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A look at St. Charles' history of disastrous train wrecksSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - If someone were to say, “St. Charles is a train wreck,” it would be accurate - if it references the city's past bad luck with the rail system's tracks downtown and west ...
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Countdown to the Emmys: 6 essential episodes of Johnny, Moira, David and AlexisSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - Despite its ever-growing popularity and the presence of two bona fide comedy legends, “Schitt's Creek” was unseen by this writer until his wife decided to take the Netfl...
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Gunman who shot postal worker in Elk Grove pleads guilty, faces long prison termSep 11, 2020 5:30 am - Cameron Ruebusch might have thought he'd lucked upon an easy score on New Year's Eve 2018, when he stepped out of his Elk Grove Village home and spotted a delivery van p...
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Masked man Bill Kurtis 'goes wild' in promoting cover-upSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - When Bill Kurtis talks, people listen. Now the legendary Chicago anchorman wants to have a word with you about wearing a mask, Robert Feder writes. Strictly on a lark, K...
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Chicago Bears owner appears ready to accept challenge of keeping NFL safeSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - George McCaskey is not your typical NFL owner. While McCaskey and the family he represents are fabulously wealthy as owners of a huge chunk of a $3 billion asset, it is ...
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Graduated tax gives regular working folks a rare breakSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - Even when things start to sound better, regular working folks can't seem to catch a break. For instance, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data, jo...
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Chicago Red Stars ready to start second part of 2020 seasonSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - The hunger is still there. But in seeking their first championship, the Chicago Red Stars weren't totally heartbroken when they lost in the National Women's Soccer Leagu...
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Feder: New CEO choice withdraws before getting started at WBEZSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - In an embarrassing setback for the nonprofit parent company of news/talk WBEZ 91.5-FM, it's back to square one in the search for a new president and chief executive offi...
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A piece of cheesecake for 9/11Sep 11, 2020 1:00 am - My wife, Deborah, bought me a piece of cheesecake yesterday. The market she goes to sells individual pieces of cheesecake in clear plastic boxes. "Look," she said happil...
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Montgomery's status still uncertain for SundaySep 10, 2020 2:00 pm - For anyone looking for assurances that Bears running back David Montgomery will be full speed and ready to play in Sunday's opener at Detroit, it didn't happen Thursday....