All Stories from January 27, 2013 (Change date)
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X-Force creator finds passion in Extreme ComicsJan 27, 2013 5:08 am - In the early 1990s, before he quit Marvel Comics, X-Force creator Rob Liefeld was inventing new characters the way Doritos invents extreme flavors. Nearly every issue in...
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Naper Settlement seeks junior and adult volunteersJan 27, 2013 5:00 am - Do you love history? Are you looking for an opportunity to give back to your community? Each year, more than 1,300 volunteers help with special events, fundraisers, bui...
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Blood drive organizer honoredJan 27, 2013 5:00 am - For the past decade, Ted Little, student affairs adviser at Universal Technical Institute in Glendale Heights, has spent time each year planning, organizing and recruiti...
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Myanmar begins to open its doors to the worldJan 27, 2013 5:00 am - BAGAN, Myanmar — The rising sun streaked a light blanket of fog with pink and yellow. Suddenly, pagodas popped out from the mist, some grand and intricate, others squat ...
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Bad times can make a marriage strongerJan 27, 2013 5:00 am - We remember the good times. The first time we realized we were in love; that special getaway weekend; the walk by the lake; the all-night talk; the vacation out West; th...
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On the road: Sky-high skatingJan 27, 2013 5:00 am - Chicago Skating up, up and away While it may not be the city's tallest building, the John Hancock Building and Observatory can certainly brag about having the ...
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Macy proud of his role in ‘Shameless’Jan 27, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — On “Shameless,” William H. Macy plays the world’s most deadbeat dad. He stars as Frank Gallagher, a boozy, shiftless grifter whose brood of six mix-and-match ...
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It’s best to vent bathroom fans downwardJan 27, 2013 4:57 am - Q. I am a regular reader of your column, and I have paid close attention to your recommendations for venting bathroom exhaust fans. I don’t, however, believe that I have...
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Can Elgin National coffee grinder brew up profits?Jan 27, 2013 4:51 am - Q. I have a coffee grinder — it is an Elgin National and is 25 inches tall. It will not grind coffee — it just falls through. I have had it for 70 years and my father-in...
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5 of Jodie Foster’s greatest performancesJan 27, 2013 4:46 am - LOS ANGELES — Jodie Foster had everyone talking when she took the unusual step of revealing she’s a lesbian on the Golden Globes stage. This hadn’t exactly been a secret...