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Trump's troubling trade tiradesJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump has declared victory in his confrontation with Mexico. After he threatened to impose crippling tariffs on $350 billion worth of goods Mexico expor...
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Feder: Curse word led WGN Radio to fire Patti VasquezJun 18, 2019 1:00 am - The last straw for Patti Vasquez turned out to be an accidental F-bomb that dropped during her show on WGN 720-AM earlier this month. Vasquez was fired Monday after five...
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Fox River Forest Preserve offers boating, camping and moreJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Mike Muggli heads out to the Fox River Forest Preserve a couple times a week to fish, usually catching bass or crappie. “It's beautiful out here,” the music teacher sai...
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Look to past experiences when dealing with letdownsJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. How does one balance expectations between reasonably high and realistic? I've had a few disappointments lately that hit me fairly hard - a promotion dangled and then ...
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Starting July 1, no more free passes for texting (or holding your phone at all) and drivingJun 17, 2019 5:00 am - Illinois' law banning driving and texting is now five years old, and drivers caught violating it will face a stiffer penalty as of July 1. Scofflaws who text, talk or us...
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Madame President: It's common elsewhere in the world; why not here?Jun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Indira Gandhi (India), Golda Meir (Israel), Margaret Thatcher (UK), Mary Robinson (Ireland), Kim Campbell (Canada), Helen Clark (New Zealand), Angela Merkel (Germany), P...
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Feder: Ousted from WGN Radio, Patti Vasquez to run for state SenateJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Patti Vasquez, the Chicago stand-up comic who segued from stage to talk radio, has been forced out after a five-year run as late-night host at Tribune Broadcasting news/...
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Feder: Nomination fee casts shadow on Crain's '40 Under 40' honorJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Every year since 1989 I used to look forward to reading “40 Under 40,” an enlightening feature profiling a diverse array of up-and-coming business and civic leaders in t...
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Mike Jackson: You can (probably) score big locallyJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - You might not have to drive hundreds of miles to satisfy your hunger for great angling action. I've said before the Fox Chain 'O Lakes is a survivor that refuses to surr...
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Hanover Park-based cheerleading team wins unified world titleJun 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Hanover Park-based cheerleading team wins unified world title