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Communities lose when newspapers die or slide into declineMar 10, 2019 12:00 am - It is a story of corruption that will stay secret, politicians who will need fewer votes to win, even dangerous communicable diseases that will spread faster as our best...
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Tips for a good night's sleepMar 09, 2019 7:00 am - Sleep is a state of reduced or absent consciousness that should technically take up about a third of our time. Sleep gives the body and brain time for much needed repair...
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Grammar Moses: Some thoughts just between you and meMar 09, 2019 12:00 am - If you're like me, you have framed your computer monitor with scraps of paper that contain really important bits of information: phone numbers, birthdays, doctor appoint...
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Grieving Libertyville family finds help at Willow HouseMar 09, 2019 12:00 am - Having known each other since they both began freshman year at Stevenson High School, Bob Lindell and Lisa Ballantini married in 2005. They didn't even get the chance to...
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Facts Matter: Social media post exaggerates cost of special counsel investigationMar 09, 2019 12:00 am - Reports on social media claim special counsel Robert Mueller has spent more than $50 million in taxpayer funds looking into Russian interference during the 2016 election...
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Rozner: Left out in the cold … These retired players reveal shameful MLB taleMar 09, 2019 12:00 am - A little more than a year ago, Major League Baseball wrote a check to the Hall of Fame for $10 million. It was a nice little donation to a wonderful museum that houses t...
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Drawing strength from family history and role modelsMar 08, 2019 10:00 pm - There is a nice TV ad where a woman tells how her ethnic DNA test showed her where her strength originated - from her family genetics and history. Knowing your roots a...
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Woah! 'The Matrix' is 20 years old, and it's on Elk Grove's big screenMar 08, 2019 5:00 am - The movie described rather crudely by 20-year-old Sean Stangland in the pages of the Daily Eastern News as "'T2' on crack" is about to turn 20 itself, which means I'm pr...
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The Momo Challenge is a hoax, but real online threats are out thereMar 08, 2019 4:33 am - Everybody, it seems, is warning us about the online "Momo Challenge," or telling us it's a hoax. The grotesque "Momo" - a bug-eyed human/bird creature created by a Japan...
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Scouting report: Bulls vs. PistonsMar 08, 2019 4:30 am - Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons, 7 tonight at the United Center TV: NBCSCH Radio: WSCR 670-AM Outlook: Here's another chance at some mock playoff practice for the Bulls, since...