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His dream business remains in flux, but Ash has a community behind himNov 12, 2021 1:00 am - Jeff Ash thought he was building his dream business. It turns out he was building a community. That community has helped to sustain the business through a difficult last...
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Feder: Midday anchor Julie Unruh leaving WGNNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - Julie Unruh, midday news anchor at WGN-Channel 9, is signing off after 20 years at the Nexstar Media station. Her last day will be November 24. "I've been proud to wor...
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History has some bad news for Biden DemocratsNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - As in the 1880s, we live in an era of polarized partisan parity, in which changes of opinion among independent voters can sweep election results. One year ago, Joe Biden...
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Lincicome: Who needs a college football playoff drama when every Saturday provides itNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - Prudently the nabobs who will determine the college football playoffs (four teams, no visitors) wait until the season is half over before letting anyone know what they a...
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Haymarket proposal was not realistic for ItascaNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - In 2019, the village of Itasca was asked to consider whether Haymarket's plan to operate in the village would be reasonable. To effectively and appropriately answer this...
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Bears' midseason report card not one you want to bring home to Mom and Dad It's not all bad, but not close to good enoughNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - There is no way to spin the disappointment of the Chicago Bears' 3-6 record at the halfway point of the 2021 season, but the schedule has been a bear, too. Bears opponen...
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Legislative session was partisan assault on individuals' rightsNov 11, 2021 10:00 pm - When Illinoisans go to the polls, they select individuals who will serve as their legislative voices when public policy decisions are made. Unfortunately, the voices and...
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Hypnosis + Improv = Comedy: Colin Mochrie, hypnotist Asad Mecci join forces for 'HYPROV' show at the RaueNov 11, 2021 10:00 pm - Several years ago, while taking improv courses at Second City Toronto, it occurred to hypnotist Asad Mecci that hypnosis plus improvisation could equal comedy. Mecci re...
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Pluck of the Irish: Kenneth Branagh's 'Belfast' an insightful, delightful domestic dramaNov 11, 2021 5:00 am - “Belfast” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Writer/director Kenneth Branagh's most jubilantly personal movie yet, “Belfast,” begins as a classic horror film and ends where a classic immigrants...
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Dream unrealized: Ahead of MLK dinner in Schaumburg, suburbanites say King's dream requires workNov 11, 2021 4:30 am - Suburban residents will honor the legacy of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at a pandemic-delayed dinner in Schaumburg Saturday, but civil rights activists stress i...