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Feder: FCC blasts Sinclair 'misrepresentation' in Tribune dealJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - The Federal Communications Commission officially pushed back on Sinclair Broadcast Group Thursday, citing the Maryland-based company for "misrepresentation and/or lack o...
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Guest opinion: Federal program helps protect against chemical terrorismJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois is home to more than 160 high-risk chemical facilities. Last year, one of these facilities took a direct hit by an F3 tornado that ravaged the building and left...
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Mom is worried daughter is in possible controlling relationshipJul 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. My daughter and her boyfriend moved into my house a few months ago because they were having financial difficulties and I wanted her to be able to finish her degree, w...
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Stylish 'Equalizer 2' artificially sweetens tale of vigilante violenceJul 19, 2018 6:00 am - “Equalizer 2” - ★ ★ “There are two kinds of pain,” ex-government assassin Robert McCall says to a Turkish thug he's about to thrash. “One that hurts you, and one that c...
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Feder: Chance the Rapper to relaunch ChicagoistJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - Chance the Rapper has acquired the assets of Chicagoist, the local digital news site that's been dormant since last fall, Robert Feder writes. In a deal with New York Pu...
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Two interviews and a look at real newsJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - The notion of objective, truth-seeking journalism is a hotly debated topic these days, often under the umbrella of the term "fake news." If you want a vivid examination ...
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Rozner: Sandberg to Trout: just do your thingJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - The baseball world has taken a turn for the surreal. There is no other way to explain the commissioner of baseball selecting the day of the All-Star Game to trash the be...
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Success on the Fox Chain just takes some finesseJul 18, 2018 10:05 am - One of the 10 cardinal rules of fishing Illinois lakes is to stay home or go to a secluded pond to reduce your chances of being hit by a boat filled with idiots and drun...
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'Unfriended: The Dark Web' spins smart, efficient online horror taleJul 18, 2018 10:00 am - "Unfriended: The Dark Web" - ★ ★ ★ The first 25 minutes of "Unfriended: The Dark Web" dutifully roll along like one of those spinning wheels of death on your computer s...
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A recipe for beans baked barbecue style gains a devoted fan baseJul 18, 2018 6:00 am - No picnic or barbecue is complete without a pot of slightly sweet, but yet a little spicy, beans. In a pinch, I have been known to open a can of store bought beans and "...