Thursday, August 20, 2015

Sox cap logo? It’s sorta real – even though some Sox fans wish it weren’t

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The new film “Straight Outta Compton,” which purports to tell the story of the rap group N.W.A., is the latest bit of national attention ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

EXTRA: Blagojevich off to SCOTUS, will they care to hear his appeal?

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BLAGOJEVICH: Appeal, not he, off to D.C. “Petition for rehearing is therefore DENIED!” That was the bottom line for the docket entry...

When will pop become verboten?

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I can remember the day when those “The Real Cost” television spots that portray cigarette smoking as a disgusting, vile and all-around gr...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Presidential candidate packs looking ridiculously nondescript these days

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I have to make a confession – I am a political writer who finds the upcoming election cycle for U.S. president to have the potential to be a...
Monday, August 17, 2015

Little League World Series won’t give us same thrills this year, regardless

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Even without the stink that lingers over the Jackie Robinson West youth baseball league, there wouldn’t have been as much interest in the Li...
Saturday, August 15, 2015

A marijuana expert? Or just being politically contrarian, Rauner is!

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What should we make of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto Friday of a bill meant to reduce the penalties people would face for possession o...
Friday, August 14, 2015

Lenell cookies a new lost icon, just like Magikist lips or Empire Carpet guy

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“If you like the cookies, the story I’ll tell, About a fine baker, named Maurice Lenell. “He came here from Sweden, to bake and to...