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Family of slain Elgin teen wants harsher charges. What would it take for that to happen?Oct 08, 2021 5:30 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect the state's attorney's decision to drop the misdemeanor charge. The family of an Elgin teen stabbed to death last w...
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Feder: ESPN Chicago boss heads back to Boston after 'amazing two years'Oct 08, 2021 1:00 am - On the same day the Chicago White Sox opened their playoff series, a top management change suddenly unfolded behind the scenes at the team's radio home, WMVP 1000-AM, Ro...
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Sticking with my father on John HinckleyOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - News that a federal judge had approved the unconditional release of John Hinckley Jr. next June set my phone to ringing furiously last week. Journalists naturally wanted...
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Lincicome: Postseason baseball? More like October IdiocyOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - Suddenly, baseball is everywhere. Imagine that. No, wait. Hurry and you can see it for yourself at Guaranteed Rate Field, where you had been planning to go sooner or lat...
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Arkush: A great Bears defense could make them contenders regardless of who plays QBOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - OK, now we all know who the quarterback is, so can we please talk about something else even if it's just until Sunday? It takes 52 other guys to entertain us and stack w...
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Jim O'Donnell: Expert eyes Las Vegas and Chicago - trying to figure a tale of two NFL citiesOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - WHEN THE BEARS MAKE their first visit to Las Vegas and the brand spanking new Allegiant Stadium Sunday, few people will be as conversant on "A Tale of Two Football Citie...
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Why I'm optimistic about the futureOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - One of the great privileges of teaching and working on a university campus is the chance to be in regular touch with young people. Even better, I sometimes get asked to ...
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For some politicians, enough spending will never be enoughOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - By Veronique de Rugy Back in 2005, I wrote that when it comes to spending, "Congressional Republicans Make French Socialists Look Like Ronald Reagan." Looking back now,...
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Neighbors in the News: Palatine CEO recognized as a top diversity leaderOct 07, 2021 6:00 am - • Palatine resident Wylecia Wiggs Harris, CEO of the American Health Information Management Association, was recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2021's Top 25 Dive...
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Constable: Sorry, Bears, the name's been taken by firm right by where stadium would be builtOct 07, 2021 5:20 am - If the Chicago Bears do build a fantastic new stadium on the Arlington Park grounds in Arlington Heights, they'll be the new bears on the block. Across Rohlwing Road, on...