Columns
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How We Got The Story: How a lost shoe sparked a social media sensation and a Daily Herald storyApr 03, 2023 1:00 am - Man loses shoe in Schaumburg. Ordinarily, that's not the kind of event that merits a newspaper story. Or so I thought. Early last month, an editor asked me to follow up...
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Will Sam Burns be wearing the green jacket Sunday? He's in great form heading into tournamentApr 03, 2023 1:00 am - When you're a regular golf writer there's an annual challenge. You're obligated to pick the winner of the Masters. I'm in my 55th year writing about the sport and have m...
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Coming soon to a stage near you: Broadway tours, new tuners and classics re-imaginedApr 02, 2023 6:00 am - While this time of year typically entices Chicago-area residents outside, theatergoers may decide to stay indoors considering the promising productions coming to local s...
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Why it is difficult for new home inspectors to gain experienceApr 02, 2023 6:00 am - Q: Your column often advises people to find the most experienced home inspector possible. That's all well and good, except for those of us who are just starting out in t...
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For better or worse, the Masters is hereApr 02, 2023 5:30 am - My favorite press story of the Masters is about O.B. Keeler, the Atlanta writer and biographer of Bobby Jones. Keeler and Jones were having a mint julep under the oaks a...
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Checking in on coaching changes around the suburbsApr 02, 2023 1:00 am - One of the greatest challenges a high school athletic director has this time of year is getting their school's coaching lineup set for the next school year. Coaches reti...
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Richardson: The power of nonpartisan advocacy being shown in Springfield this termApr 02, 2023 1:00 am - Small business advocates are making great strides in Springfield this year. Indeed, three bills championed by the small business community have passed their respective c...
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On the football field and in the C-suite, Kam Kniss has found successApr 02, 2023 1:00 am - Kam Kniss has changed uniforms, but he still is playing quarterback. These days the former North Central College QB calls the signals as Wheaton Bank & Trust CEO, leadin...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Trump's fighting wordsApr 02, 2023 1:00 am - "What kind of person can charge another person, in this case a former President of the United States, who got more votes than any sitting President in history, and leadi...
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How much in COVID-19 grant funds did suburban businesses get, and what more is coming?Apr 01, 2023 1:00 am - When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down most nonessential businesses three years ago, the Ball Factory's future in Mount Prospect suddenly was in peril. The indoor playgrou...