Columns
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Constable: 1884 tombstone finds resting place in Northbrook, but location of remains still a mysteryMay 03, 2022 5:30 am - Every decade or so, a hiker in the Cook County Forest Preserve Dam No. 1 Woods south of Dundee Road and east of the Des Plaines River would stumble across a mysterious t...
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Syndicated columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: Journalism is in search of the iPod/Napster solutionMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - It's no secret that journalism is struggling. News deserts exist where local publications have folded, and in other places corporate ownership has replaced hometown fami...
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Len Ziehm: Highwood's Flavin gets exemption for June's John Deere ClassicMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - The awarding of sponsor exemptions isn't a big deal at a PGA Tour event. Tournament directors usually announce the lucky four or so winners in the early days of tourname...
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Feder: CHGO Sports drops Olin Kreutz after fight with employeeMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - Two months after he was on hand for the launch of CHGO Sports, former Chicago Bears offensive lineman Olin Kreutz has been dropped as a contributor to the digital media ...
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Guest columnist state Sen. Mark Walker: Nuclear energy ban holds back our climate, economic successMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - Last year, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Climate & Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), a nation-leading initiative dedicating Illinois to a 100% carbon-free energy gri...
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Jim O'Donnell: Run for the Roses or hold your noses as Kentucky Derby creeps on to NBC stage?May 03, 2022 1:00 am - FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, the Kentucky Derby has devolved into less and less ado about an increasingly devalued event soaked in a hollow cask of unhappy endings. The hap...
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Warblers find their niche by controlling insectsMay 02, 2022 6:00 am - Over the recent years, I've been noticing some migratory birds heading north sooner than they did when I grew up in the area. This got me thinking about migratory warble...
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Suburban Mosaic: What I learned from breaking bread with an Afghan refugee familyMay 02, 2022 5:30 am - A few of my friends and I informally have adopted an Afghan refugee family of eight who arrived in the Chicago area nearly six months ago. The family - a mother and fath...
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Work ahead: Your guide to 2022 roadwork and where the traffic will beMay 02, 2022 5:30 am - As Illinois tollway crews dive into a radical new road, the Illinois Department of Transportation enters the final stretch of a marathon project that's outlasted two gov...
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Hub Arkush: Draft provides first glance at who Poles hopes to beMay 02, 2022 1:00 am - The 2022 NFL draft was an informative and intriguing lesson in just who Bears rookie general manager Ryan Poles is and our best hint yet as to what his chances of succes...