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Bears film study: Defensive scheme has covered up past mistakesOct 13, 2021 11:00 am - This week's victory by the Bears came with a deep mystery. The previous two seasons the defense fell apart when tackle Akiem Hicks was out with injuries. But with Hicks ...
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Can't find crackers to fit a low-carb diet? Here's how to bake your ownOct 13, 2021 6:00 am - Mauer's gone crackers - scratch-made, that is. Here's my story. Over the last two years, following my no-sugars, no wheat-flour path hasn't been easy, especially saying ...
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So, like Goldilocks, cooking farro takes trying it to get it rightOct 13, 2021 6:00 am - This farro is too hard. This farro is too soft. Unlike Goldilocks, I find it darn near impossible to get this ancient whole grain wheat just right. Do I soak it overnigh...
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Two October afternoons, two Game 4 playoff losses for SoxOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - On an October afternoon at old Comiskey Park, the White Sox ended the 1983 season by dropping Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. Despite a valiant effort...
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Jim O'Donnell: It's a bird, it's a pain - it's 'Bunker' Bill Carstanjen at Arlington Trackside!Oct 13, 2021 1:00 am - THERE'S NOTHING LIKE a good Bill Carstanjen sighting at Arlington Trackside to draw the encrusted regulars away from their daily handicapping mortis. That 99-1 shot came...
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How the football playoffs are shaping up heading into Week 8Oct 13, 2021 1:00 am - Since August 27, when the high school football season kicked off, anyone and everyone who cares about high school football has had October 23 circled on their calendars....
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Feder: Weigel Broadcasting spends $100 million on 2 stations in New YorkOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - In a series of transactions totaling nearly $100 million, Chicago-based Weigel Broadcasting has acquired two stations serving the New York market as affiliates for the c...
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Illinois is on the road to climate action, but, it's a long tripOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - After five years of turbulent efforts, Illinois finally achieved its next big step in climate action. First forming as the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, multiple enviro...
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New era dawns: DeBrincat, Murphy to split alternate captain duties for BlackhawksOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - As a new season dawned for the Blackhawks in Colorado on Wednesday, many things went back to normal. We have full stadiums, we're expecting an 82-game schedule, and play...
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Both parties' ignorance of electoral reality has led to our present discontentsOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - Here's a jarring thought: Most political analysts, and most political strategists for our two political parties, have been operating off flawed data and flawed assumptio...