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Novak Djokovic says his knee feels good and he wants to ‘go for the title’ at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic's right knee has responded so well after surgery to repair a torn meniscus less than a month ago that he said Saturday he considers himself ready to contend at Wimbledon, where he has won seven of his 24 Grand Slam trophies. And, no, he...
Heartbreaking exchange falsely billed as ‘debate’
What CNN showed us Thursday night was a heartbreaking schoolboy playground exchange between a reeking con man and a pathetically floundering old man who couldn't remember lines that he spent the last week repeating and repeating at Camp David. It's appalling that this was billed as a “debate” between two...
Trump’s world of lies
The fact-checkers for NBC counted more than 30 lies Trump told during the debate Thursday night. Trump blasted Biden with false narratives, twisted reasoning and misinterpretations of events, full of sound and fury signifying nothing because they were lies. Having repeated the big lies so often to himself and to...
A painful performance to watch
That was really a painful performance Thursday night. Here is President Biden responding to former President Trump on the question of abortion, an acknowledged hot button in this campaign:. “Look, there’s so many young women who have been — including a young woman who just was murdered and he —...
Biden shows he’s unfit
Anyone who watched Thursday’s debate and concludes that President Biden is fit to be the leader of the free world either needs an eye exam or a new TV. This isn’t about his age. We all know men and women in their eighties that are as sharp as a tack. Unfortunately, Joe isn’t one of them. I have been questioning his mental fitness when considering his run for a second term. Now we should question whether he should remain in office for the next seven months.
Sadly, nothing new
As in any past presidential debates, “what you see is what you get,” and this latest was nothing new. President Biden was measured and passive (it's characteristic of his past dysfluency and personality). Trump was Trump, lying and casting blame while he avoided answering key questions. These debates are a waste of everyone's time.
‘It gives you goose bumps’: 2,000 flags fly in Wheaton to welcome July Fourth
Of all the ways to celebrate a bang-up Fourth of July, there’s not a lot of time for quiet reflection. But a hush falls over the Wheaton Field of Honor, a sea of American flags waving in Seven Gables Park. “It gives you goose bumps,” says Rudy Keller, a...
Bears’ ‘Salty’ defense aims to prove 2023 late-season success was no fluke
Asked about his defense during OTAs, Bears defensive coordinator Eric Washington used the word “salty” to describe his unit. It seemed a fitting moniker for a group that had some success late in the season last year but is still playing with a chip on its shoulder. The...
Connelly seeks to put past mistake behind after being selected 19th in NHL draft by Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS — It meant little to Trevor Connelly what spot he was selected in the NHL draft — first round or beyond — due to the regrettable decision he made in the past. What ultimately mattered to the 18-year-old is the work he put in through volunteer work and diversity training to put him on a path forward in hockey after being selected 19th overall by the draft host Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night.
No time to waste in solving Social Security crisis
In Thursday night’s presidential debate — such that it was — the moderators asked each candidate what they would do to shore up Social Security. President Biden responded he would make the wealthy pay their fair share. Former President Trump did not answer the question (he didn’t answer a lot of questions) but charged that President Biden was destroying Social Security, without citing specifics.
Daily Herald opinion: Stay safe this Fourth of July
Once again, it is that time of the year when the sound of pyrotechnics resounds through normally quiet suburban neighborhoods. With July 4 just days away, some folks are coming out after dark to set off firecrackers, bottle rockets, mortars, and other illegal fireworks. We understand why people get excited...
Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79
AUSTIN, Texas — Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson, and dabbled in politics with campaigns for Texas governor and other statewide offices, has died. Friedman, 79, died Thursday at his family's Texas ranch...
Martin Mull, hip comic and actor from ‘Fernwood Tonight’ and ‘Roseanne,’ dies at 80
LOS ANGELES — Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including “Roseanne” and “Arrested Development,” has died, his daughter said Friday. Mull's daughter, TV writer and comic artist...
Iowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to dissolve a temporary block on the law and allowing Iowa to ban most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy — before many women know they are pregnant.
Carol Stream man ordered held pretrial in road-rage related shooting in home improvement store parking lot
A Carol Stream man accused of shooting another man in a home improvement store parking lot after a road rage altercation was ordered held Saturday pending a trial, according to the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office. Judge Susan Alvarado granted the state’s motion to detain Carlos Sanchez, 26,...
Three states issued warnings about an unregulated boarding school for youth with autism. Illinois has 15 kids there.
Editor’s note: This story was originally published by ProPublica. Two more states are now scrutinizing a New York boarding school for autistic students and have warned school districts about troubling conditions there. In Connecticut, education officials visited Shrub Oak International School and alerted districts that a state watchdog group...
Decades after retiring from major leagues, Lisle’s Jack Perconte still in baseball as a coach
Editor’s note: This is the latest story in an occasional series about former professional baseball players living in the suburbs. Jack Perconte’s Major League Baseball debut was an inauspicious one. After four years in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, the second baseman was called up to the big...
Bob Beal, Illinois boxing and martial arts hall of famer, dies
If you got hit by boxer and martial artist Bob Beal, you likely didn’t get up. Once described as having fists “like hammers from hell,” Beal was an inductee into the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame and the Illinois Martial Arts Hall of Fame, both in 2015. He died May 27.
Jim O’Donnell: Palatine’s Schwantz is high on ‘24 Bears, tempered about Arlington Park
WHILE WARREN'S FOLLY plays out on Chicago's lakefront, there are some mayoral changes in the weather in two of the three charmed suburbs surrounding the Bears' 326 acres of Arlington Dark. Tom Hayes, the three-term village president of Arlington Heights, told Chris Placek of the Daily Herald that he will...
Did the Bulls look far enough to find their newest player?
The annual task of regarding the Chicago Bulls’ future is here again, an obligation taken grudgingly, like a flu shot and dental care. Granted, my attention has been remote, what with the Bulls being the fish-boil of professional basketball. After, in alphabetical order, Angel and Caitlin, little else has demanded notice in the wide world of hoops.
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