Columns
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What the immigration raids are aboutSep 13, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: If the Biden years proved anything, it is that there have to be consequences for entering the United States illegally. If there are no consequences, the flow of illegal crossers will get bigger and bigger and bigger.
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Schwarz: Illini are playing a whole new ballgame under athletic director Josh WhitmanSep 12, 2025 5:54 pm - Tuesday’s announcement of a $100 million gift from alumnus Larry Gies to rename Illinois’ football stadium shows how the athletic program has changed in Champaign.
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Tom Hanks is canceled and Donald Trump applaudsSep 12, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: Donald Trump's post-election revenge tour: starving enemies of security, ransacking the free press, and weaponizing lawsuits to "make their lives miserable.
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Can local football teams continue surprise success?Sep 11, 2025 4:31 pm - Aurora Central Catholic, Elgin and Metea Valley are just a few of the local teams enjoying early success this football season.
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Silvy: The Bears need Caleb Williams to be better at quarterbackSep 11, 2025 6:00 am - Caleb Williams’ performance Monday night against the Vikings wasn’t good enough, writes columnist Marc Silverman. It’s a tricky balance of being concerned without going overboard after one game.
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Britain, land of the unfreeSep 11, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: When the Irish comedian Graham Linehan arrived at London Heathrow Airport recently, he was greeted by five armed British police officers who arrested him for — get this — three rude tweets.
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Memory, meaning and the pursuit of magicSep 11, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: The number 24 may not be special in itself, but on this anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we are reminded that what matters is not simply that we remember. It is how we carry the memories forward in our daily lives
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The importance of holding, and hosting, G20Sep 11, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: President Donald Trump has announced the United States will host the next meeting of the G20 in 2026 at his Doral Resort in Florida. This is major, and encouraging, news.
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Bears Film Study begins with plenty of false startsSep 10, 2025 9:01 pm - The Bears opened Monday’s game with a false-hope scoring drive. As with quarters past, the flaws were evident.
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Cruel September takes two legends of Illinois running communitySep 10, 2025 8:12 pm - State track and field and cross country suffered a blow with the deaths of retired North Central College coach Al Carius and media expert Mike Newman.