All Stories from February 23, 2017 (Change date)
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Chicago schools take a stand on immigration enforcementFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - As educators around the United States wonder whether a crackdown on immigrants will reach their schoolhouse doors, principals in Chicago have been given a...
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Royals hope Soria has a bounce-back seasonFeb 23, 2017 6:00 am - SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - Joakim Soria shouldn't have any issue with confidence, not with 202 career saves. Yet when he returned to Kansas City last season, given a $25 mil...
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#OscarsSoLaLa? Dann Gire predicts cutting-edge musical will win bigFeb 23, 2017 5:00 am - The big question that will be answered during Sunday's 89th Academy Awards is this: How much of an impact will the #OscarsSoWhite campaign have in influencing the 6,687 ...
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'Rock Dog' a handsome, simple animated fantasy for kidsFeb 23, 2017 5:00 am - "Zootopia" it's not. The animated feature "Rock Dog" comes from a graphic novel "Tibetan Rock Dog," created by popular Chinese rock star Zheng Jun for his young daughter...
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'Gifts' a fresh, gutsy approach to zombie apocalypse moviesFeb 23, 2017 5:00 am - "The Girl With All the Gifts" finds a fresh, gutsy approach to the zombie virus apocalypse movie, a film genre so shopworn and recycled that recent incarnations, such as...
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'Kedi' a cat-egorically lovable feline documentaryFeb 23, 2017 5:00 am - Without cats, the city of Istanbul would lose part of its soul. That's one of many poetically grandiose assertions to be found in Ceyda Torun's lovable, feline-friendly ...
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Libertyville board candidates loaded with government experienceFeb 23, 2017 4:30 am - The four candidates running for three trustee seats on the Libertyville village board all have experience with village government, though the extent, type and timing var...
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Hadley tours part of District 41's $24.2 million referendum effortFeb 23, 2017 4:20 am - Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 officials are giving public tours of Hadley Junior High to draw attention to the school's aging portable classrooms they want to replac...
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Elgin gets jump-start on roadwork thanks to balmy weatherFeb 23, 2017 4:10 am - One possible drawback to the last few days' unseasonably warm weather? It has enticed road construction crews in Elgin to begin their work ahead of schedule. The city i...
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Crespo seeks to broaden state focus on Latinos beyond ChicagoFeb 23, 2017 4:05 am - As the first suburban Latino caucus co-chairman of the Illinois legislature, state Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates knows he has his work cut out for him. The Hoffma...