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Wizard World Chicago returns to Rosemont in OctoberJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - Movies are back, baseball games are back, concerts are back. On Oct. 15, pop culture conventions are back. Wizard World Chicago will return Oct. 15 through 17 to the Don...
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Aurora creates review board to help improve police relationsJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - The city of Aurora has instituted several initiatives to help improve race relations, especially between law enforcement personnel and communities of color. Among them i...
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How many Bears will skip "Mandatory Mini Camp" and why?Jun 14, 2021 1:00 am - NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, union president and Cleveland Browns center J.C. Tretter and their leadership team have spent the last two months encouraging a...
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Feder: Chicago's Invisible Institute shares Pulitzer Prize for national reportingJun 14, 2021 1:00 am - Invisible Institute, the Chicago-based nonprofit journalism production company, won its first Pulitzer Prize Friday for its work on a yearlong investigation of K-9 units...
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Unpermitted conversion warrants considerationJun 13, 2021 6:00 am - Q: I've been renting a home for four years and would like to buy it from the landlords. The building was originally a garage and was converted to a dwelling before permi...
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Facts Matter: Airlines aren't worried about flying vaccinated passengersJun 13, 2021 5:30 am - Recent social media posts suggest airline executives met to discuss the risks of flying vaccinated passengers. "Airlines are meeting today to discuss the risks of carryi...
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Demystifying the magical multiplier mythJun 13, 2021 1:00 am - The scale and scope of government spending expansion in the last year are unprecedented. Because Uncle Sam doesn't have the money, lots of it went on the government's cr...
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What do we do without the distraction of Donald Trump?Jun 13, 2021 1:00 am - I never thought I would say it but I miss Donald Trump. Not as president, certainly not that. But as a distraction. Remember how every morning you could wake up to screa...
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After a long hiatus, it's good to be back with friendsJun 13, 2021 1:00 am - The boys of summer are back. No, not Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Jose Abreu and Tim Anderson. I'm talking about my 16-inch softball boys. After a year away due to COVID,...
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Grammar Moses: A Southern charm vocabulary lessonJun 13, 2021 1:00 am - A hearty hello to all y'all after my two-week vacation in Tennessee and North Carolina. I hope you missed me. I'm one of those people who love to visit unfamiliar places...