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Facts Matter: Rival animals not at watering hole; the true Trump golf figuresAug 04, 2018 1:00 am - An image of a lion and a zebra, side by side, peacefully taking a drink at a watering hole is making the rounds on social media, captioned, "Unbelievable but true." The ...
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Constable: As Empowering Girls show begins in Rosemont, recall women's struggle in the '70sAug 04, 2018 1:00 am - The Empowering Girls for Life show starting Friday in Rosemont features 37 speakers such as softball legend Jennie Finch, Olympic gold-medal gymnast Laurie Hernandez, an...
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Rozner: This pitcher answers 30-year-old Cubs questionAug 04, 2018 1:00 am - Mike Bielecki is hardly ashamed that he knows the answer to a Cubs trivia question most get wrong. Of course, it's easy when you're the answer. While most believe Rick S...
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Escrow-free loans raise credit-risk questionsAug 03, 2018 6:00 am - Editor's note: This is an update of a column that originally published Dec. 7, 2016. WASHINGTON - Do you really need an escrow account attached to your mortgage? Aren't ...
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How you can pitch a movie to Columbia Pictures in RosemontAug 03, 2018 6:00 am - Do you have an idea for a movie? If you plan on attending Wizard World Chicago at the end of the month in Rosemont, then some Columbia Pictures executives would like to ...
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Afterlife Music Festival in Lisle calls Elk Grove's Matt Daniels homeAug 03, 2018 6:00 am - When he was 14 and growing up in Elk Grove Village, Matt Daniels wrote a letter to himself. “It was a 'just in case you feel like you're gonna quit when you're older, re...
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Why should we replace copper gas connectors?Aug 03, 2018 6:00 am - Q. A home inspector advised changing the gas connectors on my furnace, water heater and kitchen range. He says the old copper connectors are unsafe and should be replace...
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Uncle Rudy rattles the raftersAug 03, 2018 1:00 am - Thank God for Uncle Rudy. You know Rudy - the eccentric, sometimes batty, uncle who lives in the attic? One thing about Rudy, he always seems to know when family gather...
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What GOP wants is chance to talk about its successes - ICE and the economyAug 03, 2018 1:00 am - By Byron York From time to time, I've been catching up with a Republican strategist who is trying to help the GOP keep control of the House in this November's midterm el...
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There's more to stars than dots in the skyAug 02, 2018 11:00 pm - A young volunteer at the Fremont Township Community Garden who is curious about stars asked, "What is the purpose of stars in the universe?" Nature offers so many astoun...