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Why celebrations of life are important, even if delayedApr 11, 2020 6:00 am - There is a fascinating old movie that begins … "I had a farm in Africa." And it brought back many nostalgic memories to the Danish woman who was the narrator (played by ...
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Baseball Way Back: Farmer remained working-class heroApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - In a commercial with booth partner Darrin Jackson, the late broadcaster Ed Farmer talked about his dream job, driving a Windy City Limousine. It was a joke, of course, b...
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How will coronavirus affect your property taxes?Apr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi plans on adjusting the assessed value of every parcel in the county ahead of the August 2021 tax bills, using historical data from past ...
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Grammar Moses: Lead with the most important thingApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Samuel Betar III asked me which of the following sentences is proper: “Last week I applied for a job” or “I applied for a job last week”? Both are proper, Samuel, but on...
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O'Donnell: Any Bulls title a longshot until Reinsdorf sellsApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - JERRY REINSDORF HAS BEEN an amazing businessman. In a remarkable seven-year span (1987 to 1994) he got two world-class sports venues - the new White Sox ballpark and the...
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Constable: Cancer devastating, but truth, love, humor keep her groundedApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - During her ambulance ride to the hospital near her home in Seattle, Katie Weber makes a phone call to her parents, Stephen and Charlotte Weber, in Arlington Heights. "Do...
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Expert: Food deserts in black communities partly explain coronavirus vulnerabilityApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Lack of access to healthy foods and grocery stores in impoverished communities is one reason African Americans have a higher propensity for chronic illnesses, experts sa...
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Facts Matter: Don't reverse medical masks, despite social media claimsApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - False information making the rounds on social media instructs people to wear a medical mask with the colored side out if the wearer is sick, in order to not spread germs...
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Body-weight workouts are perfect alternative for when the gym is closedApr 10, 2020 11:00 pm - Our body-weight workout is a great option when the gym is closed and you have a lack of exercise equipment at home. This total body routine uses nothing more than your o...
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Rugged school walks as a youth? Let Fitbit provide the dataApr 10, 2020 6:00 am - Because taking walks remains one of the few things we can still do during the coronavirus outbreak, it was important to take one that could prove a point. I took this pa...