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How NIU women's basketball puts focus on limiting knee injuriesNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - Almost nothing in life is foolproof, and the Northern Illinois women's basketball team got a dose of that reality when guard Errin Hodges went down with a preseason knee...
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O'Donnell: November start to ACC basketball leaves Jim Boeheim seeing mean TV greenNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - WAS IT THE O'JAYS OR JERRY REINSDORF who first sang "For the Love of Money?" Buzz in whenever, but the theme certifiably belonged to college basketball this week. Most p...
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Rozner: Sounds like Bears are lowering expectationsNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - It was just a couple months ago that the Bears were talking Super Bowl. Now, the head coach is trying to lower expectations and remind you that the Bears are still rebui...
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A Veterans Day appeal: Help fight youth obesityNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - On Veterans Day, our nation honors our soldiers past and present. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to these men and women who have selflessly served our country. Tha...
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Feder: NBC 5 doubles up on morning weather front; Bulls PA announcer retiresNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - Are two meteorologists better than one? Alicia Roman this week joined Andy Avalos on NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5's weekday morning newscast. "We're going to kind of tag-tea...
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Schaumburg's DataCubes sees huge growth in insurance underwritingNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - The view from the seventh floor Schaumburg office of DataCubes is stunning. There, the company commands a panoramic view of the Busse Woods Forest Preserve and, on the h...
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20 facts to help you enjoy the Lake County Forest PreservesNov 07, 2019 5:00 am - By Kim Mikus Lake County Forest Preserves Having a year under my belt at the Lake County Forest Preserves, I continue to learn something new every day about the 64 sites...
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'Shining' sequel 'Doctor Sleep' can't live up to Kubrick's originalNov 07, 2019 5:00 am - "Doctor Sleep" - ★ ★ ½ The first half of Mike Flanagan's sluggish, 152-minute follow-up to Stanley Kubrick's polarizing 1980 horror tale "The Shining" can best be descri...
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Constable: Recognizing war heroes and horrors part of Veterans DayNov 07, 2019 4:30 am - As a little boy who just found out his dad fought in World War II, the bloodiest war in history, I had to know. "Dad, did you kill anybody?" I asked. "Not that I know of...
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De Niro delivers seductive look into banality of evil in Scorsese's 'The Irishman'Nov 07, 2019 4:00 am - “The Irishman” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Yes, this movie runs 209 minutes (yikes!), but Martin Scorsese, for the most part, holds each one accountable for our time and interest. The fam...