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Son, grandson preserve major driver of family history: a 1964 Mercedes-Benz 220SEMar 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Lyman Rusy happily strolled into Loeber Motors in Lincolnwood to pick up the new Mercedes-Benz 220SE he ordered back in 1964. His son, Allen, was there to witness it all...
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Nature and man have stopped waterfalls from flowingMar 17, 2019 11:00 pm - “Can you turn off waterfalls?” asked a young patron from the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Waterfalls top the list of nature's masterpieces. Waterfalls can be rema...
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Backyard 'stakeouts' can produce rare bird sightingsMar 17, 2019 11:00 pm - My birding bucket list is mostly in my head and hopelessly long. It contains birds I want to see, places I wish to go and milestones I hope to achieve. For some items, ...
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2+2 reasons to visit C2E2: Annual Chicago convention is worth the trip from the suburbsMar 17, 2019 7:00 am - The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, better known as C2E2, returns Friday, March 22, to Sunday, March 24, to McCormick Place's South Building, 2301 S. Martin Luther K...
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How to ask for a salary in an online job applicationMar 17, 2019 6:11 am - Q: I applied online for a job I would love to have. Their system required me to submit the salary I'm hoping for, with no way to put in a range or skip the question. I s...
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Inspectors disagree over water heater setupMar 17, 2019 6:00 am - Q. The home we are buying is new and was just approved by the city inspector. To be on the safe side, we hired a home inspector for a detailed review. He advised a plumb...
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Rozner: For a night, Chicago Blackhawks' Crawford a star againMar 17, 2019 1:00 am - It wasn't that long ago, maybe a month or two, when Corey Crawford was being told by the experts that he must retire. And even a week or two back, he was told to simply ...
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Nation's fortunes may turn on use, or misuse, of single wordMar 17, 2019 1:00 am - Words matter. When I served at our Embassy in London in the early 1990s, only one seasoned political officer, steeped in the nuances of the Northern Ireland conflict, wa...
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Hasta luego, BetoMar 17, 2019 1:00 am - By Kathleen Parker It must be a grown-up thing, but every time I see Beto O'Rourke, I want to fix him a hamburger. He's precious. And, if my eyes serve me, he's hungry....
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Supplementation with iodine linked to thyroiditis, studies showMar 16, 2019 7:00 am - Over the past several months I have seen a number of patients who have been diagnosed as having the autoimmune illness known as Hashimoto's thyroiditis. All of them had ...