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Washington must provide the help our local partners deserveFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - President Biden's COVID-19 relief package is moving swiftly through Congress. I strongly support his efforts to get help to the millions of Americans who need it - from ...
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Razny investing in retail in a big wayFeb 19, 2021 12:00 am - Don't tell Stan Razny retail is dead. He just invested millions into his Razny Jewelers store in Highland Park because of his belief in retail done right. "It's about w...
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Low-budget 'Paranormal Prison' haunted by low stakes, storytelling slogFeb 18, 2021 5:00 am - “Paranormal Prison” - ★ ★ Early in the low-budget, haunted house-of-detention horror tale “Paranormal Prison,” Matthew, the wisecracking host of a low-rated online...
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Classical jazz, dance music and yoga an inspired mash-up for Glenview's TomCat TrumpetFeb 18, 2021 5:00 am - Performing was predestined for Tom "TomCat Trumpet" Burke. Growing up around musicians and the touring lifestyle as the son of a Broadway musician, Burke spent his earl...
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Constable: Suburbanites have 1 noun for snow, but many adjectivesFeb 18, 2021 4:30 am - We've all heard the story about how Indigenous people of the Arctic and subarctic regions have myriad words for snow. That idea first surfaced in the "Handbook of Americ...
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Should a '9/11-style' commission investigate the Capitol riot?Feb 18, 2021 12:00 am - Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will vote to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. There's no doubt there needs to be ...
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Getting relief where neeededFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - I read with interest a letter-to-the-editor that appeared in the Daily Herald on Feb. 13 from a gentleman who expressed his frustration that he had received two COVID re...
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Feder: Future of WLS 890 AM up in the air without Rush LimbaughFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - The death of talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh Wednesday leaves Cumulus Media news/talk WLS 890-AM without its most potent personality - and without a designated replacemen...
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MSL Showdown Friday - these are the nights Bob Frisk lived forFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - These are the nights Bob Frisk lived for. Mid-Suburban League basketball. And Friday night's version couldn't be any better, right? Well, sure, it could. The gyms would...
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Blackhawks Q&A: Why players like the unique schedule this seasonFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - Here's Part II of our Blackhawks reader Q&A: Q: Thoughts from players and coaches on the plusses and minuses of the reduced travel schedule? @GregArcus on Twitter • Calv...