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Music notes: Linden Method leads suicide awareness benefitJan 10, 2017 5:00 am - Help Hope for the Day Pop-punk-with-emphasis-on-punk band The Linden Method headlines a benefit show Saturday, Jan. 14, for Hope for the Day, a Chicago-based anti-bullyi...
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Brotherly advice pushes Wheaton native toward opera careerJan 10, 2017 4:30 am - Growing up in Wheaton, music was a big part of brothers Steve and David Govertsen's lives. "We didn't have that athletic thing going for us," David said. "It's kind of w...
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Constable: Obama's grace more than skin deepJan 10, 2017 4:30 am - In a nation still struggling with a racial history birthed from slavery, Barack Obama will be immortalized as America's first black president. But the most impressive th...
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North: Best QBs finish on top in NFL wild-card gamesJan 10, 2017 4:00 am - Through the years I've watched with interest as some members of the media use certain narratives to describe sports figures. And, I have to admit, I have used many of th...
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The radical hospitality of pro-life movementJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - "Radical hospitality and generosity." That's a phrase I heard Carter Snead, a law professor at Notre Dame, use this fall and I can't get it out of my head. It's an attra...
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President-elect TrumpschenkoJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - First, a history refresher: For the past nine years, a smattering of Americans, most recently led by our now president-elect, have insisted that Barack Obama is a Muslim...
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CCS, Parr find ways to help othersJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - CCS founder helps young people advance
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Humble Malibu model rebuilt for speedJan 09, 2017 5:00 am - The Chevelle was perfect. Well, not exactly perfect. The right rear fender and door were crushed into the frame and it was sitting in the middle of a junkyard. Besides a...
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Lester: Suburban lawmakers get $1,506 checks for two days of workJan 09, 2017 4:30 am - The state's bill backlog has surpassed $11 billion and there's no budget in place, but two suburban Republican lawmakers each will get extra $1,506 checks for two days o...
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Conlin showed versatility; Swiderski commits to Oakland U.Jan 09, 2017 12:00 am - This column has highlighted many terrific local athletes over the years. Even Daily Herald athletes of the year, such as Rolling Meadows grad Maddie Conlin. The Cook Cou...