Columns
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Columnist Jim Slusher: Pre-frenzy musings on Election NightApr 06, 2023 1:00 am - Election night for editors in a newsroom - or for the network of home offices that passes for a newsroom in 2023 - is a nerve-jarring game of Wait and Hurry Up. After mo...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Are more progressives coming around on overregulation?Apr 06, 2023 1:00 am - By Veronique de Rugy George McGovern, the Democratic Party's 1972 presidential nominee, was a liberal icon. During many years in political office, including as a U.S. se...
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Young suburban musicians jam out in Paramount's 'School of Rock'Apr 05, 2023 11:00 pm - Not every director would take a pie in the face from an actor. But Paramount Theatre's Trent Stork did so last week following a rehearsal for the Aurora theater's region...
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Looking for quality and value in tax-time wine purchasesApr 05, 2023 6:00 am - Sure, it's remarkable to taste fine and rare wines while attending press events and trade shows. But when it's our dime financing the nightly quaff, wine geeks like me t...
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Sound check: Fruit Bats homecoming, JORDY, Pete Jive and two nights of the bluesApr 05, 2023 6:00 am - Pete Jive release show Looking ahead to his upcoming release "Demons, Dark Sides, and Downtime," Naperville alt-folk singer-songwriter Pete Jive brings his magnetic stag...
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Arkush: The 3 keys to the Bears' draft? Best available, best available, best availableApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - If you have the right information, managing the NFL Draft isn't that hard. Properly evaluating college players' talent and futures, now that's really hard. Here's the wa...
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O'Donnell: Election of Brandon Johnson likely pushes the Bears closer to Arlington HeightsApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - BRANDON JOHNSON IS NOW the mayor-elect of the city of Chicago. Fans of the Bears who like Soldier Field can be excused for not greeting that news with wild cheering. A 3...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Trump's J6 national anthem mashupApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - Former President Donald Trump does not usually play the national anthem when he appears at rallies around the country. Trump enters the arena to the strains of Lee Green...
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Guest columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: Are Americans so self-righteous we no longer consider the greater good?Apr 05, 2023 1:00 am - "We're not going to fix it," Rep. Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican, said following the shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville that killed six people, including...
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Eggs and soldiers, or dippy eggs, are comfort in a cup for kidsApr 04, 2023 11:00 pm - Eggs and soldiers, or dippy eggs, are comfort in a cup for kids