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Surrounded by empty serving platters during a pandemicOct 31, 2020 5:00 am - I am surrounded. Baheej and I used to entertain a lot. We enjoyed cooking and having friends over — dinner parties, brunches, barbecues, holiday celebrations. So we have...
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Arlington Heights woman helps energy provider tackle issues about race, equityOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - Growing up biracial in a predominantly Latino community, Nicole Durham learned the importance of appreciating others' differences and having tough conversations about ra...
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Hub Arkush: Bears have big hill to climb to knock off SaintsOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - The Bears have nothing but doubters after the drubbing they took from the Rams Monday and many believed the New Orleans Saints were the best team in the NFC at the begin...
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'Ballot Box' sign on trash can was ad for exhibit, not voter fraudOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - An Instagram user recently posted photos of a man in Philadelphia placing "Ballot Box" signs on trash cans, supposedly showing an attempt at voter suppression. "Stay vig...
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Rozner: Juggling vets and kids will test Blackhawks' CollitonOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - • Final in a series. If you're a parent, the math is innate. Once you go from a strict man coverage to zone - from two children to three - you might as well have six bec...
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Baseball Way Back: What was, might have been and still might be with the White SoxOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - With one click of a YouTube link, I step back 15 years in time. The camera surveys the scene. A classic Chicago "dive" bar on Halsted Street. A stamped tin ceiling brist...
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Constable: Fall back? Adding another hour to 2020 seems like punishmentOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - The last thing any of us needs during this nightmarish debacle called 2020 is more time to writhe in the cruel pit of despair and lunacy we currently endure. If we could...
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What would 4 more years of Trump or a Biden administration mean for policing and criminal justice?Oct 30, 2020 5:00 am - The police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black citizens this year, and the sometimes violent protests that followed, have made the role of law enfor...
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Radtke: At week's end, we're still left with discord over the high school basketball seasonOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - It's been a whirlwind week in the high school basketball world, to say the least. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced basketball is going from a medium-risk to a high-risk spor...
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Jim O'Donnell: A life of triumph - the improbable dream of Vaughn McClureOct 30, 2020 1:00 am - WHEN A YOUNG LAD from Conant High School in Hoffman Estates decided to pursue a longshot dream to become an acclaimed sports writer, there were no national headlines. Tw...