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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...
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Let's not waste a crisisMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - Former Barack Obama adviser Rahm Emanuel, during a recent interview, reminded us of his 2008 financial crisis quotation, "Never allow a crisis to go to waste." The COVID...