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Venezuela is a world leader in the production of desperationJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - CĂCUTA, Colombia - The walkers come in a steady flow, individually and in small groups, through most of the day. The serpentine mountain road they take often has little ...
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Doubled state gas tax just a start. New state law will cost you in other ways, tooJun 20, 2019 1:00 am -
State law will cost drivers in other ways, too
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Gum from tree sap to synthetic substituteJun 19, 2019 11:00 pm - "How is gum made?" a participant in the Libertyville Parks Teen Travelers bike camp asked. The story of gum is not all sweet and snappy. Chewing gum goes way back - abou...
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A hot, thirsty summer calls for the Turtle KrawlJun 19, 2019 6:00 am - Hopefully our snowy spring is behind us and an actual summer is right around the corner. To me, nothing is better on a warm, sunny day than relaxing on my porch with a c...
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Celebrate with bold, Syrah, A Chicago-Style WineJun 19, 2019 6:00 am - Here's what I don't like about Syrah: It's big, it's bold. The sun-loving grape translates extreme ripeness into a wallop of alcohol, often 15% and higher. Its gnash-and...
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Sound check: Rolling Stones resume rescheduled tour with Chicago launchJun 19, 2019 6:00 am - Can't stop the Stones Mere months after the Rolling Stones announced the postponement of the band's "No Filter Tour" due to frontman Mick Jagger's heart surgery, th...
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O'Donnell: Michael Jordan to Eloy Jimenez - tales behind two mammoth arrivalsJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Thursday - June 20, 1984 - Chicago awoke to the somewhat hopeful clarion, "Bulls Draft Michael Jordan." Now long forgotten was a Chicago Tribune he...
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Wings still flying over HaitiJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. - Jonathan Nash Glynn - artist, pilot and philanthropist - never envisioned himself as a missionary, but, absent religion, that's what he has become...
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Feder: WTTW's 'Chicago Tonight' exec producer to retireJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - The exodus of executives continues at WTTW-Channel 11: Mary Field, executive producer of "Chicago Tonight" since 1996, has announced her retirement from the Window to th...
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Three reasons Trump-Russia hasn't turned into WatergateJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - Why haven't efforts to impeach President Trump gained Watergate-style momentum? The lack of energy has created a sense of bafflement and disappointment among some of the...