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Rozner: Parkey's long week ends perfectly for BearsNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - It was very late Sunday night when Cody Parkey again faced the enemy. No, not the Vikings. It was three reporters with pads and pens at first, followed by the assorted m...
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Schaumburg Christian's Hoffman becomes a Conqueror firstNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - The girl who grew up watching college sports will now be playing them herself. On top of that, Morgan Hoffman will become the first student-athlete from Schaumburg Chris...
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Should I rein in my talkative child?Nov 18, 2018 10:00 pm - Q. My son is almost 9 and loves to chat, with his friends mostly. He pronounced 99 percent of the words perfectly, including their context, since age 2. That tells me hi...
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'Hey, Alexa' contact Butterball's Turkey Talk-Line, Snoop Dogg, pies and pinotsNov 18, 2018 10:00 pm - This article has been updated to correct the dates Sonoma-Cutrer has been making pinot noir wines. Volunteers and the folks at Butterball have hosted its Turkey Tal...
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What is cryptocurrency and how does it work?Nov 18, 2018 10:00 pm - "How do people use cryptocurrency?" asked a young patron at Wauconda Area Library summer STEAM camp. Currency is used to purchase goods and services, such as how you use...
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Store hours, shopping tips for Black Friday in the Fox ValleyNov 18, 2018 10:00 pm - Whether you're a super early Black Friday shopper, or prefer to hit the sales right after you gobble down your Thanksgiving turkey, there will be stores open for you up ...
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Illinois 200: Illinois provides the setting for cinema favoritesNov 18, 2018 6:00 am - Maybe Illinois has produced so many cool movies because it offers such a vastly diverse spectrum of locations to tell highly visual stories. Or maybe our state has pumpe...
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How a 'flip house' in Batavia became a family homeNov 18, 2018 5:00 am - How fourth child's arrival changed Batavia couple's plans to flip historic Cigrand house
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Oil-based primers better than paint/primer combinationNov 18, 2018 5:00 am - Q. For outdoor paint jobs, I have always used an oil-based exterior primer and then a separate acrylic latex exterior paint with good results. This summer for the first ...
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Mother scared about daughter's high-risk hobbyNov 18, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My daughter was recently injured in a sky diving accident and had surgery on a vertebra in her back; she sky-dives for fun and has over 200 jumps and loves it. How do...