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Quicker clicks: Why data centers are a growth industry in the suburbsJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - In large, mostly nondescript buildings around the Chicago area, vital components of the internet are sprouting up at a very rapid pace. Many of the data centers that all...
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: On gas prices, leaders bypass solutions in favor of partisanshipJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - Nothing motivates political action more than a "sky is falling" scenario. Take the current surge in inflation generally, and one universally loathed aspect thereof - the...
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Arkush: Bears can win with McCaskeys in charge; they've done it beforeJun 25, 2022 4:00 pm - There is a popular refrain around Bears Nation you've been hearing for years -- that the Bears will never win or be relevant again until the McCaskeys sell the team. It ...
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Unit owner can be charged for insurance deductibleJun 25, 2022 6:00 am - Q: I fell asleep in another room while filling the bathtub in my condominium unit. The water overflowed and damaged the drywall ceiling and walls in two units below my u...
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Grieving over our pet buddiesJun 25, 2022 6:00 am - My sister Mary's beautiful cat, Delyla, died about a month ago. She was a sweet cat, and very regal in her appearance, a big rag doll breed who sat up at least 18 inches...
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Constable: Chef cooks up kitchen-inspired hairnets for dogsJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - A sous chef for most of his career, Freddy Rembert of Villa Park drew on his kitchen experience to create his unusual, award-winning invention that's appearing now in l...
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Facts Matter: Alleged Trump statement on Jan. 6 is fakeJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - A lengthy, official-looking statement, topped with the letterhead "Save America, President Donald J. Trump," was posted on social media earlier this month. The statement...
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Grammar Moses: All the world's a sports analogy, and all the men and women merely playersJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - What I know about sports you could stick in my eye and I'd still be able to see. But I can still turn just about anything into an entertaining sports analogy with the be...
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'Bleacher Preacher' combines pride, passion for Cubs baseballJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - Jerry Pritikin calls himself a baseball nut. Few who have witnessed the exploits of the "Bleacher Preacher" would argue. For decades, wearing his trademark beenie, he ha...
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The Bulls want to re-sign LaVine. Will he get a max deal?Jun 24, 2022 7:00 am - The Bulls completed their draft night by choosing Arizona's Dalen Terry with the No. 18 pick, then general manager Marc Eversley moved on to a couple other relevant topi...