Columns
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Holidays or no holidays, the pursuit of great stories goes onJan 13, 2025 9:37 am - The grandest holiday season of the year is suddenly behind us, and as I reflect on newspapering during the last two weeks of December, I’m transported to a long-ago memor...
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College Achievers: Former Hilltoppers creating chemistry at LewisJan 13, 2025 6:00 am - College Achievers: Former Glenbard West boys basketball teammates continue to get it done at Lewis University.
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Dietz: Poles can’t be trusted to make big decisions for BearsJan 13, 2025 6:00 am - John Dietz says Bears general manager Ryan Poles has made too many mistakes, including the drafting of Caleb Williams, to be trusted with big decisions.
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Illinois licensing reform has improved employment, reduced crimeJan 13, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnists Darwynn Deyo and Liam Sigaud: Illinois reform allowing people with criminal records to obtain occupational licenses increased household income and employment while reducing crime rates.
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Hot business trends in 2024 that will continue to shape 2025Jan 12, 2025 5:20 am - As we stride confidently into 2025, small businesses are navigating an exciting, challenging, and ever-changing landscape filled with challenges, opportunities, and groundbreaking innovations.
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Northern exposure: Why Chicago’s Northwest suburbs are a bright spot for new multifamily developmentJan 12, 2025 4:45 am - Prospective Chicago-area renters struggling to find suitable housing know all too well that the suburbs are red-hot, with rents on the rise and 16 people ready to sign a lease for every one apartment, according to a recent study from RentCafe.
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Economic outlook: What to expect in 2025Jan 12, 2025 4:37 am - In the stock market, what goes up doesn’t necessarily need to come back down. While some of history’s most popular sayings are thrown around to simplify complex topics, they shouldn’t always be applied universally.
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Perception of madness is a risky foundation for foreign policyJan 12, 2025 4:00 am - During the 1968 presidential campaign, Republican candidate Richard Nixon confided to H.R. Haldeman his idea to end the war in Vietnam, an exchange Haldeman, soon to be N...
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Bears Film Study: This season was a tough watch, but here are best players of 2024Jan 11, 2025 3:14 pm - With a disappointing season complete, Bears Film Study pores through the evidence and ranks the team’s 25 best players of 2024.
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The routine of the rule of lawJan 11, 2025 2:45 pm - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The rule of law triumphed, routinely, on Jan. 6. Imagine how different it might have been had the results of the election been different.