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Theater spotlight: 'Dreamgirls' kicks off Paramount's 11th seasonAug 26, 2022 6:00 am - The price of success Paramount Theatre kicks off its 11th Broadway season with "Dreamgirls." Inspired by The Supremes and other 1960s girl groups, the musical is about t...
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Antioch police released bodycam video of officers saving an overdose victim. Here's why.Aug 26, 2022 5:00 am - When his officers responded to three more overdoses last weekend — the 15th, 16th and 17th of the year and all three involving teenagers who, fortunately, survived — Ant...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: As Washington gives us 'more,' Americans want 'better'Aug 26, 2022 1:00 am - Congress' annual August recess is a good time to think about the big picture. Most Americans want government reformed for the better. We notice its many breakdowns, and ...
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Jim O'Donnell: La Russa non-speak could be the basis for a great TV game showAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - THE WHITE SOX ARE NO LONGER just the American League-Central's answer to "Ice Road Truckers." They are a rollicking, rolling comedy show. Maybe the funniest local improv...
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Lincicome: Offering some new baseball stats - especially with the Cubs and Sox in mindAug 26, 2022 1:00 am - This summer's response to the Cubs and the White Sox deserves the cry, "The crowd goes mild!" What we are seeing on two sides of Chicago is neither rebuilding nor respo...
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Neighbors in the news: Schaumburg's ECG Core Lab names new director of trainingAug 25, 2022 6:00 am - • Susan Robbins has joined Schaumburg-based HeartcoR Solutions, a leading ECG Core Lab provider, as director of training. With 25 years of experience helping organizatio...
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Meet the minscule insects that picnic on leafy vegetationAug 25, 2022 6:00 am - There once was a growing young miner. Who sought safety in a leaf's inner liner. Away from the birds And hungry lizards -She digested her digitate diner. Not surprisingl...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Joe Biden is still dragging his party downAug 25, 2022 1:00 am - There has been a surge of optimism among Democrats lately when it comes to November's midterm elections. The short version of the thinking is: Maybe we're not going to g...
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Field notes: The summer burn of '22Aug 25, 2022 1:00 am - The scorching summer of '22 may be one we never forget, as a turning point in the wheels of weather and politics. As August closes, the cicadas still sing, but they won'...
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After nearly 30 years, Larry Yando returns to Drury Lane's stage as Hercule PoirotAug 24, 2022 11:00 pm - It's been nearly 30 years since Larry Yando stepped onto the Drury Lane stage. And while the Oakbrook Terrace venue has undergone some renovations since then, its lush r...