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Is having the highest unemployment rate in the country a big deal?Oct 29, 2022 1:00 am - The fact that Illinois has the highest unemployment rate among the 50 states isn't fazing most labor experts. They point to the state's downward jobless trend and steady...
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Charlie Puth offers fans a pure dose of himself on intimate tour stop at Chicago's Auditorium TheatreOct 28, 2022 9:00 am - On his latest album, “CHARLIE,” released in early October, it seems like Charlie Puth is finally ready to let the real Charlie out. The New Jersey-raised pop artist wil...
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How Bloom + Bread shop brings a touch of Southern culture to GenevaOct 28, 2022 6:00 am - Family recipes often carry the "secret" label, meaning only Mom or Grandma knew how to make a particular dish but would pass along their knowledge to others. When those ...
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Spooked by reports of candy-colored fentanyl? There's no reason to worry, experts sayOct 28, 2022 5:00 am - Fears of someone sticking something dangerous in your kids' Halloween candy are nothing new. We're old enough to remember rumors of razor blades in apples and candy bars...
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Agents said home inspection 'unnecessary'Oct 28, 2022 5:00 am - Q: I need to know if home inspections are advisable for condominiums. Home inspection is listed as an option in my purchase contract, but my Realtor and the listing agen...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Will the 'experts' ever learn their lesson?Oct 28, 2022 1:00 am - Debate now rages about whether the Federal Reserve should continue to raise interest rates to tame inflation or slow down these hikes and see what happens. This is not t...
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Suburban Mosaic: Elgin U-46 celebrates 50 years of bilingual educationOct 28, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 celebrated the 50th anniversary of its bilingual program Saturday with families, current and former staff members, and alumni in attendan...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: What's worse: Big Government or Big Tech? BothOct 28, 2022 1:00 am - When the federal government gets together with social media giants to censor critics of the government, is that free speech or censorship? A case moving its way through ...
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A persistent plague: The Gift Theatre's new thriller 'The Locusts' shows promiseOct 27, 2022 10:00 am - “The Locusts” - ★ ★ ★ In “The Locusts,” Jennifer Rumberger's grim thriller about a serial killer targeting teenage girls, a sheriff offers a 16-year-old girl some advice...
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Neighbors in the news: Retired colonel from Antioch inducted in ROTC Hall of FameOct 27, 2022 6:00 am - • Col. (Ret.) Paul J. Hettich of Antioch was inducted into the 2022 class of the U.S. Army ROTC National Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony was conducted at the Marrio...