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Warren's Kauppila savors unique hockey experience at FenwayJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - Warren graduate Jake Kauppila had quite an experience with his Bentley University men's hockey team earlier this month. The freshman forward got to skate on one of the m...
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VanWazer more than meets the challenge at BGJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - This spring, Ian VanWazer will begin his fourth season playing on the boys varsity volleyball team at Buffalo Grove High School. In addition to dealing with attacking th...
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The appointment of Scott Pruitt threatens our futureJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - I find a lot to be concerned about after the rollout of President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks. Many of these nominees are controversial, and many are skeptical of the pr...
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Constable: After slow start in race relations, Cubs are catching upJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - On the day our nation honored Martin Luther King Jr., President Barack Obama joked with World Series champion Cubs, including African-Americans Dexter Fowler, Jason Heyw...
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How small shoe stores compete with big box retailersJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - How New Balance and Red Wing compete with big box retailers
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Donations sought for baby shower for veteransJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - A new baby is expensive. Even before one arrives, the expense to buy all of his or her needs for the first year or two can add up to thousands of dollars. A crib, stroll...
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Squawk, cackles, whoops all part of bird communicationJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - "Why do chickens cluck?," asked a young patron at the Vernon Area Library's Science Explorers. The library is in Lincolnshire. Booms, cackles, whines and whoops are swee...
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New commercial development planned for former bank site in AlgonquinJan 15, 2017 10:00 pm - All that sits there now is a big pile of rubble and remnants of the building that once graced the Randall Road corridor in Algonquin. And even though many of you have dr...
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Imrem: Chicago Blackhawks no longer scary goodJan 15, 2017 4:01 pm - Sunday night was a great time to take the Chicago Blackhawks' pulse. The Cubs Convention ended earlier in the day and spring training is a month from beginning. The Whit...
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Praise always works better than fearJan 15, 2017 7:00 am - We all know that employees work hardest, children behave best and people cooperate most under pressure. It's the threat - of job loss, of punishment, of conflict - that...