Columns
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O’Donnell: Doctor, doctor, give me the score – NFL ‘23 on quite a roll with house callsDec 13, 2023 4:13 pm - BY NOW, ANYONE WHO CARES realizes that NFL games can easily be doctored. Under existing federal law, according to author Brian Tuohy, that’s all perfectly legal regar...
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Christmas is the perfect time to have faithDec 13, 2023 12:33 pm - “The righteous will live by faith.” – Romans 1:17 (NIV) It’s Christmas! Faith, belief, and expectations fill the air. Is your faith alive this Christmas? Some p...
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Poinsettia will thrive with proper careDec 13, 2023 9:40 am - It is a good idea to either remove decorative foil from the bottom of gift plant pots or punch holes in the foil to allow water to drain properly. Standing water and mois...
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Is Illinois' mandatory road test for seniors fair? The 49 other states don't do itDec 11, 2023 4:00 am - John Billis hasn't gotten a parking citation, let alone a traffic ticket, in about 50 years, he says. So why, Billis wonders, must he take a driving test to renew his li...
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Suburban Muslims raise $1 million to complete Rolling Meadows mosqueDec 11, 2023 4:00 am - Hundreds of suburban Muslims raised more than $1 million in one night Friday to fund the completion of construction on the Islamic Society of Northwest Suburbs' new mosq...
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'College Achievers': Updates on local athletes at the next levelDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - It's like a super-super senior edition. Back in the day, three times a year the prep sports-based Sidelines column would be devoted to something called “College Achiever...
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Jim O'Donnell: If Reinsdorf's team is going, please leave a fresh AL franchise on the South SideDec 10, 2023 7:00 am - ALMOST ALL OF THE BEST PLOTS involving Jerry Reinsdorf only grow thicker and thicker. The man could have been a conceptual adviser to spy novelist John le Carre'. The Wh...
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Was that column written by me, or was it AI trying to imitate me?Dec 10, 2023 6:00 am - So, I asked myself, what is this AI business all about anyhow? Everybody is worried about it. Or are they? Maybe it is AI doing the worrying. Who can tell? More importan...
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Get out and enjoy friends and family during holidaysDec 10, 2023 5:00 am - Well, we all know it's best to avoid fried foods, but it's hard to avoid a good fish fry - at least once and a while. The best fish fry in the area is right close to me,...
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Good News Sunday: Naperville family decks their house out for the holidays in a tribute to Taylor SwiftDec 10, 2023 5:00 am - Naperville family decks their house out for the holidays in a tribute to Taylor Swift