Columns
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O’Donnell: Tight-roping Cubs need to split the cheese and sweep the ivyOct 04, 2025 12:48 pm - The winning formula in the NLDS for the Cubs? Win one of the first two games in Milwaukee, then sweep the two games in Chicago, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Lincicome: Rivalries have consequences, and either Cubs or Brewers will find outOct 04, 2025 12:42 pm - The National League Division Series will highlight the Cubs-Brewers rivalry, such as it is, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome.
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Pressure’s on Cubs, Brewers with NLCS berth at stake. But who’s feeling it more?Oct 04, 2025 9:00 am - With the Cubs and Brewers playing a best-of-five NLDS starting Saturday in Milwaukee, maybe the pressure has shifted. Maybe now it’s on the Brewers. The Cubs are just a plucky wild-card team, after all.
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Raoul says he’s ready to file a challenge if federal troops arrive in ChicagoOct 04, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois cannot yet file suit against the federal government for an apparent plan to send federal troops to Chicago, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said, but if boots hit the ground, President Donald Trump “should expect a legal challenge here.”
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Oct 04, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois unveiled a $50.6 billion, six-year infrastructure plan covering roads, bridges, railways, airports, and more across all 102 counties.
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Should home inspectors disclose asbestos?Oct 03, 2025 12:16 pm - The home inspector I hired never mentioned that the floor tiles and air duct insulation contain asbestos. Shouldn't he have pointed this out?
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The king and the shutdownOct 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Government shutdowns and pandemic-level spending: The new normal?Oct 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Who are the area’s top defensive linemen this century?Oct 02, 2025 5:38 pm - Throughout this season, we’ll be presenting the area’s top prep football players of the century. This week, we look at the top 10 defensive linemen from the last 25 years.
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An opportunity to make connections was overwhelmed by divisionsOct 02, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: Sadly, a system of communication in which we once had high hopes online became overwhelmed by participants who “debate” by personal insult, bullying and name calling and believe that “free speech” means the right to state any outrage in whatever offensive language one chooses.