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Mike Royko, who died 20 years ago this month, was a vital part of people’s daily lives and the best newspaper columnist Chicago had ever known. |
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A selection of some of the greatest put-downs in columns by the late Chicago Tribune columnist Mike Royko. |
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From the archives: Royko observes the similarities in rise to power by Mayor Richard J. Daley and his son, Richard M. Daley. |
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It’s decision time for two key players in Chicago’s police reform plan. |
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey get a shout-out for disrupting the public education status quo. |
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President Donald Trump is reversing course on several issues — mostly in foreign policy — and his strategist Steve Bannon appears to be on the outs, writes Clarence Page. |
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Trump’s three immediate predecessors lamely watched as North Korea became a nuclear menace. If he can work with China to defang Pyongyang, great. |
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Check out the latest cartoons by Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis. |
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