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Feder: WLS Radio celebrates 95 years on the airApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - On April 12, 1924, Sears, Roebuck and Company officially began broadcasting its new radio station from the Sherman House Hotel in Chicago, naming it WLS (for "World's La...
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Feder: 'Crazy' Howard McGee is back, this time on V103Apr 12, 2019 1:00 am - It's the biggest radio comeback of the year: "Crazy" Howard McGee, who was one of Chicago's most popular morning stars before he lost his job to Steve Harvey, is about j...
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Star Wars Celebration: Tears, cheers and awe for 'Episode IX'Apr 12, 2019 1:00 am - For a lifelong, 40-year-old fan of "Star Wars," Friday's event presenting the first footage of "Episode IX" - now known as "The Rise of Skywalker" - felt like the beginn...
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Don't be ashamed for feeling 'dislocated' after sudden moveApr 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. Last year, for my husband's job, our family (with three teenagers!) had to move suddenly and permanently, not just across the country but to an entirely different con...
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Time for toads to emerge from their winter homesApr 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Quick, if I say "tadpole," I bet you say "frog." Around here, not all tadpoles become frogs. Some become toads, and they are coming out right about now. First, let's sep...
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What to do when you find 'abandoned' wildlifeApr 11, 2019 11:00 pm - What to do when you find 'abandoned' wildlife
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Is Joe Maddon following the inglorious pattern of Chicago coaches?Apr 11, 2019 5:00 am - When it comes to winning championships in Chicago, the managers and coaches quickly fall into a nice pattern by Year Two. The end of their careers isn't as smooth. Joe M...
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York: Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders too old to be presidentApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Whatever their differences, the two front-runners in the Democratic presidential race, Joe Biden, born Nov. 20, 1942, and Bernie Sanders, born Sept. 8, 1941, share one c...
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O'Donnell: No Bull, but Chicago can still find a reason to cheer in NBA playoffsApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Well, at least part of Chicago has a rooting interest in the NBA playoffs. On his final day of rest before the Houston Rockets begin their possible dream of a new-mill c...
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Feder: Big John Howell health scare alarms WLS listenersApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago radio talk show host Big John Howell said he plans to see a neurologist after a health scare on the air took him by surprise and alarmed many of his co-workers a...