Columns
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Blind loyaltyMay 27, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Who are the all-time best women’s soccer players from the area?May 26, 2025 1:17 pm - This week’s High Five looks at the top women’s soccer players to emerge from the Daily Herald’s coverage area.
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A Gold Star Wife’s request for Memorial DayMay 26, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Katie Stack: Marine Lance Corporal James Stack was killed in Afghanistan on November 10, 2010. His wife Katie became a Gold Star widow and requests that on Memorial Day, we thank fallen heroes at memorials, gather with meaning, and teach children about those who died for our freedom.
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Schaumburg graduate Arokoyo soars to the top of NAIA discusMay 25, 2025 5:11 pm - St. Xavier University senior Ayobami Arokoyo, a Schaumburg High School graduate, won the NAIA discus title on May 22, his third All-America honor.
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State budget talks enter final week amid fears of congressional cutsMay 25, 2025 4:06 pm - With the state budget deadline looming, Illinois lawmakers are grappling with falling revenues and possible federal cuts that could drastically impact health care and other key programs.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Naperville North’s Hill to Indiana, Batavia’s Myers to PrincetonMay 25, 2025 3:44 pm - Recrutiing analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes about Naperville North High School defensive tackle Gabriel Hill’s recent commitment to Indiana, and Batavia offensive tackle Ryan Myers’ commitment to Princeton.
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Facts Matter: Biden’s cancer not caused by vaccinesMay 25, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that Joe Biden’s cancer was caused by vaccines, the U.S. is the only country allowing birthright citizenship and more.
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Public defender reforms promise a fairer kind of democracyMay 25, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist K. Edward Copeland: As we move into the next stage of passing the FAIR Act, the legislature must prioritize independence for public defenders.
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O’Donnell: Flanders Fields puts a Wrigley Field All-Star Game in perspectiveMay 24, 2025 5:10 pm - THE GRAY-HAIRED FELLOW WAS ONCE a high school second baseman with a determined spirit but weak bat. He later missed Vietnam only because a fortunate opening put him in a ...
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How Clark-Reese rivalry is making WNBA games appointment TVMay 24, 2025 2:56 pm - Clark-Reese or Caitlin-Angel, however the posters have it, elevates a routine basketball game into appointment viewing, more Clark than Reese for the moment and neither team, the Sky or the Fever, more appealing than either of them.