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When life is real as rentJul 12, 2023 1:00 am - You don't know anything about poor, working and middle-class America until you try to rent an apartment. I'm not talking about renting an apartment for yourself. I'm tal...
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Tony-nominated 'Girl From the North Country' and 'Peter Pan' added to Broadway in Chicago seasonJul 12, 2023 1:00 am - The Tony Award-nominated "Girl from the North Country," a musical set to Bob Dylan's songs with a book by Conor McPherson, and the family favorite "Peter Pan" will play ...
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Fighting the fentanyl epidemic requires both international and local actionJul 12, 2023 1:00 am - While our attention has been drawn lately to the Titan submersible and Canadian wildfires, a hidden disaster continues to plague Illinois and our nation. In 2021, more t...
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Spotlight: Marriott and Chicago Shakespeare theaters stage family-friendly tunersJul 11, 2023 2:00 pm - Elephant & Piggie Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences presents the family-friendly musical "Elephant & Piggie's We Are in a Play," adapted from Mo Willems' books about ...
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Israel has every right to challenge 'Murder, Inc.' in JeninJul 11, 2023 1:00 am - Webster's Dictionary defines "sophomoric" as "overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed." This fairly describes Israel's bitter critics who, as always, denounced Is...
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Should the homeless have the constitutional right to sleep in public parks?Jul 11, 2023 1:00 am - Is there a constitutional right to sleep in a public park or beach? In the western United States there is, and that is wrong, according to the conservative minority of j...
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'Our nerves are shot': How rumbling trucks are disrupting a Streamwood neighborhoodJul 10, 2023 5:30 am - As a large truck whizzed by on Schaumburg Road, Caroline Weaver raised her voice to a near-shout so she could be heard above the din. “35 mph? Sure he is,” the Streamwoo...
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Mount Prospect school helps break down barriers for students with special needsJul 10, 2023 5:30 am - People with disabilities often face significant barriers to finding employment, both in learning applicable job skills and employers' awareness of their capabilities. Th...
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College days and college debtJul 10, 2023 1:00 am - As many of my old high school friends and crowd descended into mid to late 90s partying - "stoned and dethroned," run-ins with the law, rowdy punk concerts at rundown bo...
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Action, Tom Cruise enliven thrilling 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning'Jul 09, 2023 1:00 pm - “Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1” - ★ ★ ★ In his seventh impossible mission on the silver screen, Tom Cruise saves Hollywood (again), saves the world (again,...