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Despite No. 1 falling, can't say parity has arrived in women's basketballFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - It happens. Every once in a while. Like snow in Florida. Or a 100-year flood. Or the Cubs winning the World Series. But while upsets in women's college basketball happen...
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Feder: Drive-time traffic switch tops most-read posts in JanuaryFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - Traffic reporter Violeta Podrumedic's lane change from Roe Conn's afternoon show on Tribune Broadcasting news/talk WGN 720-AM to Eric Ferguson's morning show on Hubbard ...
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Hope glimmers in VenezuelaFeb 01, 2019 12:00 am - If you want to hear the true story of impoverished, starving Venezuela - and what is behind the dramatic and hopeful events of the last week - come along with me. It is ...
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Mother abandons fulfilling volunteer gig at soup kitchenJan 31, 2019 10:00 pm - Q. For the holidays this year, my mother was torn about her regular "gig" volunteering at a local community center serving as a "soup kitchen." She has volunteered there...
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Classic Recollections: Mitsuoka Rock Star inspired by Corvette Sting RayJan 31, 2019 5:00 am - Cruising in a Corvette can make anyone feel like a rock star. This is why, I suppose, Japanese coachbuilder Mitsuoka is calling its latest creation just that. The compan...
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Constable: This Wood Dale sculptor warms up with some iceJan 31, 2019 4:30 am - If the 50-degrees-below-zero wind chill outside Wednesday has Dan Rebholz feeling a little chilly, he can always duck inside his walk-in freezer to warm up. "It's usuall...
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Spoiler alert -- or not?Jan 31, 2019 12:00 am - Billionaire coffee magnate Howard Schultz has two problems: Ross Perot and Ralph Nader. Schultz, a lifelong Democrat, said on CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday that he's seriousl...
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In border talks, a new fight for barrier deniersJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - A House-Senate conference committee is beginning work on a package of border security policies that, it is hoped, can win the support of both Democrats and Republicans. ...
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O'Donnell: Super Bowl advertisers pay attention to the importance of womenJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - THE FIRST FEMALE PLAYER to appear in a Super Bowl will be a place-kicker. She'll doink a potential championship-winning field goal and move on to become President of the...
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Bieterman catches on at Division I Abilene ChristianJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - As the temperatures plummeted toward record-low levels around the western suburbs, let's start with some much warmer thoughts. Earlier this month, former Aurora Central ...