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Thank you all for your readership and commentary! It was a privilege to appear on these pages and to work with such great people. So long for now...

Opinion

Sunday Cartoon: Full House Finale

All your favorite celebrities, politicians and characters are here for one last hurrah.

Opinion

Sunday Cartoon: Epic Fail, Baseball Edition

Baseball players from the Steroid Era were shut out of the Hall of Fame. Voters took the air out of some balloon-sized heads.

Opinion

Sunday Cartoon: Congress Whiffs Big Time

The 112th Congress strikes out to end their season.

Opinion

Packers Loss Ends Bears Playoff Hopes

A Green Bay victory over the Minnesota Vikings Sunday would've put the Bears in the playoffs. But that didn't happen.

Opinion

Sunday Cartoon: The End-of-Year List

What have we missed?

Opinion

Sunday Cartoon: Holiday Scorcher

Here's a musical holiday greeting from Patch.

Opinion

Sunday Cartoon: Root, Root, Root for The Home Team

The hometown crowd gives the Bears a fighting chance today against the Packers.

Opinion

Sunday Cartoon: Illinois Hits Fiscal Cliff Early

We're first into the drink of red ink!

Opinion

Sunday Cartoon: NHL Lockout Lingers

The ongoing NHL contract dispute leaves fans in the cold as December begins.

Opinion

Sunday Cartoon: Better to Give Than Receive

'Tis also the season for charity.

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