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'Arlington Park is a very special place for me': Longtime announcer Dooley focused on this seasonApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - If Arlington Park no longer has horse racing in the summer of 2022, John G. Dooley doesn't know exactly where he will be calling the races. But he could not have enjoyed...
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New Dunn Museum exhibit highlights women's roles in the militaryApr 28, 2021 11:00 pm - New Dunn Museum exhibit highlights women's roles in the military
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Organic, biodiverse wines are starting to taste better than everApr 28, 2021 6:00 am - It's not because I'm a tree-hugger (which I am); it's not because I've supported earth-friendly agriculture since the 1980s (which I have). I'm incredibly excited about ...
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O'Donnell: Pay to play at Arlington Park this year? Don't bet on itApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - THE SPECTER OF AN OPENING DAY at Arlington Park was once so deliciously nefarious. Naive goslings down on the apron breaking their virgin betting bones alongside aged bu...
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By saying next to nothing, did Bears GM Ryan Pace tip his hand on draft strategy?Apr 28, 2021 1:00 am - For the most part Ryan Pace never answers a question that deals with player evaluations. I've had reasonably long off-the-record conversations with him where he will be ...
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There's much to be uneasy about as U.S. leaves AfghanistanApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - I heard a story while at National Defense University about a corporal who said that fighting in Afghanistan was "like fighting in the Bible." To be sure, parts of Afghan...
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Balogna slicing and free speech rightsApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - In January, Simon & Schuster canceled its agreement to publish a book, presumably a memoir-cum-political pandemic, by Sen. Josh Hawley. Last week, in response to interna...
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Feder: Springfield exhibit on 'Music from Illinois' remembers radio tooApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - An ambitious exhibition celebrating music from Illinois and the legendary musicians who made it - including a working radio studio available to DJs throughout the state ...
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Rozner: Why Robin Lehner is frustrated with the NHL's virus restrictionsApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - Robin Lehner is frustrated. And one certainty we learned last season when Lehner played for the Blackhawks is he will tell you what he's thinking. When distraught, he's ...
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Feder: Nexstar Media Group launching Rewind TV channel in SeptemberApr 27, 2021 1:00 am - Nexstar Media Group, parent company of WGN-Channel 9 and NewsNation, has announced the launch of Rewind TV, a digital subchannel that will air sitcoms from the 1980s and...