Jim O'Donnell
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O’Donnell: Forward progress returns to Arlington, but another year lostJul 31, 2024 6:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell says that while there seems to be forward progress on a new Bears stadium at Arlington Park, another year has been lost in the process.
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O'Donnell: Inconvenient NFL history indicates “Hard Knocks” really can be a dragJul 28, 2024 10:47 am - DESPITE THE STRONG SUGGESTION of George McCaskey, the sports gods have yet to officially proclaim that “Hard Knocks” is a curse. But the Bears chairman may have been ...
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O’Donnell: If Cubs stay sunk, Northwestern could get third Wrigley gameJul 24, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell writes that if the Cubs continue to struggle, it could allow Northwestern to play at third football game at Wrigley Field this fall.
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O'Donnell: Caleb-mania latest sound of an old Chicago wailJul 20, 2024 9:28 pm - CALEB WILLIAMS WILL NOT be arriving at Bears training camp in Lake Forest this summer by mere automotive vehicle. Instead, on a daily basis, he'll probably descend on...
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O’Donnell: Reinsdorf the problem, Hoyer not the solutionJul 17, 2024 6:00 am - Jim O’Donnell: Jerry Reinsdorf is the problem with the White Sox, while Jed Hoyer isn’t the solution for the Cubs.
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Jim O’Donnell: Oh no, Gigot — NBC targeting serious youth overload at the Paris OlympicsJul 13, 2024 5:06 pm - THE LOVELINESS OF PARIS will be mere French dressing once NBC Sports and associates get up and bourrèe on coverage of the ‘24 Summer Olympics. Launch date is Friday, ...
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O’Donnell: Purple carousel spins on as Northwestern names interim ADJul 10, 2024 6:00 am - A year after Northwestern University fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald, the dust on the Evanston campus isn’t close to settling.
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Jim O’Donnell: The brokenhearted lament of a battered White Sox fanJul 06, 2024 7:07 pm - FOR THE SPORTS TEAMS AND MEDIA OF CHICAGO — especially the White Sox and the Bears — Jim Martin of Arlington Heights is a dream fan. He spends money and overflows with pa...
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O’Donnell: Last thing downtown Chicago needs is NASCAR raceJul 03, 2024 6:00 am - O’Donnell: NASCAR in Chicago is about as necessary at paintball at The Art Institute.
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Jim O’Donnell: Palatine’s Schwantz is high on ‘24 Bears, tempered about Arlington ParkJun 29, 2024 12:02 pm - WHILE WARREN'S FOLLY plays out on Chicago's lakefront, there are some mayoral changes in the weather in two of the three charmed suburbs surrounding the Bears' 326 ac...