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Baseball Way Back: Minoso broke color barrier, and Hairston, Boyd paved the wayFeb 13, 2021 12:00 am - As we celebrate Black History Month, it is a time to remember the contributions of Minnie Minoso, the first Black player to don a Chicago uniform. Minoso burst upon the ...
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Plan a trip close to home with a visit to Tropical Smoothie Cafe in St. CharlesFeb 12, 2021 5:00 am - The guys could really surprise their girlfriends or wives for Valentine's Day by saying they have planned a trip to the tropics. With the weather being so rugged the pas...
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ACLU sues DuPage sheriff to ensure future inmate doesn't go through withdrawal symptomsFeb 12, 2021 4:30 am - Withholding methadone from a person addicted to opiates would constitute cruel and unusual punishment. So says the American Civil Liberties Union in a federal lawsuit it...
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Will 2021 be the season the Bears finally find a franchise QB?Feb 12, 2021 12:00 am - The Bears have been in search of a franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman retired in 1951, and merely an acceptable option since Erik Kramer suffered a serious neck inj...
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Jim O'Donnell: Doc Rivers, Fred Hampton and two very different lives 'Made in Maywood'Feb 12, 2021 12:00 am - THERE IS A COMPELLING CROSS of multimedia convergence going on this weekend. At nba.com - as part of the league's "Black History Month Inspirations" - Doc Rivers is feat...
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Illinois' budget problems won't be fixed without change in revenue structureFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - When it comes to Illinois' fiscal system, the adage "the more things change, the more they stay the same" rings hollow. It'd be far more fitting to recognize that in thi...
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Feder: WTTW news chief Hugo Balta under scrutiny for social media postsFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - Hugo Balta, news director of WTTW-Channel 11 and executive producer of the nightly newscast "Chicago Tonight," has been sidelined by his bosses for apparently sharing to...
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Rozner: Ugly offseason Cubs getting worse by the dayFeb 12, 2021 12:00 am - The wind chills are not all that's bitter around these parts right now. Cubs fans are pretty upset about the way in which the program has disintegrated over the last few...
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Courtroom drama 'The Mauritanian' a tough look at who we areFeb 11, 2021 5:00 am - “The Mauritanian” - ★ ★ ★ Whenever something really bad or politically embarrassing occurs in the United States, recent politicians have raced to invoke the popula...
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Long Grove's Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve recently saw improvements valued at $9.6MFeb 11, 2021 5:00 am - Long Grove's Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve recently saw improvements valued at $9.6M