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Feder: After 35 years, ABC 7's Alan Krashesky still at the top of his gameOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - After 35 years at ABC 7, Naperville resident Alan Krashesky is living proof that nice guys finish first. In the 18 months since Krashesky succeeded the legendary Ron Mag...
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For Naperville Central's Kennedy, this game has a family feelOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - Joe Kennedy stands, and then crouches, at the intersection of Naperville civic and football traditions. When the Naperville Central senior center straddles the ball Frid...
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Reforms give ex-prisoners a second chanceOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - Prisons have been filled beyond capacity for so long that overcrowded prisons are now the norm in Illinois, and meaningful rehabilitation is a rarity. Policymakers can d...
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Children learn from how we handle our emotionsOct 03, 2017 11:00 pm - "Dad, is this you when you're excited?" I know I'm a bit laid back, but I didn't realize I was so emotionally opaque to my daughter that she didn't even know when I was...
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Sound check: A weekend with the Blue Oyster CultOct 03, 2017 6:00 am - YouTube The influential and hard-rocking Blue Oyster Cult we know and love from such hits as #8220;(Don't Fear) The Reaper#8221; and #8220;Burnin' for You#8221; brings m...
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Constable: Retired exec rekindles theater spark through 'Saint Joan'Oct 03, 2017 5:30 am - Earlier this year, Libertyville mom Laura Thumel was director of global operations for risk and financial services at Willis Towers Watson, an $8 billion company with mo...
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Stranger than StrangeOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - The political resurrection of Alabama's Roy Moore - the Moses of the South - and the mortal end of Hugh Hefner are not entirely unrelated. It's not a straight line, mind...
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Feder: Chicago radio stations respond to Las Vegas shooting, Tom PettyOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago radio stations responded forcefully to Monday's two biggest stories. Starting before 6 a.m. WBBM 780 AM/WCFS 105.9 FM went wall-to-0wall with coverage of the Las...
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Looking under the radarOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - It's a football fact that some teams get more attention than others. At every level it's true, including in high school. Some teams just seem to draw more of the spotli...
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Staying in unhealthy marriage sets bad example for daughterOct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. I have been in a manipulative, one-sided relationship my entire adult life. I tried to get past a lot of the problems in the quest of keeping my family whole. I am ba...