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Your suburb's take from new online sales tax? $1.76 a personJul 11, 2018 5:00 am - A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that all online purchases are subject to sales tax brought an anticipated $140 million windfall for Illinois this year. But the share...
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All eyes on 60-year-old Langer at Senior Players ChampionshipJul 11, 2018 1:01 am - If ever there was a player who could dominate a tournament, it would be Bernhard Langer at the Constellation Senior Players Championship. The 60-year-old German star won...
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Guest View: Will Trump take simple approach to complex NATO issues?Jul 11, 2018 1:00 am - By Keith Peterson President Donald Trump heads to Europe this week for the meeting of NATO leaders followed by his summit, on the 16th, with Russian leader Vladimir...
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Feder: WGN's Steve Cochran bounces back into radio's top 10Jul 11, 2018 1:00 am - Reversing a run of all-time low ratings, Steve Cochran surged back into Chicago radio's top 10 for his morning show on Tribune Broadcasting news/talk WGN 720-AM, Robert ...
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Williams: Tariffs cause pain, but mainly for consumersJul 11, 2018 1:00 am - By Walter Williams The Canadian government, lining the pockets of its dairy producers, imposes high tariffs on American dairy imports. That forces Canadians to pay highe...
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Construction at Thompson Middle School campus sparks memories for St. Charles residentsJul 10, 2018 11:00 pm - Even though I didn't grow up in St. Charles or attend high school years ago at what is now the Thompson Middle School site, it is a big change to see the construction un...
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Sound check: Better Than Ezra, Barenaked Ladies hit ChicagoJul 10, 2018 6:00 am - Ezra, Barenaked and KT New Orleans-born alternative band Better Than Ezra first made waves in the mid-1990s with “Good,” the first single off its 1995 album “Deluxe.” It...
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Constable: World Cup loyalties collide, accelerate at FermilabJul 10, 2018 5:30 am - Way back in October, the U.S. men's national soccer team, by virtue of a stunning 2-1 loss to Trinidad and Tobago, was eliminated from contention for World Cup 2018 in R...
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Gurnee's Fischer ready to test U.S. Senior Women's Open fieldJul 10, 2018 1:01 am - The only Chicago area qualifier for the inaugural U.S. Senior Women's Open at Chicago Golf Club also is the youngest in the 120-player field. Gurnee's Jamie Fischer, who...
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Rozner: National League as wide open as everJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - Baseball has been ruined by the "superteams." Yep, that was the narrative in spring training 2018. Too many teams tanking, too few teams with a chance to win the World S...