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Want to stream quality movies and shows for free? There's an app (or three) for thatNov 06, 2019 10:00 pm - TV junkies' bank accounts are about to be minus a few more dollars with last week's launch of Apple TV+ ($4.99 per month) and next Tuesday's arrival of the monolithic Di...
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O'Donnell: Minnesota's P.J. Fleck could make big week even happier by reconciling with NIU mentor Joe NovakNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - P.J. FLECK IS IN THE MIDST of what could be one of the greatest weeks of his life. On Tuesday, the Northern Illinois grad (Class of '04) signed a $33 million contract ex...
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Enough about the offense, Chicago Bears' defense has issues as wellNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - For all of the analysis of quarterback Mitch Trubisky and head coach Matt Nagy in recent days — and hand-wringing over the anemic offense — one would think this is all t...
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Discrimination not necessarily the root of numerical disparitiesNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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Feder: WBEZ morning anchor Lisa Labuz moving to middaysNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - By Robert Feder Lisa Labuz, who's been a reliable, authoritative voice in mornings at Chicago Public Media WBEZ 91.5-FM for 20 years, soon won't be heard at the crack of...
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Catching up on big accomplishmentsNov 06, 2019 12:00 am - Visiting Champaign last weekend for the University of Illinois' annual Father-Daughter Weekend, a student in the group came to a sudden realization that showed surprisin...
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Why won't Nagy discuss play-calling?Nov 05, 2019 11:00 pm - The 2017 Kansas City Chiefs won their first five games of the season, averaging 32.8 points a game. Over the next six games, the Chiefs' offense inexplicably stuttered, ...
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Buffalo Grove orchestra teacher a semifinalist for Grammy Music Educator AwardNov 05, 2019 5:00 am - Buffalo Grove orchestra teacher a semifinalist for Grammy Music Educator Award
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What we learned about DuPage County teams from the first roundNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - One down and four to go. That's the situation as DuPage County's playoff football survivors shift from an interesting first round to a treacherous second round of action...
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Feder: Ex-anchor Rob Johnson moves to communications consultingNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - Rob Johnson, who abruptly signed off in March as top news anchor at CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2, has segued to a new career as a communications consultant, Robert Feder wri...