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Lyle, Vernon Hills bravely embrace new challengesAug 24, 2017 4:00 pm - It's ironic that Max Lyle used to fear football. It's why he was a big soccer player all the way to the fourth grade. "I was kind of scared to play football so I played ...
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Jackson: Personal-favorite spots anyone can fishAug 24, 2017 10:05 am - I was shopping for a specific style of hooks for my fly-tying ventures when this guy sauntered over and began asking a series of questions. He also prequalified himself ...
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Buffalo Grove author critiques 'Dead End,' Dann remembers real Brinks job robbersAug 24, 2017 6:00 am - Buffalo Grove writer talks 'Dead End Street' Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre caters to all crowds. If you don't believe that, consider its upcoming midnight showing...
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Constable: No, making Cubs playoff plans now won't jinx them this yearAug 24, 2017 5:35 am - By Burt Constable A year ago today, the Chicago Cubs swept the San Diego Padres behind a nice pitching performance from Kyle Hendricks and offensive power from Ben Zobri...
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Schumacher's hot streak propels him to Illinois PGA ChampionshipAug 24, 2017 1:01 am - The Illinois PGA Championship has brought together the area's top club professionals for 95 years, and Wednesday's wrapup to the latest 54-hole gest was one of the stran...
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Feder: Fox anchor fires back on Facebook at body shamersAug 24, 2017 1:00 am - WFLD-Channel 32 news anchor Kristen Nicole says she's a "body shaming" victim after three viewers questioned what she's been wearing on the air during her pregnancy. Whe...
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Slusher: Donald Trump, Billy Squier and thoughts on honest reportingAug 24, 2017 1:00 am - Why is President Donald Trump reminding me of an experience involving classic rocker Billy Squier, and can the connection teach us something about "fake news"? Let's see...
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The future of football? Don't count it out yetAug 24, 2017 1:00 am - There we were, enjoying our summer, when we got blindsided. Citing an updated study out of Boston examining 202 brains of deceased former football players, in July the J...
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Mentors, volunteers sought for career program at Dundee-CrownAug 24, 2017 1:00 am - Interested community members, business leaders, and entrepreneurs are sought to help guide and mentor students in Dundee-Crown High School's INCubatoredu program. Now in...
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Good intentions sometimes go wrongAug 23, 2017 11:00 pm - My younger brother called me the other day to share the most recent adventures of his family's new dog, Garage Sale Lily (Lily being the dog's name; garage sale being wh...