Columns
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The 'Soulcraft' we need from lawmakers in House, SenateJan 08, 2021 12:00 am - In 1983, the conservative writer George Will wrote a slim volume entitled "Statecraft as Soulcraft" in which he argued that he did not see a problem of "big" government ...
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Brilliant 'Herself' delicately balances optimism with brutal realities of domestic abuseJan 07, 2021 5:00 am - “Herself” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Phyllida Lloyd's domestic drama “Herself” believes in the essential goodness of the common person, and the inevitable triumph of honesty and generosi...
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Constable: Attack from our own evokes gut punch of Sept. 11Jan 07, 2021 4:30 am - “We are no longer the America we were,” began the column I wrote on Sept. 11, 2001. The legendary Studs Terkel concurred during a telephone interview that morning as we ...
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Big 2nd half pushes No. 12 Illinois past NorthwesternJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois played the first half in Evanston on Thursday like it had never seen a zone. Northwestern's 3-2 zone baffled the Illini, and the Wildcats built a 43-28 halftime...
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Bears are underdogs, but are the Saints that much better?Jan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Can the Bears beat the New Orleans Saints Sunday? Absolutely. That was proved Week 8 at Soldier Field when the Bears played them to a standstill before falling in overti...
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Feder: Podcast delivers postmortem on Chicago's Edgewater HospitalJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Among the dozen or so employees who lost their jobs in mass layoffs at Hubbard Radio Chicago last spring in the wake of the pandemic, few could claim the talent or the t...
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8 Chicago, suburban musical acts that made 2020 feel not-so-badJan 06, 2021 5:00 am - For most of 2020, the Chicago and suburban musical landscape was obscured by the haze of the global pandemic. But instead of another recap of venue shutdowns, let's look...
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Radtke: It's time for state officials to meet with IHSAJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - The time has come for an answer to the question about high school sports: How long do you hit the Pause button before you push Play, Fast-Forward or Stop? With Feb. 13 l...
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Jim O'Donnell: A simple formula for picking winners on Wild Card WeekendJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - WEEK 18 OF THE 2020 NFL SEASON could be called a lot of things. At Halas Hall, George McCaskey and his bottom-lining Bears buds might opt for "Ball of Confusion." Nation...
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Letter from the Editor: This wasn't what I was planning to writeJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - I started out last night writing something funny about New Year's resolutions. But now, as I'm finishing up, I'm watching an attempted takeover of the Capitol in Washing...