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Search for the finest quality oils to make a stellar vinaigretteJul 08, 2020 6:05 am - The University of California-Davis headline was a jaw-dropper: "Study Finds 82 Percent of Avocado Oil Rancid or Mixed with Other Oils." Take a moment to let that sink in...
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Sound check: American English, Sixteen Candles and more at Carpool ConcertsJul 08, 2020 6:00 am - Carpool Concerts Get ready for some spectacle when Duff Entertainment's Carpool Concerts roll into the Boomers Stadium parking lot in Schaumburg this weekend. The c...
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Charter schools and minoritiesJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - Dr. Thomas Sowell has just published "Charter Schools and Their Enemies." He presents actual test scores of students in traditional public schools and charter schools on...
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O'Donnell: Masur hoping to bring Peoria magic to Sox radiocastsJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - THERE APPARENTLY STILL IS a tree with magical broadcast limbs that grows in Peoria. Andy Masur - the new voice of the White Sox on WGN-AM (720) - knows all about it. The...
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Next election could decide if Washington, D.C., becomes 51st stateJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - The drive to make Washington, D.C., a state has been a favorite of some Democrats for years. Why wouldn't it be? If enacted, a new state, formed from deepest-blue D.C., ...
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Feder: MeTV flags objectionable content in 'shows from another era'Jul 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Richie Cunningham, the All-American 1950s teenager played by Ron Howard on the long-running sitcom “Happy Days,” has a poster on his bedroom wall that bears the image of...
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All seven of Hoffman Estates Troop 399's graduating members are now Eagle ScoutsJul 07, 2020 6:00 am - In its 44-year history, Boy Scout Troop 399 in Hoffman Estates has produced more than 90 Eagle Scouts. But this year's group is a first. All seven boys who crossed over ...
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'It has become something bigger than me': Why fitness trainer runs with American flagJul 07, 2020 6:00 am - When Mark Palmieri runs on forest preserve trails carrying a large American flag, he says he sees "massive positive emotion" from people he encounters. Palmieri, who wor...
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Illini get rebuilt golf course thanks to $15 million donationJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Northwestern, Indiana and Iowa made recent upgrades to their golf facilities. Now Illinois is doing the same. The school announced that the Atkins family has donated abo...
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Feder: WBBM news radio sweeps Chicago radio ratingsJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - It was a rare clean sweep for Chicago's all-news radio station in the latest Nielsen Audio survey. Audience estimates released Tuesday showed the Entercom combo of WBBM ...