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Feder: With Walt Flakus hosting middays, Rock 95.5 rolls out talent lineupOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - Walt Flakus, well-known to Chicago rock radio listeners for his years at The Loop and Cumulus Media alternative rock WKQX 101.1-FM, has returned to host middays on WCHI ...
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Feder: Home at last, anchorman Ray Cortopassi debuts tonight on 'Chicago's Very Own'Oct 05, 2020 1:00 am - Growing up in south suburban Dolton, Ray Cortopassi fondly remembers another Ray - the legendary children's show performer Ray Rayner - who was a fixture on WGN-Channel ...
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Added complexities brought changes in how we prepare endorsementsOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - Orchestrating the Daily Herald's production and publication of election coverage and endorsements is complex, even under normal conditions. During a health pandemic, we ...
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Protocols changing, but basic goals the same for covering prep sportsOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - Before high school sports returned in August, I helped with our Cubs and White Sox coverage. I found quite a change from years past now that reporters are not allowed in...
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Rozner: White Sox will be thinking big in 2021Oct 05, 2020 1:00 am - Sometimes it plays to form just the way you figured. OK, almost never. But once in a while a baseball series falls just as it should, and that's what happened to the Whi...
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Bears report card vs. Colts not one to take home to mom and dadOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - “I thought our defense played well.” That was head coach Matt Nagy's opening comment Monday morning following the Bears' 19-11 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. “They flew...
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Should sellers hire their own home inspector?Oct 04, 2020 7:00 am - Q: I built my home 30 years ago and have been the only occupant. I've maintained it well, replacing the air conditioning, water heater and appliances as needed. Now that...
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Our co-workers had coronavirus, but our boss never told usOct 04, 2020 6:15 am - Q: Two people in our five-person office have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Our boss found out over the weekend, but didn't tell us until we found out from o...
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Indian grandmother showing the power of non-violent protestOct 04, 2020 1:00 am - An 82-year grandmother, Bilkis, from a small locality in Delhi, India called Shaheen Bagh made Time magazine's 100 most influential list. One can quibble about the signi...
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Cleaning the fireplace chimneyOct 03, 2020 6:00 am - Q: I use my efficient wood-burning fireplace often. The chimney has never been cleaned and the exterior is weathered. Is having it cleaned really important and what task...