Jim O'Donnell
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O'Donnell: Lightfoot's 'Lakeside Laff Raft' another strong hint the Bears are leaving ChicagoJul 27, 2022 1:00 am - LORI LIGHTFOOT CLEARLY missed her calling. Forget about law. Forget about mayoral politics. The fiery former point guard has shown that her true power alley could be a c...
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O'Donnell: Shock value of Olczyk exit right up there with Caray, Durham and KupcinetJul 22, 2022 1:00 am - THE FIRESTORM IN RESPONSE to the abrupt departure of Eddie Olczyk from the broadcast scheme of the Blackhawks continues. The iconic TV analyst set West Madison Street ho...
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Jim O'Donnell: Olczyk sends unmistakable message to the Blackhawks with his departureJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - EDDIE OLCZYK IS FAR TOO gracious a man to taunt beleaguered Blackhawks executive poseurs. But if he's been humming Johnny Paycheck's old country classic “Take This Job a...
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O'Donnell: Dick Clark, Fidel Castro and Ozzie Guillen mesh amid the Ins and Outs of JulyJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - IF DICK CLARK WAS still around to host "The Pyramid," the clues might be: "An All-Star break ... NFL preseason projections ... Major golf live from Scotland at 5 a.m., C...
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O'Donnell: O'Bradovich remembers hanging with James Caan, and offers thoughts on BearsJul 08, 2022 1:00 am - WHEN THE CREDITS FIRST RAN for the enduring 1971 telepic "Brian's Song," three members of that era's Chicago Bears entourage drew individual listings for playing themsel...
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O'Donnell: For Mike Leiderman, Highland Park was a tolerant, safe haven now grossly violatedJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - MIKE LEIDERMAN REMAINS one of the lost gems in the history of Chicago TV sportscasting. Today, in the wake of "Highland Park," he is among the profoundly diminished. Lei...
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O'Donnell: Ozzie Guillen blisters La Russa in new Sox reality TV - is Chair Jer' listening?Jul 06, 2022 1:00 am - IF JERRY REINSDORF IS STILL operating on all cylinders, Tony La Russa will no longer be manager of the White Sox following the All-Star break next week. The autumn leave...
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O'Donnell: Holiday Pick 5 - the most impacting nightly sportscasters in Chicago TV historyJul 01, 2022 1:00 am - NO SLEEPY SENOR, no fretting over Zach LaVine's loser brand of "hero ball" and no worries about the expanding Big Ten - which will be in Munich, Tokyo and Pago Pago by 2...
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O'Donnell: 4th and longing at empty Arlington - but group is chasing a lease to race in 2023Jun 29, 2022 1:00 am - A FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND at Arlington Park once meant energy, excitement and anticipation. "And all them 'chiropractics' up in the sky," as malaprop-prone TV jockey Gerr...
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O'Donnell: Jeff Joniak has Jack Brickhouse's record run as voice of the Bears in sightJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - A FEW WEEKS BEFORE the Michael Jordan Bulls began their sixth and final successful playoffs pursuit, Jeff Joniak looked across a table in the media room backstage at the...