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Find time for travel, food and memories without leaving homeMar 21, 2020 6:00 am - Staying on a healthy eating plan, one that keeps a person from gaining weight, is a challenge for the bereaved. You must have a method that doesn't include sweet dessert...
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20th anniversary of Cubs vs. Mets at Tokyo DomeMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - Twenty years ago Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs and a few of us media types gathered before daybreak at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Ariz., for a trip of a lifetime. We were headin...
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Constable: A decade after Afghanistan, suburban veteran ready for the Space ForceMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - By Burt Constable Whether he was a captain on the Glenbard East High School football team or an Army platoon leader for combat missions in Afghanistan, Matt Spartz alway...
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Is it fair to be focused on football right now?Mar 21, 2020 1:00 am - I understand that almost every one of you follow me to learn about and talk football and most often the Chicago Bears. I can't tell you all how much I appreciate that! B...
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Suburban mosques cancel Friday prayers amid COVID-19 concernsMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time, mosques throughout the suburbs temporarily have suspended all congregational prayers, Sunday school classes, youth and children's programs, and nones...
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Grammar Moses: There's no chance this column will go viralMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - If you figured I'd be cracking wise today about the coronavirus, you're barking up the wrong tree. There is nothing funny about it, except that we'll finally learn what ...
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Facts Matter: Hanks not quarantined with volleyball named WilsonMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - A photo of Tom Hanks holding Wilson, a volleyball from the movie "Cast Away," while quarantined is fake, according to The Associated Press. Hanks and his wife Rita Wils...
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After robust opening, Wasco pizzeria has to shift gearsMar 20, 2020 6:00 am - It's been an interesting first few weeks for Joe Pavone of South Elgin since taking over management of the Pizza Cucina in Wasco and putting his name on it. He had an ex...
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Lake County offers a variety of woodland, wetland and prairie habitats to exploreMar 20, 2020 6:00 am - With spring right around the corner, it's the perfect time to head outside to explore a new forest preserve. There is so much to see and enjoy, as Lake County is blessed...
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COVID-19 isolation can be a dangerous time for victims of domestic violenceMar 20, 2020 5:33 am - Not many of us are enjoying the social isolation and cabin fever that come with the near lockdown conditions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. But for those livin...