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Citadel's heartwarming 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' an ideal antidote to a pandemicSep 23, 2021 10:40 am - "Brighton Beach Memoirs" - ★ ★ ★ "Brighton Beach Memoirs" is the theatrical equivalent of a mug of cocoa on a chilly day: warm and comforting with a sweetness that makes...
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Sound check: Vanilla Ice in Naperville, the Berwyn Blues Fest at FitzGerald'sSep 23, 2021 6:00 am - Naperville Music Festival The Naperville Music Festival welcomes in the first weekend of autumn with a dash of upbeat '90s nostalgia. Vanilla Ice headlines the family-fr...
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Constable: Palatine grads turned smelly gym bags and a class project into a businessSep 23, 2021 5:30 am - A business incubator class Drake Roberts and Anthony Tamras took their senior year at Palatine High School gave them an idea, disrupted their college plans and changed t...
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It's a wrap: White Sox pound Indians to clinch AL CentralSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - It was a gray, cold day in Cleveland on Thursday. The White Sox greeted it sunny-side up. "It's one of those days you long for," manager Tony La Russa said. "You wake up...
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Free college? Just a theory in Illinois without pension reformSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced his re-election bid with a campaign pledge that everyone at the state median income and below "ought to get to be able to go to col...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio's Steve Miller signs off as full-time reporterSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - Steve Miller, who's been a mainstay of WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM for 38 years, has stepped down from full-time reporting duties at the Audacy all-news station, Robert Fe...
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Biden faces a long fall with chill windsSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - Summer's light fades into fall now. Cicadas are singing, but they won't be for long. Zinnias and cosmos show colors past the autumnal equinox, but black-eyed Susans have...
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Ryder Cup: Team USA will open with Thomas and Spieth, while DeChambeau sitsSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - HAVEN, Wis. - Thursday's opening ceremonies for the 43rd Ryder Cup were not without the unexpected. U.S. captain Steve Stricker provided it. First Stricker broke into te...
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Widescreen: Didn't get to that secret Metallica show at Metro? Netflix has you covered.Sep 22, 2021 11:00 pm - That surprise Metallica show at Metro on Monday sure was great, wasn't it? OK, OK, I didn't go either. I couldn't get to Wrigleyville from the suburbs in time for a tick...
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Why was Bears defense successful against Bengals? It starts with corners, pash rushSep 22, 2021 11:00 am - Depending on how you look at it, Sunday's victory over Cincinnati could qualify as a solid win or narrow escape for the Bears. It was definitely one they needed, since t...