Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: Arlington demolition means hang time of the Bears is coming to an endJun 18, 2023 5:30 am - WHO WOULD CRY for a falling racetrack? Beggar men. Thieves. Excessive sentimentalists. People who sob at garage sales. Someone recently jarted: "When will the next tearf...
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Stevenson students' nonprofit aims to create sanctuaries for birdsJun 18, 2023 1:00 am - Seeing growing environmental pollution and apathy toward conservation, three Stevenson High School rising seniors want to raise awareness about the problem in their scho...
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Guest columnist Bernard Kleina: Experiences with Dad still live in loving memoriesJun 18, 2023 1:00 am - My mind is still filled with so many fond memories of a sweet, quiet, playful, strong and loving father. Often, after returning home after a long day at work, my dad an...
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By investing in workforce, Illinois is delivering higher profits for businessesJun 18, 2023 1:00 am - Productive workers and competitive businesses continue to make Illinois the economic engine of the Midwest. Last month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that...
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Guest columnist Javeed Akhter: Haunting lessons from a different time and placeJun 18, 2023 1:00 am - It was one of those summer vacations we spent as a family with my father, Dr. Ahmed Abdul Razzak, who passed away in 1973. This time it was the town of Bhainsa, a small ...
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Learning about grief from personal experienceJun 17, 2023 6:00 am - It seems to me the great contemporary books on grief are by writers who have learned from their own experience. Then they realized what they learned resonated with other...
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Grammar Moses: Nobody who says 'least smartest' can call Bears fans dumbJun 17, 2023 1:00 am - Irony is my jam. If I could spread it nice and thick on a slice of toast, I would. I stick my neck out every week in an effort to evoke a smile and impart a dash of wisd...
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Baseball Way Back: Part 2 of our chat with Roe Skidmore, the player who might have suceeded Ernie BanksJun 17, 2023 1:00 am - Part 2 of 2 Roe Skidmore didn't need 3,000 hits to grab a share of baseball immortality. All he needed was one. Skidmore belongs to a rare group of players who own a per...
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Which suburbs have more people collecting police pensions than officers on the job?Jun 17, 2023 1:00 am - If all 353 suburban and downstate police departments were combined into one unit, there now would be more people collecting police pensions than sworn officers actually ...
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Facts matter: Trump indictment was real, not part of a conspiracyJun 17, 2023 1:00 am - A recent Facebook post claimed the indictment of former President Donald Trump, in the case of keeping and hiding top-secret documents, was all just a show. The post sho...