Columns
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Good News Sunday: Arlington Heights coffee shop staffed by people with disabilities opensSep 03, 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: Gerry's Cafe - a nonprofit that hired 45...
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Lincicome: Getz hire as GM proves White Sox have little urgency to winSep 03, 2023 5:30 am - It is not often that an owner of a sports team admits to reading, which is a confession that immediately dates a person, like knowing the words to "Maggie's Farm," or re...
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Jim O'Donnell: Even Michael Jordan is acknowledging Tim Hallam's amazing run with the BullsSep 03, 2023 1:00 am - TIM HALLAM WAS DAVID SPADE before David Spade was David Spade. That means he's been smart, on top of human folly and always capable of another caustic gear. For the past...
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Learning to cope with life's small, bothersome disappointmentsSep 02, 2023 6:00 am - We all know there are wonderful parts of everyday life but, of course, life also has disappointments. These disappointments are usually not catastrophes, but bothersome ...
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'Oversaturation'? Video gambling profits shrinking for many suburban businessesSep 02, 2023 1:00 am - Many suburban video gambling machines aren't paying off like they used to for the businesses that house them. A Daily Herald analysis of video gambling revenue in 70 sub...
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'A beautiful person inside and out': GoFundMe set up for South Elgin High student killed in crashSep 02, 2023 1:00 am - The sister of one of the South Elgin High School students killed Thursday when the Honda Civic they were riding in collided with a dump truck in Bartlett has established...
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Grammar Moses: Pray tell me, what's a petard?Sep 02, 2023 1:00 am - It's fun - and sometimes surprising - to learn the literal meanings of everyday phrases you use. At least it is for Bill Murray and me. Bill, of Palatine, is a very funn...
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Facts Matter: Florida shooter's manifestos have not been releasedSep 02, 2023 1:00 am - A gunman, on Aug. 26, killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida. Angela Michelle Carr, 52, A.J. Laguerre, 19, and Jerrald Gallion, 29,...
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Why so many communities are adopting bike plans - and how they benefit ridersSep 01, 2023 6:00 am - "2023 is a turning point for bike plans," observes Ryan Peterson, senior planner at Epstein Global, a Chicago-based firm specializing in bicycle and pedestrian planning....
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Shear success: Meet the St. Charles barbershop owner still cutting hair at 82Sep 01, 2023 6:00 am - Herb Knight held his walker tightly as he slowly made his way out of a busy Avenue Two Barbershop in downtown St. Charles on a recent Friday morning. "This is a real, un...