Jim O'Donnell
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Jim O'Donnell: Mayor Billy McKinney is back bringing grace and smarts to Northwestern basketballFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - WHATEVER THE REALITIES, the Sheridan Road shufflers at Northwestern University relish the thought that they have a special sort of class. With Billy McKinney back in the...
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O'Donnell: A new Robert Reich video suggests slow brakes on any tax money for the BearsFeb 19, 2023 5:00 am - WHILE IT WOULD BE REFRESHING to take a short weekend break from the mounting drama over the possible move of the Bears to Arlington Park, that sanctuary doesn't come eas...
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Jim O'Donnell: Ten-star lock to scratch a risk itch and win on Super Bowl SundayFeb 12, 2023 4:30 am - SUPER BOWL SUNDAY TENDS TO BRING OUT the speculator within. From Q-tips at the American Legion Hall with their $1 squares to seriously buried types and their illegal onl...
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O'Donnell: Cubs, Bears, Sox - where didn't Andy McKenna leave his mark?Feb 08, 2023 12:00 am - IN THE IMMEDIATE MOMENTS after Harry Caray called his inaugural game at Wrigley Field as a Cubs play-by-play man, he wanted to see only one man. And it wasn't Milo Hamil...
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Jim O'Donnell: Online series about Arlington Park auctions is Kleenex reading for someFeb 05, 2023 4:30 am - AS A GENERAL RULE, autopsy reports are not recommended reading for the "Headspace"/meditation crowd. And some might say that Patti Davis did not produce merely a summary...
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Jim O'Donnell: Both "The Score" and AM-1000 remain lost in spaceFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - TAKE ONE FLOUNDERING CAPTIVE SPORTS CITY and mix in two feeble sports talk radio stations and what's the result? Like Billy Preston once sang, "Nothin' from nothin' leav...
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Jim O'Donnell: Swanson, Benintendi stoke the hot stove Ins and Outs of a clement JanuaryJan 22, 2023 5:00 am - MILD ADO ABOUT SOMETHING, spotlighting highs and lows as the inexorable trek toward Super Bowl 57 rambles on: In - Applauding the return of some Hot Stove League to Chi...
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O'Donnell: Kevin Warren is no saint and that's the way Bears fans should like itJan 15, 2023 5:30 am - THE FIRST WAVE OF CHICAGO MEDIA REACTION to the hiring of Kevin Warren as next president of the Bears pushed the man to the doorstep of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It...
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Jim O'Donnell: Amid the softballs, Ryan Poles faced nary a query about the lost impact of Roquan SmithJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - IF BEARS MANAGEMENT EVER HAS TO fill out a loan application to complete the purchase of the Arlington Park land, there's one asset that should be high up on any list. Th...
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O'Donnell: Damar Hamlin's collapse recalls only NFL player to die on field, in 1971 Bears gameJan 02, 2023 11:05 pm - THE CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT involving Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin on "Monday Night Football" brought terrible memories back to more seasoned Bears fans. On Sunday afternoo...