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Dynamic duos: 10 great screen performances in 2019Dec 27, 2019 5:00 am - No actor does his or her work alone, and many of 2019's finest big- and small-screen performances came in twos. Here are five dynamic duos you'll want to see again: Bean...
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Beer, a bow and arrow and more: The suburbs' oddest crimes in 2019Dec 27, 2019 4:30 am - It wouldn't be wrong to say that every arrest, every criminal charge and every conviction involved some poor choices along the way. But a handful of suburban cases that ...
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O'Donnell: Too hard not to be lookin' back at 2019, peekin' ahead to 2020Dec 27, 2019 12:00 am - WAY BACK WHEN BOB SEGER was still singing hungry, he noted: "Too many people lookin' back." Nonetheless, at the end of a calendar year, that's what media does. So, purel...
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Feder: On New Year's Eve, Steve Darnall will party like it's 1958Dec 27, 2019 12:00 am - Steve Darnall, host of "Those Were the Days," will ring in 2020 retro-style with his third annual "New Year's Eve Big Band Dance Party" on College of Du Page's jazz stat...
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Rozner: Tomorrow isn't just another dayDec 27, 2019 12:00 am - There's no way to guess how many obituaries I've written over the years, paying tribute to the legends I've known, athletes I've covered and those that have touched our ...
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Feder: A look back at Chicago media luminaries who left us in 2019Dec 26, 2019 12:00 am - Marshall “Wizzo” Brodein magician and sportscaster Chet Coppock were among the Chicago media luminaries who left us in 2019 Go to robertfeder.com. for the complete l...
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Does Bears' QB Trubisky have maturity, discipline to bounce back?Dec 25, 2019 11:00 pm - It's a real stretch to suggest that 2019 was a lost season for the Bears. A number of players made clear strides forward. However, what was accomplished at quarterback, ...
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Neighbors in the NewsDec 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Oakton Community College Associate Professor of English Tina Fakhrid-Deen channeled her passion for creative writing to earn the 2020 winter/spring MacDowell Colony Fell...
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An early stab at a healthy chocolate cake gets a low-carb makeoverDec 25, 2019 5:00 am - Very early on, Lean and Lovin' It made a big splash with a fat-free chocolate cake. Dietitians and fitness center people cut out that recipe and put it on bulletin board...
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O'Donnell: A wail of two cities - Trubisky's Cleveland bears much resemblance to Trubisky's ChicagoDec 25, 2019 12:00 am - MENTOR, Ohio - The temptation was too great. By holiday timing and family ties, a visit to a city where its NFL team: • Has grossly underperformed in 2019; • Was directe...