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Facts Matter: Pelosi didn't break a law by ripping up copy of Trump's speechFeb 08, 2020 12:00 am - As President Donald Trump completed his State of the Union address Tuesday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, who was seated behind the president, ripped up a copy of t...
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Grammar Moses: Where did I put that modifier?Feb 08, 2020 12:00 am - I sometimes enjoy testing the limits of my car stereo after a long day of telling other people what to do. In the morning, however, I need calm. Were it not for the obvi...
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Constable: From 'Family Guy' to 'The Diamond Dude'Feb 08, 2020 12:00 am - Throughout his career as a voice-over actor on TV shows including "Family Guy," Bobby Kesselman has provided the sounds of Peter Griffin falling down the stairs, Stewie ...
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Enjoy a plethora of winter activities at Lake County Forest PreservesFeb 07, 2020 5:00 am - By Kim Mikus Lake County Forest Preserves Greg Townsend spends a great deal of time monitoring the weather during the winter. The superintendent of maintenance for the L...
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Elgin High School students, teachers create webinars on biodiversityFeb 07, 2020 5:00 am - Years before Greta Thunberg brought the perils of our planet more clearly onto a global stage, a group of Elgin High School students was doing their part to create aware...
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Widescreen: Big-screen grandeur at the Music Box, and another milestone for John WilliamsFeb 07, 2020 5:00 am - The annual 70 mm Film Festival returns Thursday, March 5, to the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave, Chicago, with a two-week lineup of films presented in one of t...
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Could carrying lifesaving drug cost first responders their life insurance?Feb 07, 2020 4:31 am - As the opioid crisis claimed hundreds of victims in the suburbs, and tens of thousands nationwide, cartridges of the overdose-reversing agent naloxone became nearly as e...
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Palestinians should give Trump peace plan a chanceFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - President Donald Trump's brilliant plan for Mideast peace has triggered a sandstorm of negativity and deflection from the regular naysayers who attack anything the presi...
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Area college players symbolize National Girls and Women in Sports DayFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - National Girls and Women in Sports Day Wednesday gave area college sports teams reason to celebrate. National Girls and Women in Sports Day began in 1987 to bring nation...
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Feder: Bill Geist named to Illinois Broadcasters' Hall of FameFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - Bill Geist, who retired in 2018 after 31 years as a correspondent for "CBS Sunday Morning," will be inducted this spring in the Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of...