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Amid COVID-19, we must solve the growing threat from extreme weatherMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on the lives of billions of people around the world. In Illinois alone, nearly 4,000 people have died and more than one m...
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Answer on attending national tournaments this summer should be a simple oneMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Decisions, decisions. The COVID-19 pandemic has society into a different form of living in ways we would never have imagined a few short months ago. One of those differe...
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Chim-chimney stereotype reconsideredMay 17, 2020 6:00 am - Q: My home is being sold, and the buyer's home inspector reported a safety problem with my chimney - something to do with the outer metal wall venting inside the attic. ...
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Constable: MLB still up in air, but tabletop baseball league cancels tourneyMay 17, 2020 6:00 am - Owners and players are attempting to negotiate a deal to salvage the 2020 Major League Baseball season, but the suburban guru of an old-fashioned, tabletop game played w...
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Grammar Moses: Song titles to make you grimaceMay 17, 2020 5:30 am - For the past two months, I've been channeling my inner disc jockey by highlighting a daily "Song To Make You Smile" on the back page of Daily Herald and linking to a vid...
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Minorities, elderly represent higher rates of COVID-19 infections, deathsMay 17, 2020 5:30 am - Higher rates of COVID-19 infections and deaths among suburban minority communities and the elderly population is concerning health officials. In DuPage County, home to c...
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Coronavirus blame game continues to spreadMay 17, 2020 1:00 am - The coronavirus did apparently originate in China. Now President Donald Trump wants to punish that country for its role in letting the virus spread to the United States....
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Inside look at Maple Meadows Golf Club, one of Chicagoland's hidden gemsMay 17, 2020 1:00 am - Impressive, affordable course that's one of Chicagoland's hidden gems
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Private sessions of the board allowed in specific instancesMay 16, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Our board has received conflicting information about what matters it can discuss in private in an "executive session." Can you explain what matters can be addressed i...
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Get over little spats. Friendship too valuable to squanderMay 16, 2020 6:00 am - If you get into some sort of spat or argument with a friend, remember - there are two sides to every story. The friend or dear relative may have said or done the wrong t...