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A conservative case for smart climate action: Let's act nowApr 18, 2021 1:00 am - Regarding climate change, about 40% of Americans do not believe that human activity contributes significantly to the cause. That number is driven primarily by conservati...
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Rozner: Some habits die hard for BlackhawksApr 18, 2021 1:00 am - In many ways, the Blackhawks have turned the page on the last decade of hockey. Organizationally, and six years removed from their last title, they are in rebuild mode a...
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Associations can enact fire pit regulationsApr 17, 2021 7:00 am - Q: Because more people are entertaining themselves at home during the COVID era, many residents in our association have acquired portable fire pits they place on the pat...
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Losing your adviser or confidant adds to the depth of griefApr 17, 2021 6:00 am - When a dear one dies, you may have not only lost a beloved partner, friend or parent, but also lost your best adviser, or best confidant — or both. We are lucky if we ha...
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Lake in the Hills' first female police chief takes helm in JulyApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - Mary Frake didn't set out to make history. But soon she will join the ranks of just a handful of women leading suburban police departments. Frake, who has served 27 year...
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Constable: From atomic bomb to solar power, Downers Grove scientist always innovatesApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - Dieter Gruen escaped Nazi Germany, worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II, helped design nuclear submarines, earned patents throughout a celebrated and inno...
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Grammar Moses: Is it that that that was one too many?Apr 17, 2021 1:00 am - There you have me repeating myself again. Readers Mike and Gayle Politowicz feel (that) I am a serial abuser of "that." That is to say the word "that," not this or that....
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Swiss billionaire gives up bid for Chicago TribuneApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - On second thought, cancel the ticker tape parade and key to the city for Hansjörg Wyss. The Swiss billionaire who burst on the scene last month as the “potential savior...
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Baseball Way Back: 'Clean' Sox had an uphill battle in 1921Apr 17, 2021 1:00 am - One hundred years ago, April was indeed the cruelest month for Sox fans. Instead of relishing the defending American League or even world champions, they contemplated th...
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Facts Matter: Government won't require vaccine passportApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - As an increasing number of people are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, social media posts are claiming the federal government will require a health passport for domestic ...