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Standing tall with knees on the sidewalk
In Northbrook, a cadre of young women quietly overcome
Irv Leavitt
Sep 26, 2020
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Northbrook decision: follow the money
Former Northbrook Village President Gene Marks, left, rejected by voters 12 years ago, wants back in. Ana Mendez McGuinnes, Christopher Lay and Robert…
Irv Leavitt
Apr 5, 2021
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Statues don’t say much, but they keep making the same point forever
I was in Cary, North Carolina and in a very bad mood. We had flown in for top-end fertility treatments in that insanely wealthy city, and they failed…
Irv Leavitt
Jul 16, 2020
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The suburb where voting doesn't matter
The trains run on time in Skokie. Snow is plowed in a timely manner. Garbage gets picked up. The tax base is varied and strong. The fire department is…
Irv Leavitt
Dec 10, 2021
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Sickness unto death at school
We haven't protected teachers before. Why should they trust us now?
Irv Leavitt
Jul 27, 2020
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The case for suicide
The examined life can be discouraging
Irv Leavitt
Apr 19
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“The Last of the Giants:” Rabbi Robert Marx, Chicago Civil Rights Legend, dies at 93
An obituary in his own words
Irv Leavitt
Mar 31, 2021
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Vaccination reunion
At the end of the month, I will see and touch my only child for the first time in over a year. I’m not as excited as you might think. I’m not even as…
Irv Leavitt
May 21, 2021
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How I discovered The Chicago Way
This sounds improbable, but I swear it's all true
Irv Leavitt
Jul 23, 2020
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Skokie politicians crawl toward their own people
Gail Schechter leading a press event outside Skokie Village Hall Monday. Lately, even when Skokie does the right thing it does it the wrong way.
Irv Leavitt
Jun 22
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Affordable Housing: Fear and Loathing in the Suburbs
President Trump says he will save American suburbs from the threat of affordable housing. They’re not exactly terrified in Northbrook. “I am happy to…
Irv Leavitt
Sep 1, 2020
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A 17th-Century Philosophy of Car Repair
When I was 19, the windshield wiper motor on my first car quit. I refused to replace it. I’d be damned if I was going to pamper a faded old Chevrolet…
Irv Leavitt
Apr 28
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