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In Transit: Uneasy skies for some airline passengers, pilots in COVID-19 eraMay 25, 2020 5:30 am - From ghost airports to gridlocked checkpoints, flying in the era of COVID-19 is problematic, particularly when it comes to who's sharing germs at 35,000 feet. Suburban t...
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Glen Ellyn golfer hope to make U.S. Open field againMay 25, 2020 1:00 am - Glen Ellyn's Andy Pope has played his way into four of the last five U.S. Opens. That's an extraordinary feat, given that around 10,000 golfers file entries each year an...
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Special teams trickier to rank, but Bears solid No. 2 in divisionMay 25, 2020 1:00 am - 9th in a series In this series we rank the NFC North clubs at every position. Rankings are based on performance to date, scouting reports and evaluations from general ma...
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'New normal will likely be very different when sports resumeMay 25, 2020 1:00 am - Standing six feet apart, fans are waiting patiently to enter the stadium. They are covered in face masks and gloves, which are required for entrance. Some even have prot...
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In a difficult year, we must still remember the sacrifices that gave us freedomMay 24, 2020 11:00 pm - The month of May this year was unlike any other in the past. May is designated, "Military Appreciation Month," when veterans are honored with patriotic events. The quara...
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Suburban mosques host drive-through Eid celebrationsMay 24, 2020 7:18 am - In what has been a historic year of firsts, Muslims today are observing Eid al-Fitr - marking the end of a period of dawn-to-dusk fasting for the Islamic holy month of R...
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Trainer talk: Change your mindset for the long haulMay 24, 2020 7:00 am - When setting out to accomplish a task such as losing weight, it's always a great idea to practice goal setting. If you don't know where you want to go, it will be very d...
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Contractor considers doing a home inspectionMay 24, 2020 6:00 am - Q: One of my clients is buying a 20-unit apartment building and has asked me to do the home inspection. I have no experience as a home inspector but have been a licensed...
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Nazis? Japanese internment? Distorting history can be harmfulMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - Moments after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Illinois' Stay at Home order on March 20, I saw the first meme: "If Anne Frank could hide in an attic for two years, you can s...
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Wrigley Field says it's missing its friendsMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - It's May, and my ivy is turning green, not that you can see it. The flags high above my center field scoreboard are blowing out. Or maybe they're blowing in. If they're ...