Columns
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Roundtable discussion offered on July 4 in BataviaJun 20, 2018 11:00 pm - For 20 years, a small group of local citizens has gathered at Batavia City Hall on the morning of July Fourth to discuss the community's and country's hopes, dreams and ...
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Sound check: Common, Cold War Kids highlights at Mamby on the BeachJun 20, 2018 6:00 am - Mamby on the Beach Chicago rapper Common, indie pop's Spoon, the Cold War Kids, Russ and more top the lineup for the two-day Mamby on the Beach music festival hitting to...
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25 years later, the first digital dino from 'Jurassic Park' still awes and inspiresJun 20, 2018 6:00 am - In the 25 years since "Jurassic Park" hit theaters on June 11, 1993, and wowed audiences with its digitally created dinosaurs, CGI effects have been the new hotness, the...
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Feder: 'Time to step away' for radio newsman Dave StewartJun 20, 2018 1:00 am - It's hard to imagine Chicago radio without Dave Stewart on somewhere. But after more than 40 years in the business, the top-notch newsman will be retiring at the end of ...
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What end justifies the means of torturing children?Jun 20, 2018 1:00 am - Cracking down on illegal immigration was never going to be pleasant, but this? It's worse than you think. The travesty of separating children from their undocumented, mi...
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Constable: Northwestern next for Plainfield author with cystic fibrosisJun 20, 2018 1:00 am - A top scholar and published author who recently won a scholarship she'll use in the fall at Northwestern University, Ravina Thakkar spends four hours a day doing somethi...
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New stores breathe life into Main Street Commons mallJun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - Don't look now, but a shopping area on the east side of St. Charles looks like it is making a nice comeback. Nope, it's not the Charlestowne Mall. That ship sailed a few...
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Des Plaines History Center names new executive directorJun 19, 2018 11:00 pm - • Philip Mohr was named executive director of the Des Plaines History Center. Mohr, who previously served as the history center's senior curator and acting director, bri...
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Summer Slump or Surge?Jun 19, 2018 7:00 am - We are at the beginning of summer and we cherish this season to offset the harshness and length of our winters. Summer days tend to be more casual, carefree and are usua...
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Constable: Finding love not like job huntJun 19, 2018 5:00 am - June used to be the month for weddings, but recent surveys find that more and more people are postponing their marriage ceremony until September. Or October. Or never. W...