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Donald showing big improvements, but Vegas holds lead at John DeereJul 12, 2019 1:01 am - SILVIS, IL. - Luke Donald is seven years removed from being the world's No. 1 golfer, but he's showing signs of regaining the form that made him that good, and that's sa...
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O'Donnell: Even Dick Clark probably couldn't save Chicago's ESPN radioJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - IF DICK CLARK WERE still around to host "The Pyramid," the clues might be: The Hindenburg. A George Lopez talk show. Chicago's ESPN AM-1000. A contestant would snap, "Di...
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Dems 2020 task: Convince voters to overlook economyJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - On Oct. 28, 1980, in the final debate of his race against Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan asked a question that has come to define presidential politics. "Next Tuesday all o...
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Feder: Mancow to raise cash for Roger StoneJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - Roger Stone, the Republican operative and former adviser to President Donald Trump, is getting a big boost from Mancow Muller, morning host on Cumulus Media news/talk WL...
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Women's Watch: NPF's OPAL program aims to boost players' salariesJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - Opals can be rare gems worth a lot of money. For the players of National Pro Fastpitch, the professional softball league in the United States, an OPAL can also be quite ...
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Spending cuts have been made; state must keep focus on revenueJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - J.B. Pritzker's first year as governor stands in stark contrast to that of his immediate predecessor Bruce Rauner. While the Rauner Administration struggled to find comm...
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How to handle a visiting brother-in-law's bad habitsJul 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. My husband's brother has left after another visit and I would appreciate tips on how to tell him, when he asks to visit again, that we love him but he's not welcome b...
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Sidewalk sale memoriesJul 11, 2019 11:00 pm - This week marks the return of Boo Boo Days, a popular Chamber of Commerce promotion that took place in the 1950s and '60s. The new sale will be sponsored by Batavia Main...
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'Stuber' pairs angry cop, low-key Uber driver in hit-and-miss action comedyJul 11, 2019 6:00 am - "Stuber" - ★ ★ ½ "What do I do to make this all stop?" Stu the Uber driver says in Michael Dowse's violent, repetitive buddy action comedy "Stuber." Good question. If fi...
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Constable: 'Ditch weed' still part of marijuana's new frontier in IllinoisJul 11, 2019 5:33 am - In the summer of 1970, when marijuana was giving Pabst Blue Ribbon a run as the drug of choice among rural teenagers, I was a sixth-grader chopping it down. The Chicago ...