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Looking for laughs? Try Schaumburg's Laugh Out Loud and Chicago's Goodman TheatreJul 30, 2021 6:00 am - Summer laughs Laugh Out Loud Theater invites patrons to chill out with "Hot Laugh Summer," a weekly sketch and improv showcase featuring members of the theater's main s...
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Geneva doughnut shop Fresh Donuts serves up sweet treats to loyal customersJul 30, 2021 6:00 am - This is a story about swimming and doughnuts. It might be the first time those two topics have combined as the key elements in my writing about local people and places o...
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Murder most fowl? DuPage man accused of killing neighborhood roosterJul 30, 2021 5:30 am - A chicken fight has led to a dead rooster in DuPage County and criminal charges for the man accused of killing it. Richard Meyers, 68, of the 1N0-99 block of Prince Cros...
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How the left has used COVID-19 to bankrupt the United StatesJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - I have never bought the conspiracy theories that COVID-19 was a diabolical political plot to undermine the country. But what is apparent with each passing week is that t...
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Lincicome: The Cubs are right back where they belongJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - Characterizing the dissolution of the Cubs as the “end of an era” is generous and laced with irony. One World Series victory is a highlight, not an era, and playoff fail...
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Feder: A smaller Chicago Tribune 'may take some getting used to,' editor saysJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - Weekday print editions of the Chicago Tribune shrank from four sections to three and the newspaper's stand-alone feature section vanished, reports Robert Feder. Those we...
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Cubs trade Kimbrel to White SoxJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - Relations between the White Sox and Cubs must be getting friendlier. The teams completed their second trade in a little over 24 hours on Friday and this is a big one. Cu...
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Without shift on tax policy, pensions and structural deficit threaten crisis for stateJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - Consider everything that feeds the creation of public policy. There are lobbyists, rallies and marches. Don't forget charged rhetoric, clever spin, campaign contribution...
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Lincolnshire boy wins National Clay Court Tennis ChampionshipJul 29, 2021 6:00 am - Jack Secord of Lincolnshire won the boys 12 and under National Clay Court Tennis Championship, winning seven matches in a row in straight sets. Secord is currently ranke...
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Movie reviews for 'Joe Six-Pack': New podcast serves as oral history of 'Siskel & Ebert'Jul 29, 2021 6:00 am - "Chicago is unbelievably proud of itself. Anyone from Chicago will tell you the best things come from Chicago." So says Erik Rydholm on this week's episode of "Gene & Ro...