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Constable: Pandemic can't silence voices yearning to be freeApr 03, 2021 1:00 am - More than 180 students in choir, orchestra and American Studies at Vernon Hills High School spent the entire 2019-20 school year working with teachers on a massive proje...
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Grammar Moses: Because, because, because, because, because!Apr 03, 2021 1:00 am - Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. This is all about one of my favorite subordinating conjunctions: "because." "It seems that the word 'because' is disappea...
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Opening Day a time for Chicago baseball miraclesApr 03, 2021 1:00 am - It is fitting baseball home openers occur in temporal proximity to holidays celebrating miracles. Chicago's green cathedrals, Wrigley Field and Comiskey Park, were the s...
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Plenty of routes Blackhawks can take as trade deadline approachesApr 03, 2021 1:00 am - Remember when the Blackhawks signed Mattias Janmark and Carl Soderberg in the weeks leading up to this season? There were one of two prevailing thoughts at the time: • "...
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A look at the changing retail and dining scene in BataviaApr 02, 2021 6:00 am - Some folks celebrate their COVID vaccinations by planning trips or looking for open movie theaters or restaurants. We're more inclined just to be glad to be driving or w...
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Sound check: Todd Kessler's showcase returns to Hey NonnyApr 02, 2021 6:00 am - Songwriters return Deerfield singer-songwriter Todd Kessler resumes his regular Songwriters In the Round presentations at Hey Nonny in Arlington Heights next week w...
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Why Kane County sheriff, state's attorney teamed up to set a drug suspect freeApr 02, 2021 5:20 am - When a county's top two law enforcement officials team up in a courtroom, it's usually to put someone behind bars. So it was an unusual twist last week when Kane County ...
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Hawks move Hagel to COVID protocol, acquire HinostrozaApr 02, 2021 1:00 am - The Blackhawks placed forward Brandon Hagel in COVID protocol Friday morning, meaning he will not travel to Nashville for Saturday's game. Hagel played in Thursday's los...
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Rozner: The time of year when baseball math is confusingApr 02, 2021 1:00 am - When was the last time Adam Sandler did anything funny? Eye of the beholder, I suppose, but he's reportedly inked multiple deals with Netflix for $250 million a pop. Goo...
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Taxi squad has been rough ride for many HawksApr 02, 2021 1:00 am - For dozens of players across the NHL, this has been a truly bizarre season. And in some cases, a wasted season. That's just stone, cold reality for those who are constan...