Columns
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Reporting on a tornado in a 24-hour news cycleJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - We're all familiar with the 24-hour cycle in which news circulates today. For complex political and social issues, that cycle gets blamed for a lot of premature, misinfo...
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Bryant's bat finally shows signs of lifeJun 23, 2021 11:00 am - In Kris Bryant's view, hitting slumps are an essential part of life. "That's just the way of baseball, you go up and down," he said. "That means you're living. When it's...
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Sound check: Wolf Rd plays release show at EmpiricalJun 23, 2021 6:00 am - Wolf Rd release show As Des Plaines-based Wolf Rd rode out the pandemic, members of the foursome spent a chunk of the time playing around with the band's pop-punk sound,...
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Alluring alliums are endlessly enchanting and, yes, edibleJun 23, 2021 6:00 am - Garlic may have a reputation for warding off vampires and other evil spirits, but it also may protect against disease, thanks to its anti-inflammatory properties. The sa...
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Neighbors in the News: Gurnee financial planner named to Ameriprise's Hall of FameJun 23, 2021 6:00 am - • Congratulations to Gurnee Certified Financial Planner Jack M. Dunk, who has earned a spot in Ameriprise Financial's Hall of Fame - the lifetime achievement award at Am...
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Pancakes not on your diet? Here's a tasty workaround for thatJun 23, 2021 6:00 am - A few years ago, I would get up on a Sunday morning with a powerful hunger for blueberry buttermilk pancakes drizzled with real maple syrup. There's almost something mag...
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Juneteenth celebration is prematureJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The celebration of Juneteenth is premature. We should celebrate only when everyone is treated equally and fairly. When in some states the vote of legitimate voters is be...
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Time has shown foreign aid benefits us, tooJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The recent G-7 summit shows great promise from the leading liberal democracies to help support developing nations recover from COVID-19. Over the past couple years we ha...
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Feder: Former Tribune editor Gerry Kern still cheering for paper's successJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - As top editor of the Chicago Tribune for eight tumultuous years, Gerry Kern led the city's premier legacy news organization through a protracted bankruptcy, a major down...
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Letter from the Editor: Sunday's tornadoes took me right back to 1990Jun 23, 2021 1:00 am - I've been thinking a lot about the tornadoes that wreaked havoc down in the West suburbs over the weekend. While tornadoes, or at least the weather that can cause them, ...