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Thanksgiving Deserves Better

Thanksgiving has always been the quietest of holidays — no fireworks, no presents, no grand displays of spectacle. It’s a day meant for…

Nov 28, 2024

Thanksgiving Deserves Better

Nov 28, 2024

Time for Dan Hurley to Stop Acting Like a Jackass

I’ve seen this movie before in 2000 and trust me: it doesn’t well.

Nov 26, 2024

Time for Dan Hurley to Stop Acting Like a Jackass

Nov 26, 2024

From a Hail Mary to a Hail Storm: the Belief in Eberflus is Gone.

Nothing has changed for the better for the Chicago Bears, and it’s about to get a lot worse.

Nov 4, 2024

From a Hail Mary to a Hail Storm: the Belief in Eberflus is Gone.

Nov 4, 2024

5 Reasons Why NIU Should Leave the MAC for the Mountain West in All Sports

There’s too much noise to ignore it anymore.

Nov 1, 2024

Northern Illinois offensive lineman Abiathar Curry jumps in the air in celebration after wining a NCAA college football game 16–14 against Notre Dame at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in South Bend. (Curt Rallo / The Associated Press)

Nov 1, 2024

Why November in Illinois Hits Different

The Unexpected Beauty of the Grayest Month

Oct 29, 2024

Why November in Illinois Hits Different

Oct 29, 2024

How Do You Not Fire Juwan Howard?

Indiana laid out the road map on why you shouldn’t wait until the next incident

Feb 22, 2022

How Do You Not Fire Juwan Howard?

Feb 22, 2022

Normalcy in America After 9/11 Thanks to High School Football

Americans were stuck in a silent haze for several days in the wake of 9/11. The world froze. Planes stayed on the ground. Businesses…

Sep 11, 2021

Normalcy in America After 9/11 Thanks to High School Football

Sep 11, 2021

Thank You, Mr. Avalos!

Friday morning, 15 minutes after long time NBC 5 meteorologist Andy Avalos said his on air goodbyes after a wonderful 40-year career, I was…

Aug 27, 2021

Thank You, Mr. Avalos!

Aug 27, 2021

The ’16 Cubs Are Now Baseball’s ’85 Bears

I knew it was coming this week. We all did.

Aug 1, 2021

The ’16 Cubs Are Now Baseball’s ’85 Bears

Aug 1, 2021

Simone Biles Walking Away is NBC’s Nightmare

They banked on her being there and now she won’t be.

Jul 27, 2021

Simone Biles Walking Away is NBC’s Nightmare

Jul 27, 2021

Matt Rodewald

Matt Rodewald

An Emmy Award-winning journalist w/ 2 decades of work in television & radio news & sports broadcasting. A background in education & politics. Father first!

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