Jim O'Donnell
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Jim O'Donnell: Departing Pat Foley flew over the blue lines to scale Mount PettitJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - BEFORE PAT FOLEY, all Blackhawks broadcasters could be broken down into two distinct categories: 1) Lloyd Pettit; and, 2) everyone else. Through sheer will, talent and p...
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Jim O'Donnell: Bears could be feeling earth move all the way to host and play in Super Bowl 67Jun 18, 2021 1:00 am - WHEN CAROLE KING WROTE “I Feel the Earth Move” all those platinum sales ago, did she realize she was laying down a new rallying cry for future generations of Chica...
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Jim O'Donnell: One man has the power to make the Bears at Arlington Park happenJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - THAT SOUND FROM Halas Hall on Thursday. Was it boldness? Or merely daring? Whatever the semantics, Bears CEO Ted Phillips potentially laid the cornerstone for an unprece...
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Jim O'Donnell: Inspired Bob Sirott pushing for permanent Jack Rosenberg memorialJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - THERE ARE CHIP SHOTS in life and then there are two-inch "gimmes" that even an overweight Sumo wrestler could wheeze in. Bob Sirott is working on an inspired gimme. Siro...
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Jim O'Donnell: Ryan Lidge is gratefully swinging through Dog days of baseballJun 11, 2021 1:00 am - ON A CLEAR DAY, Ryan Lidge can still see his baseball forever. That forever would include a run up to the major leagues. Perhaps even impact and prime time MLB stardom t...
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Jim O'Donnell: Duchossois 'sad' about probable end of Arlington? Don't bet on itJun 09, 2021 1:00 am - THE THOUGHT HAS BEEN presented on multiple occasions this spring: “Mr. (Dick) Duchossois must be very sad about the end of Arlington Park.” Roundabout response: “Well, y...
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Jim O'Donnell: 'Mongo' McMichael set for move to 'more friendly' home in RomeovilleJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - FOR CLOSE TO 40 YEARS, Steve McMichael has been one of the most outrageously vibrant personalities on the Chicago sportscape. News of his gallant battle with ALS this sp...
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Jim O'Donnell: Arlington Park already sold? Please hold all ticketsJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - MAYBE IT'S ALL ABOUT the residual energy and giddiness of a three-day holiday weekend. And maybe it's not. In any case, multiple sources - at least one with a high degr...
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Jim O'Donnell: A small quiet park in Arlington Heights where spirits forever bound with honorMay 30, 2021 1:00 am - ALMOST ALL DAYS ARE QUIET at Memorial Park in Arlington Heights. That's probably the way it should be. A visitor has to know the compact tract is there. It's a triangula...
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Jim O'Donnell: Next owner of the Bears — Pat Ryan, Jeff Bezos or Neil Bluhm?May 26, 2021 1:00 am - THE QUESTIONER WAS SHARP and creative. “Which do you think will happen first?” he asked. “The Bears will be sold or the main grandstand building at Arlington Park will b...