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Forget what you keep hearing, these Bears aren't that badApr 09, 2021 1:00 am - While I would never pretend to know what's on the minds of every Bears fan, you have to admit I'm in a better spot than most to take the temperature of the neighborhood....
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How pioneering woman doctor inspired Waubonsee deanApr 08, 2021 11:00 pm - During the last year, we all learned more about vaccines, viruses, and infection than we ever anticipated. The terms social distancing, PPE, and herd immunity are heard ...
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Widescreen: Warner Bros. invites all its characters, not just kid-friendly ones, to 'Space Jam'Apr 08, 2021 6:00 am - Corporate synergy may have officially gone too far last weekend when the first trailer for "Space Jam: A New Legacy" premiered online. It's the summer sequel to the 1996...
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Combating extremism through educationApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Extremism and domestic terrorism are not new problems in our country, but they are challenges that in recent weeks have come into sharper focus. How to address these tre...
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'All the men and women merely players': Why 'actress' isn't being used anymoreApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Reader Bill Thomas served me up a softball question for last Sunday's column before getting to the meat of his email. At the risk of his hogging my attention, it's a top...
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Random thoughts in the wake of another local electionApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - I think there may be a consistent theme here: • It's a cliché to chastise the public about low voter turnout in local elections. So, I'm not going to scold anybody, but ...
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Bowman believes all 3 players acquired from Florida can help HawksApr 08, 2021 1:00 am - Low risk, potential big reward. That pretty much sums up the trade executed by the Blackhawks on Thursday in which they acquired a former 20-goal scorer in Brett Connoll...
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Ross understands Contreras' frustration with BrewersApr 07, 2021 2:00 pm - Willson Contreras has been hit by a pitch six times in the Cubs' last 11 games against the Brewers, going back to early last season. So even though there was likely noth...
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Some tips for prepping flavors for wine-friendly cookingApr 07, 2021 6:00 am - I'm no chef, but in 30 years of eating and drinking for a living, I've worked with some of the best. My key take-away is that of everything involved in creating deliciou...
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Feder: Ryan Chiaverini moonlights as lawyer in Lifetime movieApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Ryan Chiaverini spent Tuesday in front of the cameras, but it wasn't as co-host of "Windy City Live." Instead he was playing a small role as a lawyer for the upcoming Li...