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Some help for following local electionsMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - Keeping up with local elections is important, in some ways more so than keeping up with prominent statewide or national contests. But it's not always easy. We can help. ...
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Truth comes to light in Bezos spectacleMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - Sometimes stories are simpler than they're made out to be. That appears to be the case with Jeff Bezos. When the National Enquirer reported that Bezos, the Amazon founde...
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O'Donnell: Caray, Piersall and truth would help cut through the looming Chicago baseball fogMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - Oh for the days of Jimmy Piersall and "South Side" Harry Caray in an untethered Chicago baseball broadcast booth. Truth. No sycophancy. No ceaseless word dancing to appe...
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O'Donnell: Bill Raftery back in the spotlight as memories of Deford, McGuire swirl around NCAA tournamentMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - THE NONPAREIL FRANK DEFORD said it best: "The NCAA (men's) tournament is the only major sporting event in America where there's more interest at the beginning than at th...
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Conant's Mittal not a rocket scientist yet - but he's closeMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - His resume is impressive. Certainly impressive enough for any college in America. A perfect score of 36 on the ACT. The first time he took the test. A near perfect score...
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Get healthy at Fox Valley Food For Health's Spring MarketMar 20, 2019 11:00 pm - There isn't much doubt that the ladies who support Fox Valley Food for Health as kitchen mentors for teens in the program know a thing or two about preparing healthy mea...
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Review: Jordan Peele's 'Us' doubles down on suspense, political metaphorMar 20, 2019 11:00 am - “Us” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Pay double-close attention to every single small detail in the beginning scenes of Jordan Peele's freaky and outrageously frightening family horror/comedy...
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Widescreen: Two C2E2 sneak peeks from AMCMar 20, 2019 6:00 am - "Into the Badlands," AMC's post-apocalyptic martial-arts action series, returns for its final eight episodes beginning with a two-night premiere at 9 p.m. Sunday and Mon...
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E-learning now for snow days weeks ago? Some District 300 parents don't like itMar 20, 2019 5:22 am - Some schools are having students work online when weather keeps them out of school, but Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300 is requiring students to do online ma...
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Bribery scandal just a hint of the academic fraud at nation's collegesMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...