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What we still don't know about the Michael Flynn caseMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - The Michael Flynn case will soon be over. It began on Jan. 24, 2017, just four days into the Trump administration, when two FBI agents went to the White House to intervi...
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Blagojevich to host 'The Lightning Rod' podcast for WLS RadioMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced and unrepentant former governor of Illinois, has just been signed to host a weekly podcast for Cumulus Media news/talk WLS 890-AM, Robert ...
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Constable: Being the 'youngest ever' is old hat to 17-year-old college gradMay 13, 2020 11:00 pm - The first time he took the ACTs required by many colleges, Niam Abeysiriwardena scored a 28, which ranked him in the top 10% of high school seniors. He was 10 years old ...
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Morning star Felicia Middlebrooks retiring from WBBMMay 13, 2020 10:30 am - Felicia Middlebrooks, the trailblazing broadcaster who's been a star of morning-drive radio in Chicago for more than 35 years, announced today she's leaving WBBM 780-AM/...
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Visit the Internet for help in cooking with ingredients at handMay 13, 2020 6:00 am - Back in the day - early March, or thereabouts - I would decide on a soup recipe, and then I'd run off to the grocery store to buy the ingredients. Sometimes I might make...
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Sound check: Common joins charity telethon; Side Street's Battle goes onlineMay 13, 2020 6:00 am - Common, Chicago join charity telethon The Chicago CEO COVID-19 Coalition, which unites local community and business leaders to collaborate on COVID-19 relief and aid pro...
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Lean and lovin' it: Foolproof plan for pan browning, crisping veggiesMay 13, 2020 6:00 am - No surprise, like everyone else, I've been sequestered at home for what seems like months. For me, that turned out to be time to experiment in my kitchen. For years my p...
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O'Donnell: LeBron goes high, Michael goes 'bye' as legacies airMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - TWO BASKETBALL IMAGES passing in the air continue their very real duel of legacies this weekend. In portals disposed to the back bounces of Chicago, the most prominent w...
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Kendall: Here's a piece of good news, but you'll have to reach for itMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - Some days the coronavirus news seems better, but on other days not so much. Today we're going with a piece of good (but, please note, nonmedical) news that might make li...
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Many Republicans do have a sense of humorMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - An American politician can help herself politically by being able to believably use self-deprecating humor, which sends a clear message: "I am not pompously self-importa...