Columns
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Al fresco dining: Fiora's is tops in the Fox Valley in my bookJul 04, 2018 11:00 pm - A few years ago, I bragged about how many nice al fresco dining spots we had in the Tri-Cities area. When summer finally settles in, we do like eating outdoors, don't we...
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The tale of two bubblies and how to tell them apartJul 04, 2018 6:01 am - Once, you'd pour a glass of bubbly - from France, Spain or parts beyond - and folks would exclaim, "Oh goody, Champagne!" Now, the anonymous bubbly flows and folks respo...
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Assaults on meritocracy forebode return to elitism of the pastJul 04, 2018 1:00 am - LONDON - In recent weeks, you might have heard about two seemingly unrelated issues that are actually quite connected. In New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio signaled his des...
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How suburbs add flair to their fireworks showsJul 03, 2018 6:00 am - Think all fireworks shows on the Fourth of July are alike? Think again. An informal look at displays happening Wednesday, July 4, across the suburbs, turned up some inte...
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'Ant-Man and the Wasp' a hilarious superhero comedy with hearts and smartsJul 03, 2018 6:00 am - “Ant Man and the Wasp” - ★ ★ ★ ½ This has to be the nuttiest, most ridiculous and best-executed superhero comedy in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or any...
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Sound check: Weezer, Pixies, Styx and Joan Jett coming to townJul 03, 2018 6:00 am - 'If you want to destroy my sweater ...' The mid-1990s were the playground of Weezer, the pop-alternative purveyors of “Undone - The Sweater Song,” “Say It Ain't So” and ...
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Constable: The U.S. struggles with identity as a 'Nation of Immigrants'Jul 03, 2018 5:30 am - The speech eighth-grader Mary Stuhr of St. Alexander Catholic School in Villa Park read to win an American Legion competition in 1951 called for America to be "the key t...
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John Deere Classic a boon for young prosJul 03, 2018 1:01 am - This is an ideal time for the top college golf stars to get a jump-start on their professional careers, and Illinois' Dylan Meyer has already done just that. After four ...
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The price of rejecting realityJul 03, 2018 1:00 am - One of President Donald Trump's most persistent and pernicious lies is that immigrants cause an increase in crime. That's not true. So his whole approach to immigration ...
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Feder: The Score cuts Brian Hanley as morning co-hostJul 03, 2018 1:00 am - Brian Hanley, a 26-year veteran of WSCR 670-AM, is not being renewed as morning co-host of the Entercom sports/talk station, insiders tell Robert Feder. No word from man...