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Golfer D.A. Weibring brings architect talents to spruce up courses in Normal, PeoriaJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - D.A. Weibring made his name as a player within the Illinois ranks after growing up in Quincy. He won the John Deere Classic three times and scored an unusual victory in ...
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Feder: Walter Flakus calls it a night at 101 WKQXJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - Walter Flakus, assistant program director, music director and on-air host at WKQX 101.1-FM, is leaving the Cumulus Media alternative rock station to join KNDD in Seattle...
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Push-ups won't help waning Biden campaignJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - Can a candidate who is leading the field by 12 points be weak? That's the question of Joe Biden's run for the Democratic presidential nomination. The fact is, Biden's ca...
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Jackson Outdoors: Bring back Friday night perch dinnersJul 22, 2019 1:00 am - I didn't want to listen to the state DNR biologists when they rang the doomsday bell signaling a major decline in the Lake Michigan perch population. They were reporting...
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Feder: CBS 2 goes missing from DirecTV, AT&T U-verseJul 22, 2019 1:00 am - Just when you thought WBBM-Channel 2's ratings couldn't go any lower, the CBS-owned station can't even be seen in thousands of Chicago area homes, Robert Feder writes. ...
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Get your butter chicken fix at Indian restaurant in AlgonquinJul 21, 2019 11:00 pm - Jay Gulati has owned an Indian clothing store along the Randall Road corridor for about a year. Each time his loyal customers would stop into Tanaaya at 2713 W. Algonqui...
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Five tips to getting the most out of Homegrown Arts & Music fest in LisleJul 21, 2019 7:00 am - Four summers ago, when I was just breaking into music writing, I paid my first visit to the Homegrown Arts & Music Festival. As I wandered from stage to stage, I got a c...
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I want my husband to lose weight with meJul 21, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My husband and I have both gained significant weight since we've been married, but I'm trying to mitigate that with diet and exercise. He isn't, and every time I try ...
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Road Runner reminiscent of countless road tripsJul 21, 2019 6:00 am - One of the show cars at this week's Daily Herald Cruise Night that caught my eye was Jim Thomas' 1970 Plymouth Road Runner. Sticking out far more than the B5 Blue paint ...
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Work platform needed by furnace in atticJul 21, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Now that I'm selling my home, the buyer's home inspector cited my furnace because it has no work platform. This heater has been in place for nearly 20 years and has p...