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How an online recipe for banana bread is helping domestic violence survivorsOct 23, 2020 5:30 am - What do an online recipe for banana bread and a host of tips for making it have to do with helping survivors of domestic violence? Nothing, and that's the point. Recogni...
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Data show now is precisely the time to move to a progressive income taxOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - This November, voters have the opportunity to ratify an amendment to the Illinois Constitution that will permit the state to use a graduated rate structure for its incom...
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Stege family swim dynasty comes to an end at Metea Valley sectional meetOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - Somehow, swimming stuck, not just for Rachel Stege, but for her two sisters as well. The Stege Sisters Swim. Say that three times fast. It certainly won't be as fast as ...
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Both candidates' risky strategiesOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - Are both presidential candidates trying to lose? Or at least pursuing campaign strategies which put them at grave risk of defeat? In nearly four years, Donald Trump has ...
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Hub Arkush: What would it take to fix Bears offense? There are options worth exploring.Oct 23, 2020 1:00 am - So the beat goes on - or should we say, the beating the Bears offense is taking both on and off the field goes on. Rightly so, most of it is focused on the offensive lin...
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Sound check: Kevin Farris takes fans 'Higher' with new single releaseOct 22, 2020 6:00 am - Catching up with Kevin Farris Singer-songwriter Kevin Farris started off this year on a high note with an appearance on NBC's “The Voice,” and now he wants to take...
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Constable: 30th work anniversary highlights what those with Down syndrome can doOct 22, 2020 5:30 am - Still newlyweds, Jack and Donna Schuh were looking forward to the birth of their first child in the fall of 1967. But the Vietnam War was raging, and Jack was drafted in...
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Feder: Support grows to save Chicago ReporterOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - A chorus of powerful voices has joined the outcry over the survival of The Chicago Reporter, Robert Feder writes. A letter signed by 80 prominent civic, religious, advoc...
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Feder: Longtime ABC 7 anchor Joel Daly diesOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Joel Daly was a modern day Renaissance man - a lawyer, actor, author, pilot, country singer and champion yodeler. But his most famous role was as a news anchor, includin...
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Timely slogan for voters: BewareOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - In election campaign season, it can help to keep in mind this slight modification of a well-known Latin phrase referring to unregulated commercialism: caveat suffragator...