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Feder: The Drive revs up to the top of Chicago radio ratings after 18 yearsAug 06, 2019 1:00 am - Eighteen years after WDRV 97.1-FM signed on as an edgy new choice for Chicago radio listeners, the Hubbard Radio classic rocker is the most popular station in town, Robe...
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Ziehm: Streelman needs to leave his mark in New Jersey to qualify for BMW at MedinahAug 06, 2019 1:00 am - A week ago, the Chicago area's best PGA Tour player just wanted "two solid weeks." That, Kevin Streelman figured, would be enough to get him into next week's BMW Champio...
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Share cancer scare with loved ones so they can helpAug 05, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. Recently, I had a very serious cancer scare. I didn't tell my friends and family because I didn't want them to be scared until I knew if it was real. But the result w...
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Miles and miles in a Model T hotrodAug 05, 2019 6:00 am - Curt Zimmerman's 1923 T-bucket wouldn't be many motorists' first choice to take on a road trip, yet it's just what the enthusiast loves piloting on long-distance drives....
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Lost ID? You still can get through airport security - sometimesAug 05, 2019 5:30 am - Ross Constable arrived at O'Hare International Airport with just enough time to catch his Sunday night flight to LAX. Boarding pass in hand, shoes ready to slip off, mas...
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Feder: Nine personalities added to Radio Hall of FameAug 05, 2019 1:00 am - Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the psychosexual therapist who hosted the groundbreaking radio show "Sexually Speaking" in the 1980s, and Ryan Seacrest, the Los Angeles-based natio...
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Groom worries on-again, off-again parents will ruin weddingAug 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Adapted from a recent online discussion. Q. My parents are dating again, and I just don't think I can take it. They divorced the first time when I was about 9, got back ...
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Jupiter, fifth from the sun and 300 times larger than EarthAug 04, 2019 11:00 pm - A young patron from the Grayslake Area Public Library wondered, "How far is Jupiter from Earth?" Time flies, at least on Earth. Earth years zoom by at supersonic speed c...
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Linoleum, vinyl flooring is not the sameAug 04, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I read somewhere that vinyl floor coverings develop dark stains when there is moisture under the surface. A termite inspector recently found dry rot in my bathroom fl...
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Boss labors under delusion that new mom should work 3 days after childbirthAug 04, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I have worked at a smallish company (about 100 employees) for six years. Only one other employee has ever taken maternity leave there. Earlier this year, I was thrill...