Columns
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Facts matter: Military is lowering standards to allow overweight soldiersOct 05, 2025 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines why the U.S. military is lowering its standards to allow overweight people to serve, President Donald Trump is promising a medical cure-all, and a video claiming people are being arrested for a social media comment.
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Illinois shows how protecting workers’ rights is good policyOct 04, 2025 1:30 pm - Seven years ago, Illinois became ground zero in a generations-long fight over workers’ rights. The Supreme Court’s decision in Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31 imposed so-called “right-to-work” conditions on every public sector worker in the nation.
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O’Donnell: Tight-roping Cubs need to split the cheese and sweep the ivyOct 04, 2025 12:48 pm - The winning formula in the NLDS for the Cubs? Win one of the first two games in Milwaukee, then sweep the two games in Chicago, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Lincicome: Rivalries have consequences, and either Cubs or Brewers will find outOct 04, 2025 12:42 pm - The National League Division Series will highlight the Cubs-Brewers rivalry, such as it is, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome.
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Pressure’s on Cubs, Brewers with NLCS berth at stake. But who’s feeling it more?Oct 04, 2025 9:00 am - With the Cubs and Brewers playing a best-of-five NLDS starting Saturday in Milwaukee, maybe the pressure has shifted. Maybe now it’s on the Brewers. The Cubs are just a plucky wild-card team, after all.
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Raoul says he’s ready to file a challenge if federal troops arrive in ChicagoOct 04, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois cannot yet file suit against the federal government for an apparent plan to send federal troops to Chicago, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said, but if boots hit the ground, President Donald Trump “should expect a legal challenge here.”
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Oct 04, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois unveiled a $50.6 billion, six-year infrastructure plan covering roads, bridges, railways, airports, and more across all 102 counties.
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Should home inspectors disclose asbestos?Oct 03, 2025 12:16 pm - The home inspector I hired never mentioned that the floor tiles and air duct insulation contain asbestos. Shouldn't he have pointed this out?
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The king and the shutdownOct 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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Government shutdowns and pandemic-level spending: The new normal?Oct 03, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: