Columns
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The media's dilemma in covering TrumpMay 16, 2023 1:00 am - It was an ugly Wednesday night Town Hall on CNN. Donald Trump in prime time, before an audience of true believers. To call it cringeworthy is an understatement. Fodder f...
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When it comes to transportation, there's a lot riding on Chicago's new mayorMay 15, 2023 5:30 am - When he's not working to reduce violence, fix schools and ease poverty, new Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson can take a break and pivot to transportation. That only entail...
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Meet the suburban spellers heading to the Scripps national beeMay 15, 2023 5:30 am - Four suburban spellers who won regional contests now will compete for the coveted championship at the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., later this ...
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Illinois club pro French could make noise at this week's PGA ChampionshipMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - Club professionals rarely have an impact in the PGA Championship, but this week one might. Chris French, the head professional at Aldeen - a public course operated by th...
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Guest columnist Frank G. Splitt: On the vulnerability of America's security systems: The human factorMay 15, 2023 1:00 am - The discoveries of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, at President Joe Biden's former office and Delaware garage, as well as at f...
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Good News Sunday: It's Lilac Time in Lombard, and the blooms are poppingMay 14, 2023 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Lombard's lilacs are in full bloom, or ...
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Contractors often blindly remove asbestosMay 14, 2023 6:00 am - Q: In one of your columns, you stressed the importance of testing for asbestos before removing some types of building materials in older homes. In particular, you mentio...
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Lincicome: Will Bedard be a genernational talent for Hawks? Only time will tell.May 14, 2023 5:30 am - It is not clear when "prospects" became "phenoms" and now "generational talents," but I will take my share of the blame for the progression, being part of the hype appar...
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Jim O'Donnell: Game-by-game point spreads say the '23 Bears should finish … betterMay 14, 2023 5:30 am - IN AN ERA WITH A MORE AND MORE SOPHISTICATED "MADDEN" and legal sports gambling on just about every facet of the NFL, why even bother playing the regular season? Have li...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Overheated rhetoric, obvious urgency: It's time to get serious on immigration reformMay 14, 2023 1:00 am - With the expiration of Title 42, a public health measure that allowed board patrol agents to deny asylum-seekers (technically refugees) from gaining entry at the U.S., t...