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Pension consolidation is a start, but there's still tough work aheadDec 24, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed bipartisan legislation last week to consolidate 649 public safety pension systems into two, a baby step to address the state's much larger pens...
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Feder: Promotion to WGN Radio boss 'surpasses any dream' for Mary Sandberg BoyleDec 23, 2019 12:00 am - Overshadowed by news of the morning-drive shakeup Friday at Nexstar Media WGN 720-AM was the appointment of the first female general manager in the 95-year history of th...
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1 hurt in roll-over accident in Arlington HeightsDec 23, 2019 12:00 am - One person was hurt in a rollover accident late Monday morning at Arlington Heights and Golf roads in Arlington Heights, police said. Several southbound lanes of Arling...
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Difficult getting to the bottom of Chicago Bears struggling offenseDec 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Bears coach Matt Nagy seemed a bit more testy than usual during his weekly Monday meeting with the media following a Sunday game. But, hey, how would you be feeling afte...
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VW recaps 70 years since the Beetle's U.S. arrivalDec 22, 2019 10:00 pm - Volkswagen's launch into the U.S. market wasn't an easy one. The feat was first attempted by a Dutch businessman, Ben Pon, in 1949. Pon eagerly arrived in New York with ...
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Batavia pastor shares how celebrating Christmas has evolvedDec 22, 2019 6:30 am - Batavia pastor shares how celebrating Christmas has evolved
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Where to ring in the New Year with a dash of music in Chicago, suburbsDec 22, 2019 6:15 am - If you haven't had a chance to think beyond next week's holidays to the New Year's Eve celebrations ahead, here are a few ideas for concert outings to welcome 2020 in Ch...
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Who we are now will be our legacyDec 22, 2019 12:00 am - By Connie Schultz We are in the last days of this year, and many of us will spend at least a portion of them in the company of children we love. Never have I been more ...
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Grammar Moses: Times they are a changin'Dec 22, 2019 12:00 am - There has been much controversy over Time magazine's choice of 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg for person of the year. I suspect that if Time magazine had al...
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As impeachment moves to Senate, get ready for surprisesDec 22, 2019 12:00 am - With a House impeachment vote a foregone conclusion, the battle to remove President Trump from office has moved to the Senate. Minority Leader Charles Schumer grabbed co...