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Longtime Batavia resident and World War II veteran Ruth Burnham to celebrate 100th birthdayMar 26, 2021 6:00 am - As one of the first women to enlist as one of the Waves in the Navy during World War II, 21-year-old Ruth Drover couldn't possibly have known her willingness to share so...
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Should gun owners help schools fund trauma response? Bill would add 1% tax to ammo salesMar 26, 2021 5:00 am - Should gun owners be on the hook to pay for training, counseling and other programs that help schools prepare for and deal with traumatic events like on-campus shootings...
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Data doesn't support GOP opposition to infrastructure spendingMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - President Biden is considering a range of potential investment options for the federal government covering everything from traditional infrastructure like roads and brid...
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Rozner: At the least, Bulls no longer a clown showMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - Sports executives are not supposed to care what fans think, despite what you may believe or what you might hope. It's not part of the job description. Sure, they pay lip...
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Jim O'Donnell: A grateful goodbye - Stan Albeck, Michael Jordan and the telling lookMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - STAN ALBECK WAS the head coach of the Bulls for a solitary season - 1985-86. It was Michael Jordan's second year with the team. Albeck had the extreme misfortune to have...
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Hawks' Lankinen leads way in back-to-back winsMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - Almost from the moment that Kevin Lankinen signed a contract with the Blackhawks in 2018, he imagined what it would be like to play in the jam-packed United Center. He c...
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Rozner: This July might look very different for CubsMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - It was early July 2014 when the Cubs traded Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel, the last big chance to capitalize on assets and collect championship pieces before the rebu...
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History tells us that wealth taxes don't workMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - With Democrats now in control of the House, Senate and White House, many of the most significant policy battles of the next two years will be determined by intraparty fi...
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Blackhawks not expecting forward Kirby Dach to play this weekendMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - Although Jeremy Colliton wouldn't completely rule out Kirby Dach in the Blackhawks' back-to-back games with Nashville this weekend, it does not appear the second-year fo...
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Feder: Ex-anchor urges lawmakers to protect local newsMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - Steve Stadelman spent 25 years as a TV news anchor and reporter in Rockford before he became an Illinois state senator. Now he's sponsoring a bill to protect journalism ...