All Stories from September 19, 2019 (Change date)
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'Monos': Tale of teen guerrillas is captivating - and at times maddeningSep 19, 2019 6:00 am - “Monos” - ★ ★ ★ The violent, beautiful and powerfully watchable movie “Monos” - Spanish for monkeys - takes its title from the code name used by a group of teenage guerr...
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Dark comedy 'Villains' isn't much of a gasSep 19, 2019 6:00 am - “Villains” — ★ ★ “Villains” opens with a robbery at a gas station convenience store, quickly followed by a scene in which the perpetrators — wait for it — run out o...
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Art, music take center stage at Warrenville's Prairie festSep 19, 2019 6:00 am - Glass pumpkin fans: A whole harvest full of the decorative treasures will be available this weekend at Warrenville's Art on the Prairie festival. Artist Heather Spiewak,...
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'Downton Abbey' visually ratchets up the drama in winning, uplifting filmSep 19, 2019 6:00 am - “Downton Abbey” - ★ ★ ★ ½ If Jane Austen had written this movie, she would have titled it “Pride and Purpose.” The last thing you might expect this big-screen version of...
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Get out your lederhosen for Palatine OktoberfestSep 19, 2019 6:00 am - Food, music and beer make Palatine Oktoberfest lively
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Schaumburg veteran brings relief to others with comfort dog BlitzSep 19, 2019 5:36 am - Vietnam veteran Bob Royce of Schaumburg has regularly volunteered his time in a variety of ways during the decade since his retirement, but he especially enjoys how one ...
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Global warming's effects: How exactly ice melt and the rising seas workSep 19, 2019 5:25 am - Of all the consequences of a warming world, the idea that our oceans would rise is, on its face, one of the easiest to understand - and maybe the most terrifying. We're ...
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I'm having a hard time coping with scary climate change news. What should I do?Sep 19, 2019 5:23 am - Dear Sara: I recently read the climate change report out of Australia - "Existential climate-related security risk: A scenario approach" - and I am having a hard time c...
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Suburban students joining Greta's global climate strike movement this weekSep 19, 2019 5:00 am - When Greta Thunberg walked out of her school in Stockholm, Sweden, to demand climate justice, it inspired Naperville student Amulya Jasti to take a stand for the environ...
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Discussion on demolishing downtown Libertyville theater in intermissionSep 19, 2019 5:00 am - A recommendation regarding the future of an old movie house in downtown Libertyville is in intermission, with the question of whether or how long the Liberty Theatre wil...