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Lots of musical talent in the Tri-CitiesSep 25, 2018 11:00 pm - Here's a first. Usually, when I tell someone I am from Batavia, I explain that it is between Aurora and Elgin. Recently, I was asked if it was near St. Charles, where th...
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This Friday is 100th football game between Geneva and Batavia high schoolsSep 25, 2018 11:00 pm - A few months after becoming a sports editor in the Tri-Cities in 1978, a new high school football season began and it didn't take long to figure out Geneva and Batavia h...
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Flawed 'Smallfoot' steps up with push for acceptance and integritySep 25, 2018 11:00 pm - "Smallfoot" - ★ ★ ½ "It's not just about tearing down old ideas," a character in "Smallfoot" says. "It's about finding new ones!" The ideas in Warner Animation Group's m...
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Sound check: Observing With Annie launches Silvie's residencySep 25, 2018 6:00 am - Residency with Annie South suburban alternative rock band Observing With Annie hit the gas hard with the spring release of its full-length album “Holiday,” bringing...
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Professional cuddlers? Yes, and they're coming to Rosemont.Sep 25, 2018 5:30 am - YouTube #8220;Do you want to be greeted with a smile, a handshake or a hug?#8221; Shoup asks. In our #MeToo world where some people struggle about what separates politic...
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This is not politics as usual -- it is political pyromaniaSep 25, 2018 1:00 am - One of the dubious advantages of a Supreme Court nomination battle is how it brings into the open some of the vicious, ideological arguments that are normally hidden by ...
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First-year quarterbacks making an impact in DuPage CountySep 25, 2018 1:00 am - Playing quarterback isn't like riding a bike. It's not easy stepping away from perhaps the most important position in sports — even for just a season — and finding that ...
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The best and worst of America seen in immigration issuesSep 25, 2018 1:00 am - Here is America at its best: Faith-based organizations across the country are volunteering to help resettle refugee families in their communities. In the Maryland suburb...
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Brother refuses to call her by her preferred nameSep 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. My younger brother - we are both adults - calls me by an old name, one I was given at birth, have loathed since age 3, and have not willingly used since I was 10. The...
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Peugeot E-Legend is inspired by the past, looks to the futureSep 24, 2018 6:00 am - Just ahead of its debut at the 2018 Paris Motor Show, French automaker Peugeot has shown off a new concept car that packs top tech but still draws on the brand's retro h...