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Facts Matter: Photo of empty envelopes used in false claim that ballots were trashedOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Questions about the legitimacy of mail-in voting are ramping up on social media as the Nov. 3 general election approaches. However, a recent photo of envelopes in the tr...
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Rozner: Why Theo Epstein will probably make some major changes to CubsOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Theo Epstein is not the type to drive a franchise off a cliff. He could if he wanted to. He could simply play it out next season with the same roster, hope for the best ...
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Women's basketball: Elgin native Castro, now a senior at NIU, has come a long wayOct 03, 2020 1:00 am - Paulina Castro has always been a fighter. And now Castro has been selected to join a group where she can use her voice to help continue the fight for all things related ...
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Facts and folklore about marshy cattailsOct 02, 2020 6:00 am - When it comes to cattails, I thought I had the subject pretty well covered. I had led many field trips to cattail marshes and conducted wetland seminars on the subject. ...
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How Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles is weathering the pandemicOct 02, 2020 6:00 am - Steel Beam Theatre knows a thing or two about overcoming challenges. The downtown St. Charles theater had to celebrate its 20th anniversary last week without any hoopla ...
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'We had to get in': How Gurnee police saved wounded woman and toddler from gunmanOct 02, 2020 5:30 am - Gurnee police Officer Dan Ruth wasn't sure what awaited him on the other side of the patio screen door the night of July 3. He just knew he and his fellow officers neede...
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The political 'Honeymooners'Oct 02, 2020 1:00 am - My late mother, veteran of a long and happy marriage, hated "The Honeymooners," a long-gone television series in which the married couple of the title blustered and batt...
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Feder: 'Those Were the Days' celebrates radio's greatest hitsOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Kicking off its celebration of radio's 100th anniversary, "Those Were the Days" will air a monthlong series of milestone and landmark broadcasts from the Golden Age of R...
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Stevenson alum Van Zanten: Notre Dame women's soccer team will do whatever it takes to keep playingOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Two years ago, Kiki Van Zanten was flush with gratitude. The former Stevenson High School student had chosen to play club soccer instead of high school soccer as a fresh...
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When the power of words obscures the search for factsOct 01, 2020 11:00 pm - Is state Rep. Amy Grant a homophobic racist unfit for office? Or is she someone who was set up in a deceitful phone call and then compounded her problems with careless l...