Columns
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How proposed trail enhancements would transform the east bank of the Fox River in St. CharlesNov 10, 2023 5:00 am - Walking along the trail on the west side of the Fox River south of Illinois Street in St. Charles used to be a messy affair. You'd have to watch your step when heading n...
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They died in a crash while fleeing from police. Who's to blame?Nov 10, 2023 4:30 am - The families of two women who died in a 2022 crash while fleeing from police are now suing the West Chicago Police Department and one of its officers, saying they're to ...
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Three reasons Trump is leading BidenNov 10, 2023 12:00 am - The entire Democratic political establishment freaked out recently when The New York Times published a story headlined, "Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast...
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Timely doc 'Common Ground' gives us the dirt on ineffective, deadly farming practicesNov 09, 2023 5:00 am - “Common Ground” — ★ ★ ★ ½ An open letter to filmmaker Adam “The Big Short” McKay: Dear Mr. McKay, I have a perfect idea for your next movie — a dramatic version of ...
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Bit of blackmail: The Hamas lobby tells Biden to bend, or elseNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - In the stiff competition to produce the least credible members of Congress, the Republican Party's leading entrants are Reps. George Santos and Marjorie Taylor Greene, a...
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Is a Trump renomination really inevitable?Nov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Is it inevitable that Donald Trump will be the second person in history - Richard Nixon was the first - to win the Republican Party's nomination for president three time...
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Extremism, nostalgia, sports - the dwindling acts of faith in AmericaNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Some habits are hard to break. Smoking. Drinking. Drugs. Some habits, once broken, are hard to pick up again. Voting. Going to church on Sunday. Reading a daily newspape...
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Where skinny dipping meets the skinny on news decisionsNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - I have a pretty good feeling that if I told you this column were about the best places to go skinny dipping in Illinois, you'd be more inclined to read it, even if that ...
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Time will tell if Sweat can live up to expectationsNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Huge contracts come with huge expectations. Goes without saying, right? Some players live up to them, while others either don't meet them or fall miserably short. Gener...
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Hail to the actual chiefs: Crackerjack cast powers Steppenwolf's 'POTUS'Nov 08, 2023 4:00 pm - “POTUS” — ★ ★ ★ ½ “POTUS: or, Behind Every Great (expletive) are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” commenced with an unprintable word that likely shocked some S...