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Baseball Way Back: A moon man's memorable landings in ChicagoOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Major league catcher and baseball broadcaster Joe Garagiola used to say baseball is a funny game. But Garagiola probably wasn't laughing when someone lit a firecracker ...
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Bears, Colts both have something to proveOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - At 3-0, the Bears are one of only seven undefeated teams in the league. Indianapolis, after a stunning opening-day upset loss in Jacksonville in which they also lost the...
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Constable: Italian immigrant, U.S. Army veteran writes love story at age 87Oct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Even before he watched American soldiers drive the Nazis from his Italian village, Rocco Blasi dreamed of living in the United States. "It was something I wanted so badl...
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Rozner: Bears can't handle Colts' defense in defeatOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - A good defense will expose a bad offense every time. The Bears' defense has done this to a couple dozen teams the last few years, and Sunday it was Indianapolis doing it...
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Facts Matter: Photo of empty envelopes used in false claim that ballots were trashedOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Questions about the legitimacy of mail-in voting are ramping up on social media as the Nov. 3 general election approaches. However, a recent photo of envelopes in the tr...
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Rozner: Why Theo Epstein will probably make some major changes to CubsOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Theo Epstein is not the type to drive a franchise off a cliff. He could if he wanted to. He could simply play it out next season with the same roster, hope for the best ...
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Women's basketball: Elgin native Castro, now a senior at NIU, has come a long wayOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Paulina Castro has always been a fighter. And now Castro has been selected to join a group where she can use her voice to help continue the fight for all things related ...
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Facts and folklore about marshy cattailsOct 02, 2020 6:00 am - When it comes to cattails, I thought I had the subject pretty well covered. I had led many field trips to cattail marshes and conducted wetland seminars on the subject. ...
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How Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles is weathering the pandemicOct 02, 2020 6:00 am - Steel Beam Theatre knows a thing or two about overcoming challenges. The downtown St. Charles theater had to celebrate its 20th anniversary last week without any hoopla ...
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'We had to get in': How Gurnee police saved wounded woman and toddler from gunmanOct 02, 2020 5:30 am - Gurnee police Officer Dan Ruth wasn't sure what awaited him on the other side of the patio screen door the night of July 3. He just knew he and his fellow officers neede...