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Sound check: Depeche Mode brings dark dance rock to ChicagoMay 30, 2018 6:00 am - Words like violence ... The English rockers of Depeche Mode brought their new-wave dance rock to the States in the mid-'80s, giving American teens a new way to chan...
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Suburban districts spending millions on lobbying organizationsMay 30, 2018 5:31 am - Last year, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 paid four statewide school administration lobbying groups almost $76,000 for dues, conference fees and other progr...
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How puppetry class helps District 54 English language learnersMay 30, 2018 1:00 am - An unusual partnership played out last week when students in the Playful Puppeteers Club from Churchill School in Schaumburg set up their stage and puppets in front of O...
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Feder: Time Out Chicago cuts theater critic Kris VireMay 30, 2018 1:00 am - Kris Vire, a highly respected voice on the Chicago theater scene for more than a decade, has been cut by Time Out Chicago, Robert Feder writes. His position as senior ed...
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DuKane Conference getting itself organized for next yearMay 30, 2018 1:00 am - Like it or not, in a manner of speaking the DuKane Conference is underway. On April 23 principals, athletic directors and head coaches from Batavia, Geneva, Glenbard Nor...
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Should single mom prioritize career over time with daughter?May 30, 2018 1:00 am - Q. I am a single mother of an infant daughter. I love my daughter more than life itself, but I am at a crossroads and she is in the middle. I work a very good, high-pay...
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The massive failure of Christian political leadershipMay 30, 2018 1:00 am - Three recent news items: • At the Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, House Speaker Paul Ryan said: "We see moral relativism becoming more and more pervasive in ou...
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Suburban libraries, food bank team to feed kids lunchMay 29, 2018 11:00 pm - Last year, the Northern Illinois Food Bank partnered with libraries in suburban Chicago to provide free summer lunches to children and teenagers. With school ending, man...
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Summer concert season returns in Geneva and St. CharlesMay 29, 2018 11:00 pm - After long, grueling winters, what does the arrival of warmer weather really mean to us? It means festivals, swimming, golf, dining el fresco, gardening, youth baseball ...
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With NCAA career behind him, Hardy takes aim at Rust Oleum ChampionshipMay 29, 2018 1:01 am - The college season ended for Northwestern after three rounds of the NCAA finals this week in Stillwater, Okla., and Illinois lasted one more round before an 11th-place f...