Columns
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Jim O'Donnell: Bears and Churchill Inc. make Louisiana Purchase look like child's playSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - AT THE END OF THE DAY, all Thomas Jefferson had to show for his guile was The Louisiana Purchase. The thunderclap over Arlington Park Wednesday produced a different shoc...
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Feder: Sun-Times, WBEZ officials confirm talks to 'become a combined entity'Sep 29, 2021 1:00 am - Top executives of the Chicago Sun-Times and the parent company of public radio station WBEZ 91.5-FM confirmed a report here Wednesday that talks are underway on a partne...
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Constable: After lost year, AfterImage Film Festival returns to big screen in St. CharlesSep 28, 2021 5:25 am - A couple of years ago, some dedicated film buffs in the Fox Valley hatched the ambitious idea of the AfterImage Film Festival, an annual event featuring critically accla...
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A seizure in the age of COVIDSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - I went to sleep on a Friday, and woke up on Sunday. In a hospital bed. In the ICU. We all know those initials. Actually, I was lucky to be there. I didn't have COVID-19...
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Rededication at Oakton emphasizes value of community collegesSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Oakton Community College recently voted to change its name in the near future to Oakton College. One can debate the pros and cons of such a name change, but "community" ...
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Malm squeezes in, earns 1-shot victory in Illinois PGA Players ChampionshipSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Curtis Malm was the defending champion in the Illinois PGA Players Championship this week, but he was lucky to be in the field. The 36 players invited into the last of t...
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Ziehm: Illinois Golf Hall of Fame welcomes Pinns, SuttieSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Gary Pinns is probably best known in Illinois golf circles for winning the Illinois Open five times. No one else has done that. Pinns has done much more than that. He ga...
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Feder: Tom McNamee to retire as Sun-Times editorial page editorSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Tom McNamee, a pillar of Chicago journalism who rose from general assignment reporter to editorial page editor of the Sun-Times, is stepping down after four decades at t...
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Drury Lane's 'Forever Plaid' reminds us why this jukebox tuner remains an audience pleaserSep 27, 2021 4:00 pm - “Forever Plaid” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In a program note for Drury Lane Theatre's revival of “Forever Plaid,” director/choreographer Paul Stancato expresses his hope for audiences: t...
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What Illinois' green energy law means for electric car buyersSep 27, 2021 5:30 am - There's a lot to unpack in Illinois' new 956-page clean energy program, including $4,000 rebates for electric vehicles, subsidies for charging stations and ... some ambi...