Columns
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Congress must act to help Illinois fight COVID-19 crisisJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - COVID-19 is spreading like wildfire through the nation's nursing homes. Already, more than 56,000 residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care facilitie...
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Rozner: What a sad ending for Arlington ParkJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - For anyone who has followed horse racing closely the last few decades, Thursday's news was hardly a surprise. But it was no less devastating. During an investor earnings...
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Growing together: It's taken a community to create this school garden and make it bloomJul 30, 2020 11:00 pm - A simple question more than a decade ago led to the creation of one of the most ambitious projects - and pleasant settings - one can experience on the grounds of a publi...
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'The Fight' salutes ACLU attorneys in sincere but slow documentaryJul 30, 2020 12:30 pm - “The Fight” - ★ ★ ½ The ACLU marks its 100th birthday this year. To celebrate the momentous occasion, documentary directors Elyse Steinberg, Josh Kriegman and Eli...
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Daily Herald Cruise Night revved up for Aug. 5 returnJul 30, 2020 12:15 pm - It's been a wild and wacky summer. But if there's one thing to bring out smiles, it's getting back to gathering with friends and fellow auto enthusiasts at a classic car...
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Brad Pitt's Emmy nomination for 'SNL' is as silly as it getsJul 30, 2020 6:00 am - There are many reasons to be happy with Tuesday's Emmy nominations, beginning with the leading 26 nods for Damon Lindelof's improbably great, incredibly prescient "Watch...
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Constable: Alexa and Siri don't speak Chicago so goodJul 30, 2020 5:30 am - Does the woman in your life understand you? “Alexa, where is the nearest yoga place?” you ask. And your smart-home device gives you directions to an ice cream shop 14.9 ...
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Schools' pandemic timeline - uncertainty and constant changeJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - As a superintendent who, in my career, has also held positions at the State Board of Education and the Illinois Department of Public Health, I know officials in those ag...
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Feder: CBS 2 reporter Vince Gerasole joins Archdiocese to 'help fill spiritual void'Jul 30, 2020 1:00 am - After two decades as WBBM-Channel 2's "smart, eloquent and creative storyteller," Vince Gerasole is leaving the TV news business for a higher calling, Robert Feder write...
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When mob mentality and moral suasion meet the marketsJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - A wave of hasty firings is sweeping across the country, driven by demands from what some call the "cancel culture." The New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet...