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Five episodes to watch before 'Westworld' returns on SundayMar 11, 2020 11:00 pm - Hey, remember “Westworld?” That HBO show with the robot cowboys and the dead-eyed naked people sitting in glass-walled rooms? I can't really blame you if you don't — it ...
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Sound check: Country quintet LANCO's headlining tour, Tyler Rich come to Joe's LiveMar 11, 2020 6:00 am - LANCO live Two years after dropping the debut album “Hallelujah Nights,” LANCO is on a tear musically. Walking away with Academy of Country Music's 2019 New Group o...
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Cashew chicken with a few low-carb substitutions a successMar 11, 2020 6:00 am - Following a low-carbohydrate food plan can seem restrictive. These days, my go-to solution for dining out is to take a bottle of salad dressing with me (not low-fat or f...
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Constable: Coronavirus bad, but it could be a lot worse, expert on the plague saysMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - Italy is on lockdown. Chicago canceled the St. Patrick's Day parades. And your 401(k) threw up your retirement savings again while riding that Wall Street roller-coaster...
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Lisle's Woyna isn't just joking aroundMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - Pat Woyna offers one of the main qualifications for the position. "I have a big mouth," he said. Lisle High School English teacher by day and boys track coach by afterno...
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Feder: 'Math in Music' series adds up for WFMTMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - This Saturday - March 14 - is known internationally as "Pi Day," when the date's numerical value of 3.14 matches the Greek letter Pi, symbolizing the first three digits ...
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Recognizing the voice of leadershipMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - We're traveling in a crowded subway car somewhere under Manhattan when, without warning, the car comes to an abrupt halt in a tunnel in between stations. The subway car ...
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Rights versus wishesMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - Sen. Bernie Sanders said: "I believe that health care is a right of all people." He's not alone in that contention. That claim comes from Democrats and Republicans and l...
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O'Donnell: Blackhawks fans can rock 'n roll with Ken Dryden's book on Scotty BowmanMar 11, 2020 1:00 am - KEN DRYDEN ISN'T MERELY a Canadian treasure. He is all about the mind and spirit of a man who refuses to settle: • Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who left the game in hi...
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Where are the birds? Many factors can contribute to drop in avian numbersMar 10, 2020 6:00 am - I made a pretty safe prediction in my last column: A bird will surprise you in 2020. It already happened to me, on the day after Valentine's Day. I had just entered my c...