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Grammar Moses: Shorter isn't always betterDec 11, 2021 12:00 am - Contractions can be wonderful space- and timesavers. They also can gum up the works. You might tell the 14-year-old babysitter: "There's a 12-pack of Coors Light in the ...
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Constable: $275,000 guitar just part of luthiers' magic work in WaucondaDec 11, 2021 12:00 am - Tucked away in an old converted aluminum foundry in this unremarkable Wauconda business park is a father-and-son workshop where magical things happen. The haunting melod...
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Arkush: Do Bears have enough in their tank to hang with the Packers?Dec 11, 2021 12:00 am - If we get the two teams we last saw — Bears vs. Cardinals and Packers vs. Rams before the bye — and Aaron Rodgers is under center the Bears have little chance of even ma...
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Zalusky: Chicago a key stop on the road to the Hall for KaatDec 11, 2021 12:00 am - Jim Kaat said he will wear a Minnesota Twins hat on his Hall of Fame plaque. But he tipped his cap to the White Sox organization during a Dec. 5 news conference followin...
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Bulls add Chicago native McKinnie as second hardship playerDec 10, 2021 12:00 pm - The Bulls signed forward Alfonzo McKinnie to a 10-day contract on Friday. Both he and Stanley Johnson could see action Saturday when the Bulls face the Miami Heat at the...
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Spotlight: Second City sends up the holidays at the McAninchDec 10, 2021 5:00 am - BrightSide's 'Miracle' BrightSide Theatre presents "Miracle on 34th Street," a musical radio play adaptation of the 1947 film performed live and in-person under artistic...
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Fremd grad Tauchman signs one-year deal with Hanwha Eagles in KBODec 10, 2021 12:00 am - After playing five seasons with the Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants, Mike Tauchman is heading to the Korea Baseball Organization. According t...
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Feder: Nick Digilio returns with two podcastsDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - Great news for fans of Nick Digilio: The former WGN 720-AM overnight host has not one but two new podcasts lined up in the weeks ahead, Robert Feder reports. Starting i...
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Illinois' suburban Democrats support middle class tax hikesDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - Almost everyone is aware of the age-old adage that actions speak louder than words. Occasionally, the public has a high profile and clear-cut opportunity to square the e...
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A post-Roe abortion political 'revolution' is unlikelyDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - The Supreme Court, as this is written, is hearing oral arguments in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, challenging Mississippi's law banning, with...