Columns
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Why some see New Jersey as a model for bail reform in IllinoisOct 14, 2022 5:30 am - Given its unfair reputation as home to little more than swamps, toll roads lined with industrial sites and overtanned meatheads hangin' out at the Shore, you might not e...
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Neighbors in the news: Wauconda deputy chief graduates from FBI academyOct 13, 2022 6:00 am - • Wauconda Deputy Chief of Police John Combs, along with 234 other law enforcement officers, graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, Sept. 13. In...
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Guest Nneka Jones Tapia: Holistic safety strategies will improve jail conditions - for everybodyOct 13, 2022 1:00 am - Every day, millions of incarcerated people are fighting to survive the trauma that occurs in America's jails and prisons. However, they aren't the only ones affected by ...
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Overachieving siblings disappointed with work, personal lives seek remedies in satirical 'Tiger Style!' at Writers TheatreOct 12, 2022 6:00 pm - “Tiger Style!” - ★ ★ ½ The overachieving siblings at the center of Mike Lew's witty, satirical “Tiger Style!” are unhappy and out of place. Albert Chen, a Harvard Unive...
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Let's talk chicken! How to make the most of a whole chicken - from the first meal to the stockOct 12, 2022 6:00 am - I have had nearly 30 posts for this newspaper, and I have only shared one other chicken recipe. And I eat chicken about 70% of the time! Let's fix that, shall we? These ...
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We're celebrating 30 years of Lean and lovin' it with youOct 12, 2022 6:00 am - This month, I'm celebrating this column's 30th anniversary. Yup, 30 years. This is column number 1,111. How did I get here? Good luck, mostly. I...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The election deniersOct 12, 2022 1:00 am - In an important survey, The Washington Post found that a majority of Republican nominees on the ballot for Senate, House and key statewide offices deny the results of th...
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Jim O'Donnell: On TV or on the field, the password at Soldier Field on Thursday will be 'struggle'Oct 12, 2022 1:00 am - FOUR STRUGGLING TEAMS will hover around Soldier Field Thursday night. On the Martian turf, it'll be the Bears vs. the listing Washington Commanders. Behind the cameras, ...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Republicans and bias in midterm pollsOct 12, 2022 1:00 am - Republicans always believe the polls are slanted against them. That belief has sometimes caused them to misread big political races. In 2012, for example, a significant ...
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Widescreen: Where to stream Angela Lansbury's most beloved worksOct 11, 2022 11:00 pm - Some people seem like they'll be here forever ... until they're not. Happily, their voices and their magic will live on. Angela Lansbury, a multigenerational star of sta...