Jim O'Donnell
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O'Donnell: Churchill Inc. / Arlington proves that it can still put on quite a clown showNov 20, 2021 12:00 am - SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE, Bunker Bill Carstanjen — the deadpan slap-schticker running Churchill Downs Inc. — must have studied “A Little Night Music.” That's the 1973 St...
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Jim O'Donnell: Alderman's plan for Chicago to buy Bears is a non-starterNov 17, 2021 12:00 am - WHO CAN FORGET WHEN Daniel Burnham — the great Chicago urban planner — almost said, “Make no little nonsense?” Alderman George Cardenas, one of Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Ci...
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O'Donnell: Scottie Pippen's new book fails to factor in the phenomenon of Michael JordanNov 13, 2021 12:00 am - FOR THE THIRD GAME of Michael Jordan's NBA career, Quintin Dailey staged a defiant, lonely protest by staying home and watching cartoons. A few weeks later, Dailey made ...
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O'Donnell: No bye week for McCaskey and Phillips regarding Arlington Park, Pace, NagyNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - WITH THE BEARS IN A WELCOME BYE WEEK, the primary hope is that George McCaskey and Ted Phillips are keenly adept at multi-tasking. Two tasks loom far higher than anythin...
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Jim O'Donnell: Bears viewers must get past 'The Great Wall of Levy' on "Monday Night Football"Nov 06, 2021 1:00 am - THE FIRST APPEARANCE of the Bears on "Monday Night Football" was October 5, 1970. Keith Jackson, Don Meredith and Howard Cosell called the griddy pantomime. Mike Hull le...
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Jim O'Donnell: Former Blackhawks exec says Bill Wirtz would never have allowed abuse scandal to happenNov 03, 2021 1:00 am - THE SIGN MIGHT AS WELL HANG between two hot-air balloons above the United Center every day until it is conclusively and provably answered: What did Rocky Wirtz know and ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Garoppolo targeted for bittersweet curtain call at Soldier FieldOct 30, 2021 7:00 am - THERE IS A QUIET CUL-DE-SAC not terribly far from downtown Arlington Heights. It's hardly secluded. In front of one of the houses, a modest, square San Francisco 49ers ...
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O'Donnell: Does thoroughbred racing at Arlington Park still have a pulse?Oct 27, 2021 1:00 am - THAT PULSE? Faint, for sure, but it could mean more live thoroughbred racing at Arlington Park. With the global landmark widely perceived as a prime candidate for last r...
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Jim O'Donnell: Brady vs. Fields, OK — but there's also a young Buccaneer to watchOct 22, 2021 1:00 am - YEAH, YEAH, YEAH — Tom Brady over there, Justin Fields over here. But for NFL deep diggers, the most fascinating player on the field might not be playing QB when the Bea...
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Jim O'Donnell: From bad pitchout to pitch-perfect — Brian Wilson and Al Jardine set for WaukeganOct 20, 2021 1:00 am - WHEN THINGS GET TOO CROWDED around Chicago's Sports Mass, go long. Like in search of verifying a tale about the Beach Boys, endless summers and prep football. So today, ...