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As neighbors rebound, Illinois still stalledDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - Ten years ago, the nation bottomed out. The second quarter of 2009 was the lowest point of the Great Recession, the ashes from which the U.S. economy would rise. New dat...
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O'Donnell: Four decades later, Dick Vitale is still keeping an eye on DePaulDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - FORTY YEARS AGO this week, an unemployed basketball coach walked into DePaul's Alumni Hall to call his first game on a three month-old cable TV sports network. "I though...
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Movie review: Humor, stellar performances make 'The Two Popes' a heavenly treatDec 05, 2019 5:00 am - “The Two Popes” — ★ ★ ★ A liberal cardinal and conservative pope walk into a bar and ... Oh, wait. That's actually the Sistine Chapel, magnificently and meticulous...
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Historic collections at Dunn Museum in Libertyville tell Lake County's storyDec 05, 2019 5:00 am - Many from Lake County have vivid memories of visiting Glen Rock Beverage Company in Waukegan, before a party or family gathering, to fill up a wooden case with an assort...
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Constable: Why a Bears loss tonight might be a good thingDec 05, 2019 4:30 am - This could be the night that decides whether some people's Christmases are merry, their Hanukkahs are happy, their wedding receptions don't compete with barroom televisi...
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The bad-faith impeachmentDec 05, 2019 12:00 am - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats are trying to remove President Donald Trump from office "prayerfully," "sadly" and "with a heavy heart." In fact, as anyone who...
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An I-294 memorial to a fallen state trooper, with a message: Drive responsiblyDec 05, 2019 12:00 am - Illinois State Police Trooper Christopher Lambert died protecting a group of fellow citizens on a suburban expressway. That stretch of I-294 near Willow Road in Northbro...
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Rozner: Bears celebrate their late return to the playoff raceDec 05, 2019 12:00 am - With so much discussion of their futures heading into this monumental contest, it only magnified the importance, adding pressure to a game that, for the coach and quarte...
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Feder: Retiring 'Fly Jock' Tom Joyner comes home to ChicagoDec 05, 2019 12:00 am - On the eve of his retirement, Radio Hall of Famer Tom Joyner is taking a victory lap in Chicago, Robert Feder writes. He'll be the guest of honor Saturday at "The World...
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For now, Biden just fine fighting 'malarkey'Dec 05, 2019 12:00 am - By Dick Polman I know it's very uncool - at least in the precincts of snarky lefty Twitter - to defend Joe Biden, but I'll give it a try. The Democratic front-runner is ...