Columns
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'That community defined me': Tony-winning producer reflects on teenage years in DeerfieldMay 10, 2022 5:10 am - Actor/musician turned Broadway producer Kevin McCollum called the Chicago suburbs home only briefly. If you count his four years at Deerfield High School, a post-college...
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Constable: For Mom's Day, she finally got her third son's handprints and footprints. He's 23.May 10, 2022 5:05 am - I've never been a good Mother's Day gift-giver. It's not that I'm cheap or lazy, although I certainly have my cheap and lazy moments. I'm willing to give a time-consumin...
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Momentum kicks in at the right time for Illini men's golfersMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - The University of Illinois men's team earned its 15th straight appearance in NCAA regional play, which starts on Monday. That was no surprise after the Illini won their ...
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Feder: Chicago Tribune, BGA win Pulitzer PrizeMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - The Chicago Tribune and the Better Government Association shared the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting Monday. Tribune reporter Cecilia Reyes and BGA reporter Madison ...
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Hub Arkush: Four players the Bears could target to improve at wide receiverMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - Asked last weekend if he understood why Bears fans are so concerned about the lack of proven talent at wide receiver, Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy responded, "...
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The gap between white students and others has been narrowing, but teacher pay makes it unsustainableMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - Over the last two decades, standardized test scores for American schoolchildren have been on the rise. Between 1996 and 2017, the results on the National Assessment of E...
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Harper foundation launches grant program to help marginalized groupsMay 09, 2022 5:30 am - The Harper College Educational Foundation is launching a $100,000 Community Innovation Fund Grant Program to help lift minority communities. It will provide one-year gra...
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Feder: WBEZ wins Watchdog Award for Chicago lifeguard abuse investigationMay 09, 2022 1:00 am - Esteemed reporter Dan Mihalopoulos and editors Alex Keefe and Angela Rozas O'Toole of Chicago Public Media WBEZ 91.5-FM won the coveted 2021 Watchdog Award Friday from t...
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Good News Sunday: Intern program a win-win for staff, residents, participants at nursing home, rehab centerMay 08, 2022 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Young adults with special needs are maki...
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Home inspector violates standardsMay 08, 2022 6:00 am - Q: I'm selling my home, and the buyer's home inspector recently went through my attic. He found mold on the wood framing and said it was a health hazard. Then he gave me...