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Gombos’ long, lonely quest ends today with little fanfareNov 05, 1996 2:24 pm - Editor’s note: This column originally ran Nov. 5, 1996. For the last eight years, Ed Gombos has poured every ounce of inspiration and perspiration into his dream of runn...
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Police chiefs denounce probe into Brown's investigationAug 20, 1996 11:00 pm - First published: August 21, 1996 Section: News Edition: Cook,Lake Page: 12 The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police is denouncing a probe by two civic gro...
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The man who calmed the abortion firestormAug 11, 1996 11:00 pm - This story, republished from our archives, first ran Aug. 12, 1996. SAN DIEGO - He got so much more than he bargained for. Rep. Henry J. Hyde ends his duties as cha...
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Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ stands the test of timeJun 11, 1996 2:48 pm - Editor’s note: This column originally published on June 11, 1996 This is a literary note on the Bulls victory tour: Carl Sandburg was wrong, apparently. Sports writers k...
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Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ stands the test of timeJun 11, 1996 5:15 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published on June 11, 1996 This is a literary note on the Bulls victory tour: Carl Sandburg was wrong, apparently. Sports writers k...
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Old romance thrives as time presses onMay 21, 1996 5:15 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published May 21, 1996 I learned about newspapers from the top to the bottom because I loved newspapers. I worked in a press room ...
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Hyde says no 'retreat' from pro-life platformApr 29, 1996 11:00 pm - This story, republished from our archives, first ran April 30, 1996. Rep. Henry J. Hyde said Monday he does not intend to soften the anti-abortion plank should he b...
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Billy Goat Tavern runs full circle around the cityApr 25, 1996 11:13 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published April 25, 1996 When William Sianis landed in Chicago as an immigrant from Greece, he scrambled for jobs. In time, he sol...
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Billy Goat Tavern runs full circle around the cityApr 25, 1996 5:15 am - Editor’s note: This column originally published April 25, 1996 When William Sianis landed in Chicago as an immigrant from Greece, he scrambled for jobs. In time, he sol...
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Outside panel may review Brown's police investigationApr 16, 1996 11:00 pm - First published: April 17, 1996 An outside review into the police investigation of the 1993 Brown's Chicken murders is almost as unprecedented and surprising as th...