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Japanese Americans who rebuilt lives in the suburbs reflect on Pearl Harbor trauma, legacyDec 04, 2021 12:00 am - Like many Americans who lived through the experience of Pearl Harbor, Jean Mishima remembers the chaotic aftermath of the attack as if it happened yesterday. But it affe...
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Lincicome: Halls of Fame: The thrill of admittance and the agony of exclusionDec 04, 2021 12:00 am - By my rough count there are 272 sports halls of fame. This does not count walks of fame and walls of fame or show business halls of fame. In fact, the spookiest hall of ...
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After disappointing season, Jimenez looking to regain old form with White SoxDec 04, 2021 12:00 am - Eloy Jimenez knows all about work stoppages. Last season, the White Sox's left fielder was shut down from late March until late July with a ruptured left pectoral tendon...
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Constable: Barrington teen in rare air going for World Cup of Indoor SkydivingDec 04, 2021 12:00 am - Buffeted by hurricane-strength wind, 15-year-old Gigi Keuer of Barrington is flung from one side of the chamber to another, her petite frame spinning, flipping end over ...
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Arkush: Do Bears have enough left to challenge NFL's top team?Dec 04, 2021 12:00 am - Contrary to what people may think, the Bears and the Cardinals hold the NFL's oldest rivalry, dating back to 1920. Of course they both played in Chicago from 1921-1959, ...
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Drury Lane's taptastic 'Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn' serves up seasonal cheerDec 03, 2021 12:00 pm - “Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn” - ★ ★ ★ Like the 1942 film that inspired it, “Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn,” which premiered on Broadway five years ago, is a quaint, jukebo...
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Spotlight on theater: Steel Beam, Raue Center serve up family-friendly holiday fareDec 03, 2021 5:00 am - Holiday pantomime Raue Center for the Arts partners with its school of the arts to produce "A Christmas Carol: A Holiday Pantomime," adapted from Charles Dickens' tale. ...
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Who needs a sleigh? Area bike groups to take part in Holiday Toy Ride on Dec. 10Dec 03, 2021 5:00 am - Hibernate for three months? No way, say some cyclists. Despite the wintry cold, these weather-defiant riders cycle year-round. Hard core or a tad crazy? I'm planning to ...
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How residents of Fox Chase subdivision in St. Charles keep their neighborhood beautifulDec 03, 2021 5:00 am - It's not that the city of St. Charles' public works department can't keep the median it owns in the Fox Chase subdivision in good shape. However, it is more than a half-...
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Blackhawks defensemen need to pick it up offensivelyDec 03, 2021 12:00 am - Before the Blackhawks began practice at Fifth Third Arena on Tuesday the players set up on both sides of the ice and ran a simple drill. With two forwards standing in fr...