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Baseball Way Back: A DH born too soonOct 28, 2023 1:00 am - Smead Jolley could have been one of baseball's great designated hitters. But baseball didn't have the DH in 1930. And that proved tragic for Jolley, whose big-league car...
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Dave Heun shares his thoughts on Halloween candyOct 27, 2023 6:00 am - What's the worst Halloween candy? Even as a senior citizen, it's challenging to claim I don't like a specific type of candy during Halloween. For those who rate “th...
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Board members must be listed on the deed to serveOct 27, 2023 6:00 am - Q. There is a board member who is not on the deed of any unit in our condominium association. Her husband is the sole owner on the deed to the unit. Can this nontitle-ho...
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Sound check: Monster Mosh fest, High Seas Halloween, The 1975, Emo Orchestra and moreOct 27, 2023 6:00 am - Welcome to the black charade Stock up on hair dye and pull out the scenester duds: Emo Orchestra, joined by special guest Hawthorne Heights, celebrates the magic of...
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'Those were special times': Former journalists reminisce about radio coverage of high school sportsOct 27, 2023 6:00 am - If it were high school football state playoff time for Tri-Cities teams years ago, you could listen to the radio to hear all of the action. That may not be entirely nece...
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Lake County sheriff's sergeant wins new award named after late friend and mentorOct 27, 2023 5:00 am - Among those dedicated to keeping intoxicated drivers off Illinois' roads, Carol Stream police officer Dan Stafiej was a legend. So, it was only fitting that when the Sch...
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Too pure for Harvard?Oct 27, 2023 1:00 am - The BDS - or Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions - movement began in 2005 as a progressive effort to defund and isolate Israel. The goal has been to pull money from Israeli i...
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Lawmakers should override veto of bill to end nuclear power moratoriumOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - This week, Illinois state representatives and senators have been in Springfield for the fall "veto" session. They're scheduled to come back again in a little over two we...
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It's football playoff season, and Antioch has found a special way to celebrateOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - Just as his alarm was about to sound Wednesday morning, Brian Glashagel was awakened by a strange noise outside his bedroom window. Half awake, Antioch's football coach ...
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'Five Nights'' intriguing premise undermined by simply terrible storytellingOct 26, 2023 3:00 pm - “Five Nights at Freddy's” — ★ Just in time to ruin Halloween weekend for true horror film afficionados, Emma Tammi's “Five Nights at Freddy's” gives us one of the s...