Columns
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Syndicated column: If you value journalism, support itOct 19, 2022 1:00 am - Gannett, publisher of USA Today and more than 200 newspapers including the one I work for, just announced more cost-cutting measures. I get that it's a simple business ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Will ESPN's "GameDay" continue to ignore the Bielema renaissance at Illinois?Oct 19, 2022 1:00 am - FOR THE FIRST TIME in a long time, University of Illinois football fans don't have to flip Big Ten-West standings upside down to see how their team is doing. The No. 18 ...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders says that without mental health and jobs programs, the Housing First programs fails homeless people.Oct 19, 2022 1:00 am - A not small percentage of homeless adults first experienced homelessness as children. The figure is 20% for homeless adults in Los Angeles, 18% for Seattle and Santa Cru...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: The Democratic Party's risk aversion is harming us allOct 18, 2022 1:00 am - Humans differ in how much risk they will accept. Thus, as an analyst I quoted in a recent column concluded, Russian President Vladimir Putin "was too risk-acceptant" in ...
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2021-2022 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award winnersOct 17, 2022 10:30 pm - The 54th Anniversary Joseph Jefferson Equity Award recipients are: • Production - Play (large) - The Dr. Harlan Haimes Award "Good Night, Oscar" - Goodman Theatre • Prod...
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Suburban Mosaic: Huntley teen helps supply laptops to students in need globallyOct 17, 2022 5:30 am - Huntley High School sophomore Ariana Patel was inspired to help students without access to computers across the globe when her grandfather shared the challenges of start...
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Pace would drop routes and transfer fees but boost electric buses under new budgetOct 17, 2022 5:30 am - There's much to unpack in Pace's 2023 proposed budget — from building an electric bus fleet to cutting 69 routes that were suspended when COVID-19 struck. Here's a look...
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Good News Sunday: Cooper Roberts, 8, returns to school for first time since Highland Park shootingOct 16, 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: With a mix of joy and heartbreak, 8-year...
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Alterations to home were not permittedOct 16, 2022 6:00 am - Q: We purchased our home about 14 years ago. Since then, we've made many improvements, but without building permits. All of the work was done by licensed contractors, in...
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Jim O'Donnell: Getsy should go, Fields should steady and more October Ins and OutsOct 16, 2022 6:00 am - CRAYOLA ORANGE HELMETS on the homies at Soldier Field and blue Bears fans - a perfect weekend for October Ins and Outs on a depressed Chicago sports scape: • In - Callin...