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Paramount Theatre resumes live performances with exuberant 'Kinky Boots' revivalSep 02, 2021 8:00 am - “Kinky Boots” - ★ ★ ★ Paramount Theatre's “Kinky Boots” cast could have sung the phone book on a bare stage and the audience response to their performance likely would h...
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Constable: Nature does some planting, then gardener handles the restSep 02, 2021 5:30 am - The towering, woody plants forming a canopy above Don Marchese as he walks through his yard in Arlington Heights are covered in dark pink flowers. They draw comments fro...
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Cook County sheriff launches Missing Persons Project to solve disappearances from long agoSep 02, 2021 5:30 am - Experts say that after the first three days someone has gone missing, the chances of finding that person begin to drop significantly. If that's true, locating someone g...
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DACA's fragility undermines the future of immigrant children: we need permanent immigration reformSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Since its founding, America has been a country of immigrants. Today, immigrants continue to bring their own talents, skills and cultures to America, and they contribute ...
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Feder: Fox 32 hires Emily Wahls as chief meteorologistSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Making a giant leap from the 115th largest market to the third, Emily Wahls was named chief meteorologist at Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32 Wednesday, Robert Feder reports. S...
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Want to learn about a community? Read the obituariesSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Months after joining the Daily Herald's southern Illinois editorial staff as group editor in 2016, I was still puzzling over something I frequently saw in obituaries. In...
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Jimenez, Abreu intend to keep the good fortunes rolling for White SoxSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Left fielder Eloy Jimenez provided a brief scare Sunday when he made a tumbling catch, only to supply relief with a big smile. And Jose Abreu alleviated fears Tuesday ni...
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On editing, censorship and sobriety in writingSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher When we think about freedom of speech, it sometimes becomes important to discuss the difference between editing and censorship. The debate has special rel...
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Selena Gomez steals the show from comedy legends Martin, Short in Hulu's 'Only Murders in the Building'Sep 01, 2021 11:00 pm - The marketing hook for "Only Murders in the Building," a 10-episode series that premiered Tuesday on Hulu, is obvious: Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short, toge...
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Neighbors in the News: Science & Arts Academy in Des Plaines names new assistant head of schoolSep 01, 2021 6:00 am - Ari Frede was appointed assistant head of school at Science & Arts Academy, an independent, nonprofit day school for gifted students in Des Plaines. Frede, who will wor...