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Feder: Lite FM sets ratings record with Christmas musicJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - More than 2.5 million listeners in the Chicago area tuned to WLIT 93.9-FM in the final weeks of 2021 as the iHeartMedia adult contemporary station culminated its 21st co...
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U.S. must do better job of reading PutinJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - Now is not a good time to go to war with Russia. The United States just ended a 20-year lost war in Afghanistan five months ago, returning the ragged country to the Tali...
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Sound check: New music, Park West show with Magic City HippiesJan 26, 2022 5:00 am - The Hippies are coming! Buffalo Grove drummer Pat Howard and his psych-pop band Magic City Hippies followed up a recent string of single and video releases with the...
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The answer to wintry weather is a hot pot of split pea soupJan 26, 2022 5:00 am - This is a favorite time, not because I like to shovel snow or dig through the ice; it's winter soup time. A pot of soup slowly simmering in my oven (I'll get to that in ...
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Spotlight: It's 'Groundhog Day' over and over again at Paramount TheatreJan 26, 2022 5:00 am - Paramount premiere Just in time for Groundhog Day, Paramount Theatre presents the regional premiere of the titular musical adapted from the 1993 movie starring Bill Mur...
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Jim O'Donnell: Lesson No. 1 for Ryan Poles - always stay ahead of the posse at Halas HallJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - IN A PERFECT BEARS UNIVERSE - hah! - Ryan Poles would receive appropriate sports & media counseling before assuming office as general manager. He would be told to never ...
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Arkush: The remaining questions as we wait for the Bears to hire a coachJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - As we wait for the other shoe to drop at Halas Hall as a new head coach is chosen, here are a few random thoughts on the process to date. What's taking so long: If ...
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Abolish parenthood? No, family trumps 'equity'Jan 26, 2022 12:00 am - "California should abolish parenthood, in the name of equity." That's the headline of a Ventura County Star column by Zocalo Public Square's Joe Mathews. "Want true equi...
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Kremlin aggression recalls Cold War - and challenges NATOJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - The threat of Russian military invasion of the remainder of Ukraine represents the most serious military crisis and challenge in Europe since the Balkan wars of the 1990...
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Constable: Lego celebrations in Schaumburg, city prove the toys click for lifetimesJan 25, 2022 4:12 am - No matter their age, people look back on their childhood as the best time to be a kid. I remember the thrill I got when Santa brought me a basketball and a rim mounted o...