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Is spending millions to extend Metra to Oswego needed - or a 'complete waste'?Jun 03, 2019 5:30 am - It's been seen as a train to nowhere, but a proposal to extend the Metra BNSF Line from Aurora to Kendall County is gaining momentum. Last month, the commuter railroad a...
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Rozner: It's safe to watch White Sox baseball againJun 03, 2019 1:00 am - The White Sox are interesting. Just let that simmer for a moment. A team that's lost 195 games the last two years is rather watchable and - dare to say - entertaining. A...
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What you're not hearingJun 03, 2019 1:00 am - Remember all the noise Republicans in Congress generated about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (better known to most of us as Obamacare)? Recall the resp...
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Feder: Another Tribune payday for Michael Ferro - $13.6 millionJun 03, 2019 1:00 am - You may have missed an interesting footnote to news last week that Chicago-based Tribune Publishing declared a special cash dividend of $56 million to its shareholders, ...
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Losing a young loveJun 02, 2019 7:00 am - His name was Bob Markum. It was the start of World War II, early 1940s. My mother was about 19 or 20 and engaged to him. They both were raised and lived on wheat farms d...
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How to respond to those who pity me for being childlessJun 02, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I was making small talk at a work function when a woman asked if I had children. I said no. She expressed pity that I hadn't experienced life's greatest joy and said ...
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The crises are over, but the fury remainsJun 02, 2019 1:00 am - Last week's election results for the European Parliament were mixed, which meant that every side could claim a victory of sorts. Right-wing populists did gain ground, bu...
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Rozner: Expanded gambling finally arrives in IllinoisJun 02, 2019 1:00 am - Seeing as how it's the state motto, the new gambling bill could have just as easily been called, “Smash and Grab.” As in, smash it through the Illinois General Assembly ...
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Future of tolerant, free India is at riskJun 02, 2019 1:00 am - In the recent national elections in India, the Hindu nationalist party BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi won with a massive landslide for a second five-year term. Thi...
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Tips for seeing changes from your workout regimenJun 01, 2019 7:30 am - With warmer weather finally here, many are hoping to be in great shape for the summer. If you've been hitting the gym all winter with minimal results to show for it, ap...