All Stories from July 4, 2019 (Change date)
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Theater events: 'Wizard of Oz' follows yellow brick road to Chicago Shakespeare TheaterJul 04, 2019 6:00 am - • Hell in a Handbag Productions premieres "The Drag Seed," David Cerda's unauthorized parody of the 1956 psychological thriller about a seemingly perfect girl who's a co...
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Fourth of July history: First celebrations in Illinois and beyond revered heroes of the RevolutionJul 04, 2019 6:00 am - Today in Illinois, the Fourth of July is a holiday for boating, barbecues and fireworks. In the state's earliest days, the celebrations were more organized and formal - ...
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'Toni Morrison' showcases 'Beloved' author as captivating storytellerJul 04, 2019 6:00 am - “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am” — ★ ★ ★ Before Toni Morrison, no African American — let alone an African American woman — had won the Nobel Prize for literature. T...
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How an actress came to play 'Henry V' at Oak Brook's First FolioJul 04, 2019 6:00 am - In a few days, Diana Coates will step onto First Folio Theatre's outdoor stage to tackle - for the second time - one of William Shakespeare's most compelling kings. The ...
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Chicago White Sox's Lopez lurches into all-star breakJul 04, 2019 1:00 am - Reynaldo Lopez needs a break, and he's going to get one. After showing so much promise in 2018 - his first full season in the Chicago White Sox's rotation - the young pi...
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York: Resistance to Donald Trump takes a threatening turnJul 04, 2019 1:00 am - The toxicity of the resistance to President Donald Trump has risen in recent days, with the nation's most respected newspapers publishing rationalizations for denying Tr...
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'We are their legacy': As replica Vietnam memorial wall opens in West Dundee, veterans honor those who sacrificed in any conflictJul 04, 2019 1:00 am - Medal of Honor recipient Allen Lynch of Gurnee is passionate about honoring the sacrifice U.S. soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen made during the Vietnam War. Especia...
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Chicago Cubs erupt after Maddon's ejection to rip Pirates 11-3Jul 04, 2019 1:00 am - PITTSBURGH - Joe Maddon isn't against pitching inside. It's when the ball starts buzzing batter's heads that the Chicago Cubs manager thinks the increasingly thin line b...
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Next step for Illinois: Graduated income taxJul 04, 2019 1:00 am - The new fiscal year began this week on July 1, and with it, the 2020 state budget went into effect. This is a budget that, for the first time in years, Illinois can be p...
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Roots in civil rightsJul 04, 2019 1:00 am - The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was labeled in a letter recently as "controversial," but who or what is the controversy about? Please read the long history of thi...