Sports Columns
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Sarley: What makes a good bait and tackle shopOct 15, 2025 9:00 am - I used to dream I could quit my job and open a bait and tackle shop instead. Looking back, I am glad I never did it. Owning a tackle shop is darned hard work.
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Illinois Golf Hall of Fame inducting six new membersOct 14, 2025 2:39 pm - The Illinois Golf Hall of Fame inducts new members every two years, and the next class of six inductees will be honored Friday at The Glen Club in Glenview.
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O’Donnell: Bears remain behind the sticks on new stadiumOct 14, 2025 2:38 pm - Jim O’Donnell: Monday night’s win was welcomed, but the Bears remain behind the sticks when it comes to progress on a new stadium.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 7?Oct 13, 2025 5:34 pm - This edition of the High Five looks at the area’s top prep football performances in Week 7?
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‘Edgy’ Tim O’Halloran: Which area prep football teams are on the rise?Oct 12, 2025 3:41 pm - Recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran looks at five area prep football teams on the rise.
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Dietz: Despite losses, encouraging signs with the BlackhawksOct 12, 2025 1:56 pm - Despite the early losses, Blackhawks analyst John Dietz believes there are many encouraging signs so far this season.
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Lincicome: The Bulls will play this season, which might be as much as we can expectOct 11, 2025 11:44 am - Columnist Bernie Lincicome wonders what will make this a successful season for the Bulls.
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O’Donnell: Bears, Cubs, Kimmel and Pritzker — a marathon Chicago weekendOct 11, 2025 11:15 am - It’s a busy sports weekend in Chicago, and there’s reason to hope for good things from the local teams, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Electric Wrigley Field gets the W as Cubs dominate Game 4 of NLDS vs. BrewersOct 10, 2025 3:40 pm - After losing the first two games of this series in lopsided fashion, the Cubs are surging after two wins at home: a one-run nail-biter in Game 3 on Wednesday, followed by a 6-0 beatdown Thursday in front of the biggest, loudest crowd of the season at Wrigley Field.
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Which prep football teams have something to prove the last three weeks of the season?Oct 09, 2025 6:08 pm - Which prep football teams have a little something extra to prove heading into the last three weeks of the regular season?