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Anticipating a 'not normal' Fourth of JulyJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - Here we go … another major holiday under pandemic conditions. We have made lots of accommodations, but I don't think I will ever really be comfortable with the "new norm...
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Wooden floors are not common elementsJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The plat of survey for our condominium association provides that the perimeter walls, floors and ceilings are the boundaries of the units. Most of the units have wood...
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Constable: To cope with virus, Dr. Bryant pens haikus. All better than this.Jun 27, 2020 1:00 am - In March, the state was shutting down, the nation was in a panic, medical supplies were hard to find, and Dr. Gail Bryant of Arlington Heights needed a way to express al...
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Grammar Moses: Jamborees of jaguars and awkward analogiesJun 27, 2020 1:00 am - My wife and I were puttering around the back roads recently in her Toyota RAV4, and every time we would get to a stoplight a sexy, white Jaguar F-Type coupe that sounded...
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Facts Matter: Aunt Jemima a figure in recent false claimsJun 27, 2020 1:00 am - A photo circulating on social media purporting to show Aunt Jemima holding a stack of pancakes while chained to a table is actually a modern artist's interpretation of t...
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Zalusky: Santo family looks back 60 years after dad's major-league debutJun 27, 2020 1:00 am - Imagine your dad's home office located on the infield dirt at Wrigley Field. And picture him not only taking you along to work, but bringing home his Cubs teammates and ...
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Harper College student group aims to help DreamersJun 27, 2020 1:00 am - A new student group at Harper College in Palatine aims to help immigrant students, faculty and workers, known as Dreamers, through advocacy, referrals for legal services...
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Why native plants are better for your backyard - and the prairieJun 26, 2020 6:00 am - Picture a field of tall Queen Anne's lace bending in the summer breeze. Honeybees are buzzing around sweet clover at the edge of the field, and small cabbage white butte...
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Widescreen: Five funny vacations you can take (on screen) with John HughesJun 26, 2020 6:00 am - Writer/director John Hughes was born in Michigan and died in New York, but his time at Glenbrook North High School inspired a career that left an indelible mark on Ameri...
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Why police, safety advocates have more concerns about fireworks this yearJun 26, 2020 5:15 am - With COVID-19 stamping out most Independence Day fireworks shows in the suburbs this year, there's plenty of temptation out there for people to put on their own pyrotech...