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New technology speeds pilot, air traffic controller communicationDec 26, 2016 4:00 am - It's clear skies at O'Hare International Airport, but there's a thunderstorm elsewhere in the Midwest. As passengers blithely board their plane, air traffic control is o...
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Snippets of time frozen in windshield decalsDec 25, 2016 5:00 am - While classic cars and trucks tell the tales of yesteryear, another great way to learn about the past is checking out the various stickers on them. Chicago and many subu...
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Actors swing for the 'Fences' with DenzelDec 22, 2016 5:00 am - Actors on the 'Fences' In Denzel Washington's directorial debut "Fences" (based on August Wilson's play) opening Dec. 25, Stephen Henderson plays Bono, best pal of Washi...
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Lester: Last area toboggan run closes - for nowDec 22, 2016 4:40 am - Long the source of winter thrills, exercise and, yes, the occasional concussion, the last of the area's toboggan runs has closed - at least temporarily. Steitz's Res...
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Those voices you're hearing? They might be West Chicago's Jessica RauDec 20, 2016 4:40 am - Jessica Rau had been paying a softball game in 2014 Los Angeles when she received an urgent call from her vocal contractor. "I need you as soon as possible to record a s...
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Fast '57 spins off long trail of memoriesDec 19, 2016 5:00 am - With his muscles straining, Gary Muscat gripped the steering wheel tighter and downshifted. His '57 Chevy was really cooking that hot summer night in 1964 as he thundere...
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Hard work, sportsmanship pays off for Ivy Leaguer from NapervilleDec 17, 2016 6:30 am - Tiffany Chen worked really, really hard in high school - she scored a perfect 36 on the ACT and graduated with a 4.76 weighted GPA - while also putting in long hours on ...
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Authorities perplexed by discovery of decapitated goatsDec 16, 2016 4:33 am - Was it a strange religious ritual? A bizarre case of littering? A Cubs fan's twisted celebration of breaking a 108-year-old curse? Arlington Heights police aren't quite ...
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Dann's naughty, nutty alternatives to traditional Santa moviesDec 15, 2016 6:00 am - Really bad Santas Call them alt.Santa movies. You know, subversive motion pictures that put jolly old St. Nick and holiday movies in a really bad, if not homicidal light...
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Lester: Del Mar gets $20K appointment after exiting state Senate raceDec 15, 2016 4:44 am - Despite holding the most votes among suburban Republican leaders selecting a replacement for state Sen. Matt Murphy last October, Palatine Township Republican Chairman A...