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Mike Royko: Controversy…and the Cubs

When Mike Royko died in 1997, Chicago mourned.  Granted, a few of the many people he confronted in his no-nonsense manner may have secretly celebrated, but his death was seen by many as the end of an era, when newspaper … Continue reading

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Come on, Cubs…

Baseball, April 5th, Opening Day 2012. Chicago Cubs vs. Washington Nationals at iconic Wrigley Field.  “Expectations for the Chicago Cubs may be the lowest in years,” writes Tribune reporter Paul Sullivan today, and the Cubs lived down to that assessment, … Continue reading

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