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'Ghost Adventures' host recalls spooky suburban experiencesFeb 21, 2017 4:00 am - Travel Channel's “Ghost Adventures” host Zak Bagans wasn't yet aware of any paranormal gifts when he was a teenager living in Glen Ellyn. Yet he remembers some weird...
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Constable: Mattress tales of Washington, Lincoln, Garfield and TrumpFeb 21, 2017 4:00 am - In spite of Presidents Day mattress sales, there is no logical connection between discounted bedding and the leader of the free world. But the relationship between presi...
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Catching up on the golf scene as Chicago Golf Show returnsFeb 21, 2017 12:01 am - The Chicago Golf Show is always a tantalizing event, in that a mid-winter walk through the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont is an early forerunner to golf courses ...
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Rozner: Chicago Blackhawks ponder shopping as deadline nearsFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - Not surprisingly, Patrick Kane got all the highlights Sunday night. It was certainly replay worthy, embarrassing the Buffalo goaltender on the final goal of the night, b...
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Common-sense solutions for Illinois' ever expanding budget problemsFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - The budget woes in Illinois are going from bad to much, much worse. The lack of a state budget is creating a stack of unpaid bills to the tune of $9 billion and counting...
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A failure to communicateFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - To sum up President Trump's first month in office, he has exceeded everyone's expectations. To those who opposed him, he's worse than expected. To those who supported hi...
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It's time to stand up to bullying in-lawsFeb 21, 2017 12:00 am - Q. I have been married for over 30 years and throughout the marriage, my in-laws have made fun of my interests and certain traits of my personality under the guise of te...
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Find confidence to deal with jerky husbandFeb 20, 2017 10:00 pm - Q. I'm from the U.K. I'm married to a man who is a self-professed arrogant liar. He's proud of it. I am not. We have been together for 20 years. He has joined a professi...
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Pyke: Which suburbs gain, lose freight train traffic because of mergerFeb 20, 2017 4:30 am - Railroad officials are notoriously tight-lipped. But for eight years, the Canadian National Railroad has posted detailed reports about regional freight train movements a...
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Lester: Mom says red hats remind her people care about her baby with heart defectFeb 20, 2017 4:30 am - Micah Anderson of Naperville has spent nearly half of his 17-month-old life - 200 days - in the hospital. Micah, born with a heart defect called Taussig-Bing anomaly, h...