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Sound check: Celebrate Latin artists at Ruido Fest; 56 Music Fix takes over Mount ProspectAug 17, 2022 6:00 am - Ruido weekend Argentine ska band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs are cruising into town this weekend, and they're bringing singer-songwriter Cuco, the "high"-jinks of hip-h...
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Aunt Barb's potato salad is a creamy, crunchy mixture of goodness and memoriesAug 17, 2022 6:00 am - Potato salad had never been a favorite of mine, but that all changed when I ate my Aunt Barb's version. Instead of a heavy mayonnaise dressing, potatoes, crunchy cucumbe...
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O'Donnell: With "Louisville Million," Churchill Inc. dissed the legacy of Dick DuchossoisAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - CHURCHILL DOWNS INC. HAS a market capitalization that touches $8 billion. That's a nice number for a corporation that specializes in little more than gaming pies in the ...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: 86,852 new IRS employees is too many, too fastAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - You've probably heard Republicans say the Inflation Reduction Act - the massive spending bill just passed by Senate Democrats - includes provisions to hire 87,000 new In...
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Ziehm: After a long road, Highwood's Patrick Flavin finds himself on cusp of PGA TourAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - Very few golfers have earned membership on the PGA Tour without going through the nail-biting Qualifying School experience. Gary Hallberg, who grew up in Barrington, was...
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Botched flight? New rules would ensure ticket refunds for cancellationsAug 15, 2022 5:30 am - Relief may be in sight for suburban travelers angsting over flight switcheroos with no recourse. The U.S. Department of Transportation and lawmakers are proposing new ru...
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Nursing is an 'art form' for Round Lake caregiver selected as emerging leaderAug 15, 2022 5:30 am - From a young age, Rocio Sanchez was inspired by the care nurses provided her mother when she was pregnant with one of her siblings, and later when a mass was found in on...
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Good News Sunday: Beagles bred for research meet new foster families in South ElginAug 14, 2022 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Ninety-one beagles that had been bred fo...
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Repair estimates by home inspector not reliableAug 14, 2022 6:00 am - Q: When we bought our home, the home inspection report included estimated costs to repair the reported defects. The conclusion of the report stated that all of the probl...
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You won't believe it - 'salad' of my childhood may returnAug 13, 2022 6:00 am - It may be hard to believe but I found it: Mom's famous Jell-O "salad" recipe. It's not just any gelatin, but an elaborate layered concoction in a clear glass dish that l...