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Rolling Meadows' Pedraza the poster child for hard work paying offNov 23, 2019 12:00 am - Minutes after the alarm goes off each morning, the bed gets made. Because a made bed, in Nate Pedraza's mind, can set the tone for the entire rest of the day. And Pedraz...
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Dear Oscar voters: Don't let the buzz die down on 'Rocketman'Nov 22, 2019 5:00 am - It's almost movie awards season, which means it's almost time for a very famous person to be honored for playing another very famous person. This season's surest bet arr...
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A new disc golf course need not consume a city parkNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - Many St. Charles residents living near, or using, Timber Trails Park voiced enough opposition to the park district's idea of building a disc golf course on the site, tha...
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Explore a plethora of plants, wildlife along the trails at Waukegan's Lyons WoodsNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - By Kim Mikus Lake County Forest Preserves Lyons Woods is a scenic, 345-acre forest preserve in Waukegan that includes a contrasting mix of terrain ideal for trail enthus...
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Illinois lawmakers: Put pension reform on the 2020 ballotNov 22, 2019 12:00 am - Weeks after the Illinois General Assembly moved to put a progressive state income tax question on the November 2020 ballot, a Daily Herald investigation illustrated that...
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Why Oregon is suddenly the center of women's college basketballNov 22, 2019 12:00 am - It used to be the state of Tennessee. Then Connecticut. But now, it seems that the state of Oregon is suddenly the mecca of women's college basketball. The Oregon and Or...
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O'Donnell: Renewed Olczyk set to float above Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeNov 22, 2019 12:00 am - ON THURSDAY, EDDIE OLCZYK WILL BE riding on an NBC float in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. He might as well be floating. It will mark the first time that "Ed...
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Amid regulation pressures for Big Tech, transparency the least-bad optionNov 22, 2019 12:00 am - A new Wall Street Journal expose finding that "Google has increasingly re-engineered and interfered with search results to a far greater degree than the company and its ...
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Rozner: Blackhawks' Kane might give Chelios run as USA bestNov 22, 2019 12:00 am - You only have to know a little bit about hockey to know Chris Chelios is the greatest American hockey player of all time. The case is overwhelming and not in dispute. Bu...
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Is Bears offense finally ready to show up and play?Nov 22, 2019 12:00 am - The New York Giants Sunday will come to Soldier Field Sunday on a six-game losing streak. Whether their bye last Sunday helped to refresh and rejuvenate them, or left th...