All Stories from August 29, 2024 (Change date)
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Want to redesign Illinois’ flag? Here’s your chanceAug 29, 2024 7:10 am - The Illinois Flag Commission will begin accepting submissions for new state flag designs Sept. 3 and then whittle down the possibilities to a maximum of 10 options.
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Oasis adds 3 shows to its 2025 tour as fans clamor for tickets to Gallagher brothers’ reunionAug 29, 2024 6:54 am - Oasis has added three more dates to its reunion tour of Britain and Ireland, citing “unprecedented demand” for tickets.
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Suburban Paralympians savor the freedom to compete in the Paris GamesAug 29, 2024 6:00 am - Sarah Adam, Keegan Knott and Kendall Gretsch reflect on how they arrived at the Paris 2024 Paralymic Games.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: The suburbs are rich in highly recruited quarterbacks from the classes of 2026 and 2027Aug 29, 2024 6:00 am - Recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran breaks down the top suburban quarterbacks in the Class of 2026 and Class of 2027.
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Another high-tech toy taking the fun out of the ancient art of fishingAug 29, 2024 6:00 am - Fishing is an ancient art that has grown from a simple worm on a hook to what we are using today. It didn’t take much to catch fish. Heck, the legendary Lauri Rapala caug...
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Bears GM Poles shows he has character as well as the ability to build a rosterAug 29, 2024 6:00 am - Ryan Poles sat across from Ian Wheeler in his office at Halas Hall. The undrafted running back slumped forward in his chair, clearly despondent after tearing his ACL. Pol...
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The new ‘Reagan’ biopic is not a great communicatorAug 29, 2024 5:30 am - For a movie about the Great Communicator, “Reagan” communicates surprisingly little. Dennis Quaid is an acceptable simulacrum, but Ronald “Dutch” Reagan had a folksy surface charisma that was a huge part of his appeal, and that proves impossible to replicate.
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Today’s editorial cartoonAug 29, 2024 4:00 am -
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Great white flail: Trump's lounge act looks increasingly washed upAug 29, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins:
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When clever clichés overwhelm truth in political debateAug 29, 2024 4:00 am - As we step into the quasi-official start of the political campaign for the Nov. 5 General Election, we are certain to hear a wide range of clichés intended to suggest the...