Columns
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What suburbanites need to know to attend - or avoid - Chicago NASCAR raceJun 26, 2023 5:30 am - If you are a local NASCAR fan, this week is leading into the BEST WEEKEND EVER. As in a mind-blowing pride of racing stars burning rubber around Grant Park. If you don'...
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Ziehm: John Deere Classic gets a celebrity glow-up with Rucker, SheltonJun 26, 2023 1:00 am - The John Deere Classic, Illinois' only annual PGA Tour event, has never had a staging like the one coming up in two weeks. Professional golf has changed dramatically thi...
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Guest columnist Kathy C. Byrne: New lawsuit rules have leveled playing field for 'working Joes'Jun 26, 2023 1:00 am - The June 7 guest column from Wade Keats ("The cost of doing business in Illinois has reached critical mass") makes much of the "stacked costs" of businesses. But stackin...
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Room to operate: Ascension Alexian Brothers showing off modernized surgical facilitiesJun 25, 2023 7:00 am - Dan Doherty recalls the recent day when Ascension Alexian Brothers staff walked through the site's four new operating rooms. The Elk Grove Village hospital held an open ...
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Big wins made for Illinois and its small businessesJun 25, 2023 7:00 am - Small business advocates championed three pieces of legislation that passed the Illinois General Assembly this spring. Each of these bills were significant and laser-foc...
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When are home inspectors liableJun 25, 2023 7:00 am - Q: In some of your columns, readers ask if they have grounds for suing a home inspector. Your answer always seems to be "no." Could it be that you're providing cover for...
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The subtle difference between the G.O.A.T. and a unicornJun 25, 2023 5:30 am - Today's sports question is what's the difference between a goat and a unicorn? Well, one is an acronym and the other is a myth but here they are, like riddles in a rowbo...
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Good News Sunday: New U.S. citizens honored during ceremony in ElginJun 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Good News Sunday: New U.S. citizens honored during ceremony in Elgin
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What is there to learn at a white elephant bingo party?Jun 24, 2023 7:00 am - Have you ever been to a White Elephant Bingo Party? Well I have, and recently! A group of my friends were going and asked me to come along. Well, I hadn't played bingo ...
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Illinois taxpayers on hook for $5.6 billion pension fixJun 24, 2023 1:00 am - Pension systems for teachers, state employees and university faculty need about $250 million more a year from Illinois taxpayers to avoid violating federal tax laws. Tha...