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Widescreen: Historical 'Halloween' podcast a must-listen for all film fansOct 19, 2018 6:00 am - Michael Myers returns to theaters this weekend in a revisionist sequel to "Halloween" called, well, "Halloween," and fans of the franchise can enjoy a new eight-episode ...
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St. Charles neighborhood pulled together to spruce up medianOct 19, 2018 6:00 am - Many subdivisions have landscaped median strips that nearby residents volunteer to take care of during the course of the year. But the Fox Chase Boulevard median on the ...
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Eyes in the sky: Why more suburban police are using dronesOct 19, 2018 5:00 am - Earlier this year, Aurora police found themselves in a dangerous situation: traipsing through head-high brush and plants in a forest preserve, searching for a suicidal w...
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What Khashoggi's apparent murder says about Saudi Arabia -- and AmericaOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - By FAREED ZAKARIA The apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi tells us something important about Saudi Arabia. But it also tells us something important about America. First ...
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For House GOP, midterm pickup chances are rare but crucialOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - It's been noted a million times that Democrats need to pick up 23 seats to take control of the House of Representatives in next month's midterm elections. Nearly all ana...
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Why now is the time for a female head coach in major men's sportsOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - The late Pat Summitt could have done it, had she wanted to. Her longtime employer, the University of Tennessee, had asked her several times over her tenure if she would ...
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Feder: Regine Schlesinger to sign off after 45 years at WBBM NewsradioOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - Sunday will mark the final broadcast of Regine Schlesinger after 45 years at Entercom all-news WBBM 780-AM/105.9-FM. She stepped down from full-time news anchor in 2016,...
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Constable: How a Rolling Meadows man helped create Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuitOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - An electrical engineer working for the fledgling NASA space program, Bob Davidson was three months into his job in 1962 when he was told that his project had been scrapp...
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Bel Air nabs top pick at Daily Herald Cruise Night finaleOct 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Barry Beaugureau of Elk Grove Village and his 1956 Chevy Bel Air were awarded the Matt Avery's Pick this week at the Daily Herald's Cruise Night Season Finale, hosted at...
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It can be difficult to overcome parent-nonparent divideOct 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. I've always had a warm and close relationship with my sister-in-law. Then, she had a baby, and everything changed. She seems to resent me if I talk about things I'm ...