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Trust is an essential foundation for effective governmentDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - To me, it was a thunderclap. Years ago, when I was in Congress, we were in the midst of a tense, contentious debate. Members had gotten irritated, levying charges back a...
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Rozner: Nagy has Bears' Trubisky in line for huge contractDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - Just as they planned, it's all coming together for the Bears after 13 games. In Year 5 of Ryan Pace's rebuild, Matt Nagy and Mitch Trubisky are just where they want to b...
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Local women's basketball coaches are rare breed: lifetime coaches and lifelong friendsDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - About 12 years ago, when Joe McKeown was trying to decide whether he should leave a good situation at George Washington to accept a job offer to take over a struggling N...
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Why beatdown of Cowboys could be crucial turning point for BearsDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - As I was saying a week ago ... Sorry guys, I didn't mean to disappear like that but, it seems the big guy had a plan for me to spend a little time on injured reserve. Wh...
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As neighbors rebound, Illinois still stalledDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - Ten years ago, the nation bottomed out. The second quarter of 2009 was the lowest point of the Great Recession, the ashes from which the U.S. economy would rise. New dat...
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O'Donnell: Four decades later, Dick Vitale is still keeping an eye on DePaulDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - FORTY YEARS AGO this week, an unemployed basketball coach walked into DePaul's Alumni Hall to call his first game on a three month-old cable TV sports network. "I though...
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Movie review: Humor, stellar performances make 'The Two Popes' a heavenly treatDec 05, 2019 5:00 am - “The Two Popes” — ★ ★ ★ A liberal cardinal and conservative pope walk into a bar and ... Oh, wait. That's actually the Sistine Chapel, magnificently and meticulous...
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Historic collections at Dunn Museum in Libertyville tell Lake County's storyDec 05, 2019 5:00 am - Many from Lake County have vivid memories of visiting Glen Rock Beverage Company in Waukegan, before a party or family gathering, to fill up a wooden case with an assort...
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Constable: Why a Bears loss tonight might be a good thingDec 05, 2019 4:30 am - This could be the night that decides whether some people's Christmases are merry, their Hanukkahs are happy, their wedding receptions don't compete with barroom televisi...
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The bad-faith impeachmentDec 05, 2019 12:00 am - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats are trying to remove President Donald Trump from office "prayerfully," "sadly" and "with a heavy heart." In fact, as anyone who...