Jim O'Donnell
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Jim O'Donnell: Maybe there will be some magic at midnight after Arlington Park closesSep 22, 2021 1:00 am - THEY SAY THEY ARE CLOSING a racetrack in Arlington Heights this weekend. For good. And who is left to push back? A disinterested governor? An overwhelmed suburban mayor?...
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Jim O'Donnell: Manning brothers 'man cave' flashes potential in spotty 'Monday Night' premiereSep 17, 2021 1:00 am - THE MEGACAST OF "MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL" by the Manning brothers? Apparently, not for the whole family. Unless you played quarterback at Eastern Illinois or at least the ...
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O'Donnell: 5 more years of racing at Arlington Park, then Bears? McCauley's common sense says yesSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - IS THERE A DIVINELY CRAFTED LIFEBOAT available for the interim future of Arlington Park that includes the continuation of racing beyond 2021 and construction of a new Be...
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Jim O'Donnell: WGN-AM bringing 'Hamp and O'B' back to where they belongSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY once said, "An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it." They are correcting an error at WGN-AM (720) this weekend - and ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Updated odds favor Glenstar and Bears in 'Bye-Buy Arlington Derby'Sep 08, 2021 1:00 am - LOGIC AND BEST AVAILABLE INFORMATION are historically two of the biggest banes to the committed handicapper. Nonetheless, OdeNac the Magnificent — the spotty sports real...
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Jim O'Donnell: Daily Herald's memorable Ray Hallett with a final 'Botton Line' on Arlington ParkSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - ONCE IN A FADING TURF MOON, there's no point in getting in the way of the words of an insightful man. That's the view this Labor Day weekend as Ray Hallett draws back so...
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Jim O'Donnell: Carstanjen, Churchill Inc., stumble trying to defend PetrilloSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - THE TRANSITING TOWN BULLY of Illinois thoroughbred racing continues to trip all over itself. Churchill Downs Inc. - the out-of-state carnivore that knows no shame - has ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Is versatile sports funnyman Bruce Wolf sneaking back into comeback mode?Aug 27, 2021 1:00 am - FOR CLOSE TO 25 YEARS, Bruce Wolf was as good as it got as one of the most consistently witty, creative people in Chicago sports media. From his breakout turn as the cra...
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Jim O'Donnell: Track, track, Bears — could those be Churchill's '3 finalists' for Arlington Park?Aug 24, 2021 1:00 am - THE WORDS STRUGGLE to make it from the logic portion of the brain through the fingers to the keyboard. But could “the three finalists” in the Churchill Downs Inc. biddin...
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Jim O'Donnell: The day Dick Duchossois said 'no' to Whitney HoustonAug 20, 2021 1:00 am - MUCH IS BEING MADE about the extraordinarily sad, doomed and downright mean spirits emanating from Arlington Park these days. Arlington's 2021 live season will go down i...