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How to watch Netflix with friends while staying socially distantMar 25, 2020 11:00 pm - We're all stuck inside and looking for more ways to connect with our friends and loved ones. Communal viewing, or watching a video with a bunch of other people over our ...
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Find some comfort in food and famous brownies, but safety firstMar 25, 2020 6:00 am - Last week I mentioned looking to food for a little comfort in these uncertain and stressful times. I know I've been cooking more, and I have been trying to match my pant...
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Kids Cook: Teacher shares lessons, recipes and accomplishments of her young studentsMar 25, 2020 6:00 am - Welcome to Kids Cook, a new monthly column about cooking healthy food with kids, not for them. I'll share recipes, tips and ideas for getting kids in the kitchen, helpin...
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Feder: Broadcasters statewide band together to raise cash for food banksMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - Television and radio stations throughout Illinois are teaming up to relieve shortages at food banks in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Robert Feder writes. Startin...
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Progressive cities and black educationMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - By Walter E. Williams A recent report by Chris Stewart has shed new light on some of the educational problems faced by black youth. The report is titled "The Secret Sham...
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O'Donnell: Pro basketball from China possible as a TV fill-in for the NBA?Mar 25, 2020 1:00 am - JEREMY LIN ONCE inspired an NBA fervor called "Linsanity." Now, could he and his colleagues in the Chinese Basketball Association serve as enough of a TV draw to help ge...
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Feder: CBS 2 tests emergency newscast from the streetMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - While all news media are practicing social distancing and adapting to working outside the office, WBBM-Channel 2 went a step further Tuesday. The CBS-owned station origi...
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A night to remember: Elgin's win over La LumiereMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - Ah, the La Lumiere game. I think about Elgin's 2011 upset of the nationally ranked Lakers whenever I see former Maroons Kory Brown, Dennis Moore or Arie Williams. Brown...
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'Crimson Contagion' was a government game that sought to prepare us for thisMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - Often, it is the job of people in the federal government to play games. The Pentagon's tabletop war games are legendary, particularly in the early days of the Cold War w...
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Illinois golf courses are allowed to open — with restrictionsMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: The state has reversed its decision and has closed golf courses. To play golf, or not to play golf — that's been a hot topic around lots of states du...