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Facts Matter: Yes, gasoline taxes are higher in Illinois than in IndianaJul 27, 2019 1:00 am - Following the recent hike in the state excise tax on gasoline, some Illinois residents have crossed the border into Indiana to fill up their vehicles, according to Polit...
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Rozner: Shape of Blackhawks changing quicklyJul 27, 2019 1:00 am - The Blackhawks have been behind the times for years now. It happened gradually, in part because of their success and players needing to get paid, in part because they ha...
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Grammar Moses: Keep it simple, keep it tight and don't bury the ledeJul 27, 2019 1:00 am - Newspaper editors are some of the busiest people I know. I'm not saying that because I've been one for almost 30 years but because I supervise many of them and I see wh...
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Arlington Heights Firefighters Association awards 3 scholarshipsJul 26, 2019 8:00 am - • The Arlington Heights Firefighters Association Local 3105 announced the winners of its Arlington Heights Firefighters Association Memorial Scholarships. Maura Hogaboo...
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Widescreen: Quentin Tarantino's three towering classicsJul 26, 2019 6:00 am - Quentin Tarantino has made eight or nine movies, depending how you count the two volumes of his "Kill Bill" saga, and this writer who surreptitiously watched "Reservoir ...
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Signs of hope for wrongfully held people with mental illnessJul 26, 2019 1:00 am - As of July 1, our region is within reach of a pragmatic solution to a major social problem - the overuse of emergency rooms as the default destination of those with ment...
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Boston Marathon's first female runner continues to blaze a trailJul 26, 2019 1:00 am - It's been more than 50 years since Kathrine Switzer broke barriers (and rules) to become the first woman to run the Boston Marathon. "There were people who told me that ...
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O'Donnell: Will 'The Curse of the Honey Bears' sideline Matt Nagy and karmic blue?Jul 26, 2019 1:00 am - THE CUBS FINALLY broke "The Curse of 'The Goat.' " The Bulls may live on into perpetuity with "The Curse of 'The Breakup.' " And the Bears are showing no inclination to ...
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Can Al Franken be rehabilitated?Jul 26, 2019 1:00 am - By Byron York Al Franken, the Minnesota Democrat and former "Saturday Night Live" star forced out of the Senate in late 2017 by #MeToo allegations, is back in the news. ...
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Feder: Susy Schultz named executive director of broadcast museumJul 26, 2019 1:00 am - Susy Schultz, the esteemed Chicago journalist, educator, writer and strategist, has been hired as executive director of the Museum of Broadcast Communications, Robert Fe...