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Nagy, Bears' leaders have more than football on their minds right nowJun 03, 2020 12:00 am - The "stick to sports" folks are just going to have to go somewhere else today. I spent almost 2½ hours on a Zoom call on Wednesday with fellow members of the Chicago med...
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Student trustee reflects on her Waubonsee experienceJun 02, 2020 11:00 pm - My heart is filled with joy whenever I think of my experiences as a student and student trustee at Waubonsee Community College. I decided to come to Waubonsee Community ...
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Constable: 'Imperfect' gardens offer perfectly natural chance to healJun 02, 2020 5:30 am - While we cope with racial injustice, violence, a pandemic, other illnesses, finances, political squabbles and the uncertainties and unpleasantries of modern life, Debora...
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How George Floyd's death has wounded the psyche of suburban black communityJun 02, 2020 5:30 am - Don't say anything. Don't reach for anything. Keep hands on the steering wheel or visible at all times. Simply answer questions. This is what black parents teach their ...
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A police witness to protests: Conflict persists between tension, dutyJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - As a senior in college at San Jose State, I began my policing career in January of 1967. I graduated with my bachelor's degree and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant i...
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America: A nation of two societiesJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - As I reflect on current events unfolding in cities across America, following the inhumane murder of George Floyd, an unarmed, nonresistant African American male, suspect...
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Return To Play Plan still on hold as IHSA awaits IDPH approvalJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois High School Association's release of its Return To Play Guidelines has been delayed a fourth time, as the IHSA awaits final approval of the plan from the Il...
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Rozner: In times of unrest, words matter more than everJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - I don't remember a lot about my grandfather. He died when I was young, so the memories are mostly of the stories he told, of having a farm not terribly far from Kiev, of...
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Feder: WGN's Joe Donlon named weeknight anchor for Nexstar's 'News Nation'Jun 02, 2020 1:00 am - Nexstar Media Group has unveiled a lineup of anchors and correspondents for its upcoming nightly national newscast that includes three familiar faces from "Chicago's Ver...
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What you should know if you are planning a trip in the summer of COVID-19Jun 01, 2020 5:30 am - It used to be that the greatest threat a summer vacation posed was a wily prospector stealing your station wagon and locking your family up in a ghost town jail. Transpo...