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12 area school districts will have to raise starting teachers' salaries to $40,000 a yearAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated with the most recently available salary data. Some suburban school districts will have to raise starting salaries by as m...
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Feder: Joe Walsh parts company with Salem MediaAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Presidential candidate Joe Walsh severed all ties with Salem Media Group Friday, officially ending his controversial six-year run as a talk radio host for the conservati...
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'Dark Crystal' prequel debuts Friday on NetflixAug 30, 2019 6:00 am - Jim Henson made two creepy fantasy flicks in the 1980s, two movies aimed at an audience that was perhaps growing out of “Sesame Street” and “The Muppet Show.” I was defi...
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The disturbing facts about elder abuse, and what the state is doing about itAug 30, 2019 5:20 am - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out chilling news earlier this year: Reports of violence against the elderly have increased dramatically. From 2002 to...
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Feder: CBS 2 boyhood fan comes home as a reporterAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - Chris Tye, who grew up in the West suburbs and began his career as a high school and college intern at four Chicago radio stations, is coming home to join CBS-owned WBBM...
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Evangelical leaders are tidying up the kitchen while the house burns downAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - Much white evangelical support for Donald Trump is based on a bargain or transaction: political loyalty (and political cover for the president's moral flaws) in return f...
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Which Sky players are in the mix for WNBA honors?Aug 30, 2019 1:00 am - It's almost playoff time in the WNBA. And for the first time since 2016, the Sky will be joining the party. Obviously, it's been a summer of team successes for the Sky, ...
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A world on fireAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - A question for this moment: If the Earth's lungs were on fire and the doctor refused to treat it, would there be cause for a third-party intervention? This is a rhetoric...
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O'Donnell: Tafoya returns as the reliable backbeat among 'Sunday Night Football' Fab FourAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - WHEN SHE WANTS TO BE, Michele Tafoya is Ringo Starr. Steady and star-worthy. A critical part of an extremely successful slice of show biz. Back-beating and restrained un...
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Can this marriage be saved? Tips for saying 'yes'Aug 29, 2019 6:00 am - Second of two parts By Ken Potts That's Life I think it probably happens in all marriages sooner or later. One or both spouses question - openly or secretly - the fu...