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Rozner: Baseball scandal won't help pace of playJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - Baseball is reeling. Staggered by the worst scandal since Bud Selig and Rob Manfred were forced to testify about PEDs in front of Congress, the sign-stealing nightmare s...
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Rafer Weigel: 'Fox 32 let me go' after revenge porn allegationsJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - Rafer Weigel, the Chicago television news anchor who got caught up in a tawdry scandal involving texts of nude photos and allegations of revenge porn, said he was fired ...
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Olson, Tobin to be enshrined in Pride of the Wolf Pack Hall of FameJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - The eighth annual Pride of the Wolf Pack assembly at Thomas Middle School in Arlington Heights is just a little more than a month away. The school will add two more form...
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Feder: PBS documentary recalls Chicago's 'First Rainbow Coalition'Jan 27, 2020 12:00 am - In 1969 the In 1969 the Chicago Black Panther Party formed an unlikely alliance with the Latino Young Lords Organization and the southern white Young Patriots group to c...
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Feder: WTTW hires news director from MSNBCJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - Hugo Balta, former senior producer at MSNBC, has been tapped to lead the news operation of WTTW-Channel 11, Chicago's premier public television station, according to Rob...
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On 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation, a solemn reminderJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - Monday, Jan. 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, memorializing the genocide of more than 6 million Jews, including 1.5 million children. This year's observan...
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I've got burnout. Should I use my inheritance to quit my job?Jan 26, 2020 5:15 am - Q: I feel completely burned out. I telecommute full time for an employer several hours away. The job has become untenable — I have multiple projects with no time or budg...
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What are the fencing rules for swimming pools?Jan 26, 2020 5:00 am - Q: I'm preparing to build a fence around my swimming pool for child-safety reasons. Most likely, there are legal standards for pool fencing, and I want to be sure my new...
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Constable: Polish American actress from Bartlett hosts 'Flavor of Poland'Jan 26, 2020 5:00 am - Born in the small medieval town of Tuchów, Poland, Aleksandra Augustynski moved to Bartlett with her parents, Marta and Tomasz, when she was 3 years old. “I grew up with...
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Towns spending 33% of property taxes on pensionsJan 26, 2020 4:30 am - In 2018, the average amount spent on public pensions by 74 suburbs was equal to one-third of what those towns collected in property taxes. In a few suburbs, the amount s...