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Column: Chicago police officer who body-slammed a suspect’s head onto the curb got lucky. So did the suspect and city taxpayers.

December 3, 2019 at 9:26 p.m.

The more I watch the video of Bernard Kersh's head bouncing off the curb, the more surprised I am that he's still alive. You've probably seen the clip by now...

All day long you’ll biddy-biddy-bum, but only after you fill out the Tweet of the Week survey

December 3, 2019 at 2:12 p.m.

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Column: Say what you will about Illinois Democrats. At least they had the character and good sense to dump their sleazeball-in-chief

November 29, 2019 at 6:05 p.m.

Did anyone complain back in early 2009 that the Illinois General Assembly's impeachment and removal of Gov. Rod Blagojevich was tantamount to overturning the results of the election of 2006?...

Packages in a bin at a U.S. Postal Service facility in Elk Grove Village.

Column: The U.S. Postal Service has made it harder to put a vacation hold on your mail, and that’s probably a good thing

November 29, 2019 at 3:11 p.m.

Until earlier this fall, it was ridiculously, almost frighteningly easy to go online and tell the U.S. Postal Service to hold your mail while you were out of town. Enter...

Chicago City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin speaks during a Chicago Teachers Union rally at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in West Garfield Park on Oct. 27, 2019.

Column: Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin’s heart-pounding accounts of peril don’t justify police protection

November 26, 2019 at 6:10 p.m.

Number 5 in a list of six "direct threats" to her that Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin said illustrates her need for a Police Department security detail was the following: "While...

Organizing consultant and author Marie Kondo visits the Brit+ Co #CreateGood Wellness event at Build Studio on October 18, 2018 in New York City.

Be thankful for a Twitter poll that will spark joy

November 26, 2019 at 4:15 p.m.

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Republican Rep. Jim Jordan listens to testimony during an impeachment hearing on Capitol Hill on Nov. 21.

Column: As Trump’s die-hard supporters cling to unreasonable doubts, the rest of us must ask ourselves, now what?

November 24, 2019 at 5:25 p.m.

I've related this old joke before, but the time seems right for a retelling. A man who suspected his wife was having an affair hired a private investigator to follow...

Column: Ousted talk team Bill Leff and Wendy Snyder of WGN AM say a fond and gracious farewell to their listeners

November 24, 2019 at 5:27 p.m.

Radio's a tough business, and I understand why station bosses have to fire on-air personalities from time to time as they strive for higher ratings and greater ad revenue. What...

A star denotes a new Real ID driver's license, shown on March 27, 2019.

Column: Real answers for those who are really confused about Real ID driver’s licenses

November 21, 2019 at 4:55 p.m.

Up front, I'll confess that I still don't have a good answer to the question that is likely to come to dominate the national discussion as the Real ID deadline...

In this image made from video, President Bill Clinton is sworn in for his videotaped grand jury testimony on Aug. 17, 1998, at the White House.

Column: Bill Clinton testified under oath during his scandal, so come on, President Trump, raise your right hand and swear to tell the truth!

November 19, 2019 at 5:07 p.m.

President Donald Trump has gone back and forth about the value and appropriateness of answering investigators' questions in writing. When special counsel Robert Mueller sought to question Trump in 2018...

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