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Tears for all, and championships for East St. Louis, Belleville WestMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - PEORIA - The losing team normally does the crying. Not Saturday afternoon at Carver Arena. Not after East St. Louis rallied to send the Class 3A state final to overtime ...
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Oswald: That's FLOTUS next to the president, not a stand-inMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania visited Alabama earlier this month to honor the victims of March 3 tornadoes. Photos and video from the event reignited a ...
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Evanston, Belleville West show their mettle in semifinalsMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - PEORIA - Blake Peters wears thick, protective glasses that make him look a young Kurt Rambis with shorter hair. The Evanston sophomore had no problem eyeing the Carver A...
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Grammar Moses: All right, already. Let's examine a-wordsMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - We have aproblem, people. Of this, I am appositive. Rampant confusion over awhile/a while, alot/a lot/allot, alright/all right and already/all ready has left me apoplect...
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Rozner: Manfred's 'new rules' only destroy what's great about baseballMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - For the love of Willie Mays and all that's holy, what is Rob Manfred trying to do to baseball? This is a serious question. Oh, we know what he says it's about. Growing t...
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Buying a home just got easier for many in the gig economyMar 15, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - If you're one of the millions of Americans who are self-employed or earn money on the side through freelance, contract or "gig" work, you may know the drill...
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Did buyers do anything shady to back out of deal?Mar 15, 2019 6:00 am - Q. A couple months ago, my husband and I sold our house and purchased another, contingent on our sale going through. Our buyers twice requested to extend their financing...
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How Lake County is working with schools to save time, lives in crisis situationsMar 15, 2019 5:30 am - When it comes to protecting students in a school crisis, every second counts. That's what officials in the Lake County sheriff's office and Mundelein-based Fremont Eleme...
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Small-town girl Gustafson makes big-time impact at IowaMar 15, 2019 1:00 am - There's a tiny, modest little town near Lake Superior in the northernmost part of Wisconsin called Port Wing. Population: 164. The combined middle school and high school...
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Brexit will mark the end of Britain's role as a great powerMar 15, 2019 1:00 am - One of the great strengths of democracy is that bad policies are often reversed. That's a consolation when we look at the flurry of pandering programs being enacted as t...