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Forecast sees long-term strength in real estate, but some pockets of weaknessMar 24, 2017 6:00 am - America's growing population should continue boosting home sales and prices over the next 10 years, a respected economist says, but the forecast for rental properties is...
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Pena, Shepard take 'CHiPs' off the TV blockMar 24, 2017 6:00 am - Pena, Shepard let the 'CHiPs' fall Actor/director/writer Dax Shepard and Chicago actor Michael Pena breezed into the Windy City earlier this month to promote their new c...
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President's proposed budget could be costly for suburban jailsMar 24, 2017 5:10 am - President Donald Trump's proposed budget includes as much as $4.5 billion in new spending to enforce immigration laws. But its elimination of one immigration-related pr...
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Long overdue for Krause to be in HOFMar 24, 2017 5:00 am - I consider Jerry Krause to be the most successful general manager in the history of Chicago sports, excluding Bears owner/founder George Halas, who deserves a category o...
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Neil Gorsuch steals the weekMar 24, 2017 1:00 am - Watching the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, one might easily find oneself wishing he were president of the United States. Alas, he's...
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Northwestern's magic spread far beyond locker roomMar 24, 2017 1:00 am - The magic of the Northwestern men's basketball team this season was well-documented by local and national media. It was Cinderella beaming in all of her glory as the Wil...
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Dear Trump supporters: Maybe you try to understand usMar 24, 2017 1:00 am - The windowsill over my kitchen sink is an altar of sorts, full of small framed photos of our grandchildren and other mementos to keep me grateful. The square ceramic ti...
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Constable: If only elections were like March MadnessMar 23, 2017 5:30 am - Today's news is dominated by more madness spewing from our political pipeline and the welcome distraction of the NCAA basketball tournament's March Madness. So it seems ...
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How pundits got key part of Trump-Russia story all wrongMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - A key talking point in the theory that Donald Trump and the Russians conspired in the 2016 election is the allegation that last summer, during the Republican convention,...
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Transgender challengesMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Determining one's own sex or that of another used to be a simple matter. First, there was the matter of appearance, whether a person looked like a male or looked like a ...