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With excitement - but caution - welcome back to high school footballMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - It's been 473 days since the last high school football game was played in Illinois. That night, in frigid temperatures and driving rain at NIU's Huskie Stadium, Lincoln-...
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Feder: Host of 'Chicagoing' Bill Campbell diesMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - Bill Campbell, who was best known for his long run as host and producer of the weekly public affairs show "Chicagoing," died Wednesday Wednesday at a Symphony Care Netwo...
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Caring is also part of the endorsement processMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - Have you awakened in the middle of the night recently, unable to get back to sleep because you don't know which village board or school board candidate to vote for? Some...
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'We're definitely the underdog': Loyola hoping to re-create magic of 2018 runMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - Unlike 2018, the Loyola Ramblers aren't going to sneak up on anybody in this year's NCAA Tournament. Even so, coach Porter Moser is doing all he can to sell his 8th-see...
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Illini have been waiting for this chance at NCAA gloryMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - In the history of Illinois basketball, the shining moments have never been guaranteed. The school's Final Four trips have been well spaced. There was the 1952 squad led ...
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Too many cherry tomatoes? Why not make them into soupMar 17, 2021 6:00 am - Even after a year, I still don't have a 100% track record with ordering my groceries from a delivery service. So, as it happened, I found myself with more cherry tomatoe...
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Try a smoky, silky, salty, salmon spread for EasterMar 17, 2021 6:00 am - Easter is in a few weeks, so instead of a St. Patrick's Day recipe for corned beef or Irish soda bread, I thought I would share a recipe that would be great for Easter, ...
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Mental lapses costing Blackhawks at inopportune timesMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - Momentum is a funny thing in sports. When you have it, it feels like nothing can go wrong. But lose it and a slow trickle of issues often leads to an avalanche of probl...
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Jim O'Donnell: Former Bulls play-by-play voice brutalized in Lyft carjackingMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - WHEN "THE LAST DANCE" aired on ESPN last spring, Bill Hazen had some renewed pep in his step. Snippets of Hazen's work as Bulls play-by-play man alongside Johnny "Red" K...
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First grade, pandemic styleMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - My dearest friend has grandchildren. We are giving her daughter a day off, which is to say, a day to work nonstop at only one job. School starts at 9 a.m.: fourth grade ...