All Stories from June 29, 2020 (Change date)
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A shopping list for wines perfect for summer chilling and grillingJun 29, 2020 6:00 am - For grillin' and chillin', look for wines low in alcohol and tannin (to help hydration and give center stage to food flavors); high in fruit and acidity (to balance spic...
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Book review: 'Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why' is hilarious and stingingly poignantJun 29, 2020 6:00 am - “Nothing is Wrong and Here is Why” by Alexandra Petri (W.W. Norton) The first time I stumbled across an Alexandra Petri column in The Washington Post, I ...
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What's the safest way to use the elevator?Jun 29, 2020 6:00 am - As workers are expected to return to office buildings in coming weeks, the whoosh of opening elevators may herald an uncomfortable reunion: Welcome back to sharing very ...
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Nighttime flights at O'Hare drop by 68%, noise complaints down by 54%Jun 29, 2020 5:30 am - A virus breaks out in a Chinese region in late 2019, and by June 2020 hundreds of residents living near O'Hare International Airport are getting some shut-eye - for a ch...
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Palatine teen creates backyard Wrigley Field for ultimate Wiffle experienceJun 29, 2020 5:30 am - While Major League Baseball stumbles toward opening day for a truncated 60-game season, America's pastime is thriving in a replica Wrigley Field that a Palatine teenager...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Doug Buffone, Cloris Leachman, draft registration, aerobics class and moreJun 29, 2020 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald images of Doug Buffone, Cloris Leachman, draft registration, aerobics classes and more in our latest "Through the Film Magnifier" gallery. ...
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Bannerman picks Davidson for academics, basketballJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - When picking a college, Hampshire senior Kelby Bannerman said she was not making a four-year decision, she was making a 40-year decision. "I find that to be incredibly m...
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Rage of the poor is rooted in hopelessnessJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - What happens to people over multiple decades and generations when our society tells them their lives have no value? Eventually, they conclude they have no meaningful fut...
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2 charged in several attacks near downtown ElginJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - A man and a woman have been charged with four attacks on people this month in downtown Elgin, according to prosecutors and court records. Riese R. Arcos, 28, who is home...
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Report says Illinois was ill-prepared for pandemicJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new report from an Illinois think tank says the state was ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily because of a preexisting shortage of nurses, ...