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Nephew's aunt requires home sale to pay expensesAug 21, 2020 7:01 am - Q. My aunt has been admitted to a nursing home and it is unlikely she will ever be leaving. She has no children, brothers or sisters and my uncle died years ago. I am he...
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Zombie-riddled 'Peninsula' derails in South Korean 'Train' sequelAug 21, 2020 6:00 am - “Train to Busan: Peninsula” - ★ ★ ½ The title “Train to Busan: Peninsula” doesn't pack much relevance here. Nobody takes a train to anywhere in this frantically und...
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Not just online: Some clubs, groups holding meetings outdoorsAug 21, 2020 6:00 am - Zoom and Google Hangouts aren't the only way to conduct a meeting or chat with friends during the pandemic. We've also taken to the parks, streets and parking lots to ga...
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Suited for success: Naperville charity outfits jail inmates for job interviews, courtAug 21, 2020 5:30 am - Clothes make the man, says an ancient Latin proverb made famous by Mark Twain. Now men in the DuPage County jail can get made over through the donation of more than 400 ...
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Barone: the blue and red divide could hurt DemocratsAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - By Michael Barone Give Politico's chief Washington correspondent, Ryan Lizza, some credit. After Michelle Obama's speech capping the first night of the Democrats' virtua...
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Crosstown heroics: White Sox fan saves Cubs fan's life with kidney donationAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - She's a devoted Chicago Cubs fan, but Lombard resident Bridget Kolls is convinced that Chicago White Sox fans aren't so bad. In fact, one White Sox fan in particular is ...
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Arkush: Nagy looks forward to setting Graham loose in mismatchesAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - Remember back in the day when people shook hands, walked around without masks, actually were able to get within six feet of each other and the NFL was just the NFL? It's...
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Jim O'Donnell: Brennaman up against business and brand maintenanceAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - THE CUBS AND THE REDS are two of the oldest franchises in Major League Baseball. Either could have had President Ulysses S. Grant or the inimitable Horace Greeley throw ...
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Russell Crowe snaps, crackles and pops as road-raging killer in 'Unhinged'Aug 20, 2020 6:00 am - “Unhinged” — ★ ★ How can a movie this stupid be so diabolically irresistible? More to the point: How can a movie this stupid — and assumes viewers are even stupide...
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Feder: WGN hires main news anchor from Nexstar's Indianapolis stationAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - "Chicago's Very Own" WGN-Channel 9 has reached out to its company's station in Indianapolis to hire a new co-anchor for its nightly newscasts, Robert Feder writes. Ray C...