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American Legion post goes all out for July 4, but it struggles to attract younger veteransJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - This story has been updated to note that there are certain eligibility time periods during which Armed Services personnel and veterans must have served in order to q...
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O'Donnell: Fireworking on The Fourth, an incomplete guide to the mid-year in Chicago sportsJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - AS A FOURTH OF JULY SPECIAL - to be mounted right alongside images of Samuel Adams, James Cagney and Sally Hemings - a holiday update on the state of Chicago's major tea...
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Rozner: Disco Demolition, the night of living dangerouslyJul 03, 2019 1:00 am - It was one small step for a child. Yeah, that's all. No giant leap. Not for me, anyway. The lunatics jumping onto the field from high above Comiskey Park's turf were tak...
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Democratic debates reveal a galaxy of starsJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - CAMDEN, S.C. - By now, the winners and losers of the first Democratic presidential debate(s) have been thoroughly hashed, roasted and served up overdone. Bottom line: Wo...
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Time for lawmakers to step up on gerrymanderingJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last Thursday that federal judges will not come to the rescue when it comes to partisan mapmaking. The two gerrymandering cases before the ...
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Rozner: Why Hawks new goalie is more than an expensive insurance policyJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - Another lob wedge was preparing to come up short late Monday afternoon when the phone began to buzz. The surprise isn't that the short game is dreadful, not given the te...
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Feder: Amid 'outpouring of love,' WXRT's Terri Hemmert to sign off middays July 9Jul 02, 2019 1:00 am - Culminating a ton of well-deserved tributes to Terri Hemmert, the beloved Chicago radio icon will mark her final broadcast as midday personality on WXRT 93.1-FM July 9, ...
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Ziehm: Defending John Deere Classic champ looks to recapture the magicJul 02, 2019 1:00 am - The PGA Tour returns to Illinois next week and will stage two tournaments in the state in a six-week span. The 49th John Deere Classic is up first. Pretournament festivi...
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Why do some dogs bark a lot? Some are just chattyJul 01, 2019 11:00 pm - “Why do dogs sometimes bark a lot? I have a Yorkie!” commented a young patron from the Grayslake Area Public Library. The dog days are coming soon — the summer swelter t...
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Former Oakton trustee receives state community college honorJul 01, 2019 11:00 pm - Des Plaines resident Joan DiLeonardi, Oakton Community College trustee emeritus, received the 2019 Ray Hartstein Trustee Achievement Award at the Illinois Community Coll...