Columns
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Fixing ‘Tier II’ issue can be both costly and an opportunityDec 18, 2023 10:06 am - The General Fund budget Gov. Pritzker inherited from his immediate predecessor Bruce Rauner could charitably be described as a “hot mess.” It was running an operating def...
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Congress will need a new idea in 2024. Will it choose a good one?Dec 18, 2023 9:52 am - By Veronique de Rugy Syndicated columnist With U.S. government revenues rising, 2023 might have been a good year to get America’s post-COVID-19 finances on track, but the...
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Jack Smith plays his trump cardDec 18, 2023 9:44 am - In an extraordinary move, Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the Supreme Court on Monday to rule on President Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from prosecution for el...
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As Trump lead widens, prosecutors step up pursuitDec 18, 2023 9:43 am - By Byron York Syndicated columnist Two things are true: One, former President Donald Trump’s polling -- nationally, in key swing states, and in the first-voting state of...
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Beautiful things, extravagant lifestyleDec 18, 2023 9:40 am - By Debra J. Saunders Syndicated columnist “Hunter Biden lashes out at GOP,” read USA Today’s front-page headline Thursday. The real news was in the subhead: “Floutin...
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Illinois is the only state with age-based tests and seniors are not happyDec 18, 2023 6:32 am - Describing the policy as anywhere from “unfair” to “terrible,” numerous Illinois drivers are fired up about living in the only state requiring seniors to take road tests....
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Grammar Moses: Lowercase ‘iPhone’? A capital ideaDec 18, 2023 6:32 am - Riddle me this, grammarians: What do Amazon, Hulu, Citibank, Facebook, Macy’s, Lenovo, EBay and Android have in common? Each of their corporate identities actually begins...
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Jim O’Donnell: Sports talk radio in Chicago – is it still there?Dec 17, 2023 6:00 am - THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO THINGS more boring than listening to sports talk radio in Chicago. One is writing about it. A second is reading about it. So let’s get this obl...
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Column: Time for Belichick to leave on his terms (sort of), before he's shoved out the doorDec 15, 2023 8:24 pm - This is starting to feel like Tom Landry's final days as an NFL coach, just before he was ingloriously put out to pasture. Or maybe it will be more akin to Don Shula, who...
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Silvy: Bears suddenly give us reason to dreamDec 14, 2023 5:16 pm - Welcome to the Bears biggest game since 2020. Amazing, isn’t it? Who would’ve ever thought at the end of September that this team would be playing meaningful games in the...