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Hub: Bears' Week 2 win was bigger than anyone is acknowledgingSep 18, 2019 12:00 am - Listening to the narrative around the Bears' offense the last few days, one would think they got beat last Sunday in Denver, and it's time to start looking for a new qua...
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Longtime St. Charles hangout sees major renovationsSep 17, 2019 11:00 pm - As a new reporter in St. Charles in 1977, it was fun when my boss took me to the Tin Cup Pass restaurant on the east side of St. Charles as part of my introduction to th...
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How suburban League of Women Voters chapters are encouraging the next generation of votersSep 17, 2019 6:00 am - Last school year, nearly 3,500 students across the Northwest suburbs who turned 18 received an unexpected gift: a hand-delivered birthday envelope. In it was a letter wi...
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Local acts, national headliners fired up for Punk the Burbs 3 in LisleSep 17, 2019 6:00 am - It started with a Facebook group. “Chicago's suburbs have a great (music) scene,” said Caitlin Edwards, singer and guitarist with ska band Bumsy and the Moochers. “A lo...
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The link between Midwest flooding and Atlantic hurricanesSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - Just last week, thunderstorms caused flash flooding across the Northwest suburbs. Ranging from 4 inches of rain in Elgin to 2.6 inches in Waukegan, this heavy-rain event...
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Trump won - againSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - Watching the Democratic presidential debate Thursday night left one clear impression: Donald Trump won. Please don't shoot the messenger. My left index finger recoiled ...
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Conant senior named finalist in global science video contestSep 16, 2019 11:00 pm - • James B. Conant High School senior Krisha Jivani of Hoffman Estates is competing for $400,000 in prizes as part of the 2019 Breakthrough Junior Challenge global scienc...
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It's high time to call out friend's bad temperSep 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. My friend "Kathy" is like a sister to me and would do anything for me. Her only problem is that she is really impulsive and has a bad temper. Last weekend, my boyfrie...
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Through highs and lows, Cobra still the car of his dreamsSep 16, 2019 7:00 am - In the fall of 1979, Kevin Fangman was over the moon. The 17-year-old had just bought his dream: a 1977 Ford Mustang Cobra II. Head over heels in love with the car, he e...
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See grasses in all their glory at a suburban tallgrass prairieSep 16, 2019 6:00 am - See grasses in all their glory at a suburban tallgrass prairie