Columns
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Has interest in recreational marijuana in Illinois peaked?Nov 26, 2022 12:00 am - Since recreational marijuana sales were legalized statewide in January 2020, taxes and fees have generated more than $850 million for Illinois. Last month alone, the 110...
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Developers retain control of new condominiumsNov 25, 2022 6:00 am - By David M. Bendoff Q: I purchased a new condominium in the Northwest suburbs about a year ago. I have spoken with a couple of owners about some issues we should address...
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Bike repair stations popping up around the suburbsNov 25, 2022 5:00 am - With more electric vehicles purring along roadways, charging stations are key to widespread acceptance by skeptical motorists. Surprisingly, cyclists are already blessed...
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Spotlight: Itasca native reprises her role as Cindy Lou Who in darkly comic 'Who's Holiday!'Nov 25, 2022 5:00 am - Cindy Lou, who? Itasca native Veronica Garza reprises her role as Cindy Lou Who in Theater Wit's remount of "Who's Holiday!" Matthew Lombardo's adults-only comedy about ...
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State police's simulator lets cops practice responses to danger. We tried it, and it's hard.Nov 25, 2022 4:30 am - Police officers often say the public doesn't understand that sometimes situations go sideways in seconds. The Illinois State Police on Wednesday gave members of the medi...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: In quest to get Trump, secrecy strikes againNov 25, 2022 12:00 am - Think back five years to the frenzy of news reporting and commentary over what was called Trump-Russia "collusion" - the allegation that the 2016 Trump campaign conspire...
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Guest Columnist Arthur I. Cyr: Thanksgiving and Lincoln's legacyNov 25, 2022 12:00 am - Thanksgiving means actual, not contrived, inclusiveness. President Abraham Lincoln profoundly demonstrates this fundamental point. On Oct. 3, 1863, the White House issue...
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Widescreen: Four things I'm thankful for in entertainment this yearNov 24, 2022 5:00 am - The new edition of 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles' John Hughes' Thanksgiving classic got a new 4K/Blu-ray release this week that includes a mother lode of deleted materia...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: A Thanksgiving reminder that virtue also makes newsNov 24, 2022 12:00 am - Elon Musk. Nancy Pelosi. Jan. 6. Hunter Biden. Ticketmaster. Taylor Swift. Joe Biden. Ukraine. Russia. Justin Fields. Colorado Springs. Donald Trump. There's an endless ...
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Disastrous Christmas reunion unfolds in BTE's funny, fast-paced 'Season's Greetings'Nov 23, 2022 4:30 pm - “Season's Greetings” - ★ ★ ★ The confrontations, confessions and trysts that occur over the course of an extended family holiday in Alan Ayckbourn's “Season's Greetings”...