Columns
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Loan forgiveness with other people's moneySep 29, 2022 1:00 am - There was a time in America, more than a decade ago, when horror stories of six-figure student debt racked up by graduates with faint prospects and no idea how they'd re...
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Widescreen: Music Box Theatre's 31 nights of horror movies begins with all five 'Final Destination' flicksSep 28, 2022 11:00 pm - The Freeform channel famously packs its 31 Nights of Halloween with family-friendly scares, but Chicago's premier movie theater brings the gore for its 31 Nights of Horr...
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Punk the Burbs 5 takes over Lisle's BaseCamp Pub with two-day punk, ska festivalSep 28, 2022 9:00 am - When Caitlin Edwards of Bumsy and the Moochers first formed the Punk the Burbs Facebook group back in 2014, building an annual music festival around it hadn't even cross...
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A creamy smothered cucumber salad with a 50-year historySep 28, 2022 6:00 am - This story begins with James Beard's now 50-year-old 1972 cookbook: "American Cookery," where, on page 48, Beard shares his version of Smothered Cucumbers. If you opened...
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Make it a family fiesta as kids help with Tex-Mex dinnerSep 28, 2022 6:00 am - I recently hosted a pair of Tex-Mex classes for kids and families. Registered dietitian Mary Zupke from The Garden Plate taught alongside me and offered a few healthy re...
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Sound check: Violent Femmes, Nora Marks, Beer Can'd Fest and moreSep 28, 2022 6:00 am - Dionne in Des Plaines Six-time Grammy-winning hitmaker Dionne Warwick (“Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “That's What Friends Are For”) brings her catalog of soulfu...
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Queen Elizabeth II showed suprising resilience of monarchySep 28, 2022 1:00 am - The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the praise pouring in from almost all quarters for her 70 years of service make a powerful case, even for small-r republican and sm...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: America then and now: Reflections 1972-2022Sep 28, 2022 1:00 am - Three landmarks in time just took place. The Watergate break-in that led to a president resigning; Ms. magazine, chronicling the women's movement; and the John F. Kenned...
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Jim O'Donnell: Eberflus inaugural Bears at 3-1 in October? Who would have dreamed it?Sep 28, 2022 1:00 am - THREE WEEKS AGO, anyone who called the Bears hitting the opening strides of October at 3-1 can now report to Marc Trestman Pavilion at Arlington Park to claim your used ...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Can Democrats own the crime issue?Sep 27, 2022 1:00 am - It is a once in a generation opportunity. The Republicans, who have owned the crime issue in national politics since 1968, are losing it, turning themselves into pretzel...