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Next election could decide if Washington, D.C., becomes 51st stateJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - The drive to make Washington, D.C., a state has been a favorite of some Democrats for years. Why wouldn't it be? If enacted, a new state, formed from deepest-blue D.C., ...
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Feder: MeTV flags objectionable content in 'shows from another era'Jul 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Richie Cunningham, the All-American 1950s teenager played by Ron Howard on the long-running sitcom “Happy Days,” has a poster on his bedroom wall that bears the image of...
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All seven of Hoffman Estates Troop 399's graduating members are now Eagle ScoutsJul 07, 2020 6:00 am - In its 44-year history, Boy Scout Troop 399 in Hoffman Estates has produced more than 90 Eagle Scouts. But this year's group is a first. All seven boys who crossed over ...
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'It has become something bigger than me': Why fitness trainer runs with American flagJul 07, 2020 6:00 am - When Mark Palmieri runs on forest preserve trails carrying a large American flag, he says he sees "massive positive emotion" from people he encounters. Palmieri, who wor...
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Illini get rebuilt golf course thanks to $15 million donationJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Northwestern, Indiana and Iowa made recent upgrades to their golf facilities. Now Illinois is doing the same. The school announced that the Atkins family has donated abo...
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Feder: WBBM news radio sweeps Chicago radio ratingsJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - It was a rare clean sweep for Chicago's all-news radio station in the latest Nielsen Audio survey. Audience estimates released Tuesday showed the Entercom combo of WBBM ...
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As Bastiat would say, peer past the obvious with pandemic policiesJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Last week marked the 219th birthday of the great 19th-century French economist Frederic Bastiat. It's the perfect time to talk about his famous essay, "That Which is See...
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Generations Defining - and Redefining - American HistoryJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Americans naturally tend to think of their presidents in terms of generations, like they do with their families. This may have started with the news that former Presiden...
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Feder: Maze Jackson, Todd Stroger quit morning show at WVONJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - Citing pressure from his bosses to ease off criticism of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, WVON 1690-AM morning host Maze Jackson resigned last week, taking co-host Todd Str...
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Traffic is way down because of COVID-19, but fatal crash numbers are similar to 2019Jul 06, 2020 5:30 am - In April, at the height of the quietus caused by Illinois' stay-at-home order to reduce spread of COVID-19, passenger traffic on toll roads plunged by up to 55%. Highway...