Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: Bittersweet broadcast farewell of Pat Foley straight aheadApr 13, 2022 1:00 am - IN A PERFECT HOCKEY WORLD — hah! — there would be an imposing, golden, helium-filled ice skate tethered outside the United Center tonight. Complete with passenger gondol...
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Naperville native Odenkirk will join Hollywood Walk of Fame hours before 'Better Call Saul' premiere MondayApr 12, 2022 11:00 pm - Hours before the season premiere of "Better Call Saul" begins on AMC, star Bob Odenkirk will be honored with a different kind of star. The Naperville North High School g...
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Wahlberg pugnaciously committed to subversive, R-rated clergy tale 'Father Stu'Apr 12, 2022 6:00 am - “Father Stu” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Just in time for the Good Friday/Easter weekend, Rosalind Ross' subversive, R-rated clergy tale “Father Stu” becomes leader of the pack for Christ...
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Len Ziehm: Berger adds John Deere Classic logo to bagApr 12, 2022 1:00 am - Only Zach Johnson had been sporting the logo of Illinois' only annual PGA Tour event on his golf bag. Now America's next Ryder Cup captain has company. Daniel Berger, a ...
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Blogger Eric Zorn: Can we judge defense attorneys by the clients they choose?Apr 12, 2022 1:00 am - The Democratic Governors Association has been blasting Republican gubernatorial hopeful Richard Irvin, the mayor of Aurora, for his work as a defense attorney. For examp...
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Syndicated columnist Mark Munro Dion: Don't say gay. Don't say anything. Not ever.Apr 12, 2022 1:00 am - By Marc Munro Dion I remember young love. I remember young lust. I remember young pain and young pleasure, when the moon was yellow as gold and my nerves were very clos...
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Jim O'Donnell: Dan Roan has stayed likable during his long run at WGNApr 12, 2022 1:00 am - ONCE UPON A TIME IN CHICAGO, nightly TV sportscasts mattered. Johnny Morris and Tim Weigel were the intensely combative kings. Chet Coppock was the first to fall on his ...
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'Where we're faster than cars, people will come': New Pace CEO aims for express buses on Tri-StateApr 11, 2022 5:00 am - With Metra service centered primarily on getting to Chicago and back, cars are a necessity for many suburb-to-suburb commutes unless you relish a three-hour bus trip. Th...
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Benedictine University to host Sikh harvest festival to help raise awareness about cultureApr 11, 2022 5:00 am - Beards, turbans and other traditional garb many Sikh Americans wear at times make them easy targets of hate crimes, says Manmohan Kaur of Naperville. In 2019, law enforc...
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Patience at the plate pays off for Cubs in opening seriesApr 11, 2022 1:00 am - Right before Willie Mays Hayes takes his first at-bat in the movie "Major League," announcer Bob Uecker notes: "A lot of people say you can tell how the season's gonna g...