bikes, new laws and path plansJan 07, 2026 1:08 pm - Trikes as bikes, e-bikes, new laws and plans for biking and pedestrian paths were among the cycling stories making headlines in Illinois in 2025.
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Can Bears get off to a fast start vs. Packers? They can’t afford to play catch-upJan 07, 2026 11:54 am - Going back through the Bears’ previous two games against the Packers, there are some warning signs for what’s to come Saturday night. Though the teams split, the Bears put themselves in an early hole each game, scoring three and zero points in the first halves.
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‘We will have an awesome sandwich’: Riganato owners to open HoneyBird chicken restaurant in GenevaJan 07, 2026 11:36 am - The owners of Geneva’s Riganato Old World Grille are planning to open a second restaurant -- HoneyBird, on East State Street, focusing on chicken.
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Sarley: The speakers are what make fishing expo an event worth attendingJan 07, 2026 10:00 am - Our 2026 show season kicks off with the Chicagoland Fishing Expo at the Schaumburg Convention Center, Jan. 22-25.
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Venezuela: It all depends on the meaning of the word 'run'Jan 07, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: There have been two parts to the political world's reaction to the American operation that deposed and captured Nicolas Maduro.
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Tatiana and TrumpJan 07, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: On Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library announced the death of the late President's 35-year-old granddaughter. Tributes flooded in from around the world. And what did President Donald Trump do? He took to social media to attack the Kennedy family.
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O’Donnell: Playoff Bears go from ’dog to chalk, now have to beat historyJan 06, 2026 10:00 am - BEGIN WITH THE CURRENT POSITIVES AT 1920 FOOTBALL DRIVE: Ben Johnson has transformed the football culture within Halas Hall. Caleb Williams has established a football rés...
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In an echo from the past, international order strainedJan 06, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson:
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On immigration and citizenship, listen to George WashingtonJan 06, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone:
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What happens next could determine Williams’ legacyJan 05, 2026 8:39 pm - Typically when the Bears win a surprise division title, they go right back to being bad. Maybe Caleb Williams can write a different script against the Packers in the playoffs.