Columns
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Guest columnist Phil Melin: Lawsuit abuse costs everyone in IllinoisJun 13, 2023 1:00 am - A popular western-suburban small business recently paid an almost $1 million settlement after utilizing a fingerprint sign-in/sign-out system for its employees a few yea...
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Recent tragedies call attention to the clash between cycling and car cultureJun 12, 2023 5:30 am - Vehicle crashes involving cyclists jumped by 8% in one year, according to Illinois Department of Transportation data for 2021 and 2022. It's a trend that shows more work...
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Suburbs to mark Juneteenth with celebrations this weekendJun 12, 2023 5:30 am - Several suburbs will mark the Juneteenth federal and state holiday this weekend with community festivals. Considered the longest-running African American holiday and obs...
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Illini alum Feagles shoots sub-60 round on Korn Ferry TourJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - Michael Feagles, one of the University of Illinois' stars of the recent past, shot the ninth sub-60 score in the history of the Korn Ferry Tour at last week's BMW Charit...
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Guest columnist R. Kent Kirkwood: The wealth gap and class warfareJun 12, 2023 1:00 am - French economist Thomas Piketty, in his 2013 book "Capital in the 21st Century," pointed out that the people who work for wages are fortunate if their net worth increase...
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Agent disinterested after the closeJun 11, 2023 7:00 am - Q: When I purchased my house, the home inspector listed a number of items that needed repair, including problems with bathroom plumbing, electrical outlets, yard drains ...
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Good News Sunday: Northern Illinois Food Bank honors 40 years of helping neighborsJun 11, 2023 6:00 am - Good News Sunday: Northern Illinois Food Bank honors 40 years of helping neighbors
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Lincicome: PGA-LIV merger reminds us selfishness, golf have always been companionsJun 11, 2023 5:30 am - Professional golf, at its happiest, was fronted by singers, comedians and airlines, all of whom are now defunct, National Airlines missed less than Jackie Gleason. Mone...
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Baseball Way Back: A conversation with Roe Skidmore, the Cubs one-hit wonderJun 11, 2023 1:00 am - Part 1 of 2 In my early days of watching baseball, I nurtured a passion for baseball statistics. Other than the multiplication table, it was the only area of math where ...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Summer and smokeJun 11, 2023 1:00 am - By Marc Munroe Dion As Canada's ashes turn the sky yellow and New York City glimmers dimly in the haze and we chew the dull bone of climate change, I see the black smok...