Jim Davis
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The Quarry men? How the Sox almost played in ElmhurstJun 10, 2017 2:00 pm - Buoyed by the knowledge that when excess rainwater pours into the massive Elmhurst Quarry, people drive there and stare at the flow through a fence, DuPage County plans ...
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Davis: 'Before I die' challenge leads to an unforgettable nightMay 27, 2017 1:00 am - "BEFORE I DIE, I WANT TO ____ ." This passage from Peter Himmelman's book, "Let Me Out" inspired me to make one of the most outlandish requests of my life. First, a word...
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High schooler's plea to end pressure strikes chord with allMay 20, 2017 2:00 pm - Pressure. Adults everywhere feel it to some degree. In our careers. In our personal lives. Likely both. And many would argue it starts the day a kid walks through the do...
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Feder column adds new dimension to Daily HeraldMay 06, 2017 2:00 pm - It was quite the first week for the new team of Robert Feder and the Daily Herald. On the same day we told readers the Feder Chicago media column would be running in the...
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Why the deaths of Isaac and Teresa Vatkin touch all of usApr 29, 2017 2:00 pm - When a family member told us of the deaths of Isaac and Teresa Vatkin, it seemed a can't-miss story - one that would tug at everyone's heartstrings. But it was more popu...
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Mayor's humor not welcomed in long-running road battleApr 23, 2017 2:00 am - John Schmitt fell into the proverbial hornet's nest with what he thought was a bit of self-deprecating humor. After a federal judge ordered a stop-work order on the cont...
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Trump's critics are playing into his handApr 23, 2017 1:00 am - For those of us convinced that Donald Trump's defects of character, lack of knowledge, encouragement of social division and disregard for democratic norms outweigh any g...
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Davis: News 'fun' ranges from serious to sillyApr 15, 2017 2:00 pm - A funny thing happened on the way to writing this column. I confused "fun" with "funny." I thought it would be fun to pass along a couple of funny Facebook posts to show...
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Facts: Fergie in Schaumburg, Elgin's key role on TV seriesApr 08, 2017 2:00 pm - Hey, you learn something new every day. That hit me as I was reading Burt Constable's column on the 100th anniversary of World War I, the forgotten war. I, too, had forg...
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Daughter's heroin death: A painful but crucial story to tellMar 25, 2017 2:00 pm - The first time Diane Dungey talked to Gary Fusz, he wasn't planning to write an essay of 1,600 words on the loss of his daughter to a heroin overdose. It was a few weeks...