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Tinley Park firm turns coal byproduct into granules for roofing, blasting industriesMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - Granted, the phrase "coal slag" isn't likely mentioned many times in your office. Michael Johnston knows that too well, as he finds himself explaining the term when he d...
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Why not remember all the good things John McCain achieved?May 17, 2018 1:00 am - There have been some ugly comments recently about Sen. John McCain. With the senator at home in Arizona fighting brain cancer, a young White House aide reportedly told c...
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Trump uses his power to attack weakMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - How does President Donald Trump act when he feels on top of the economic and diplomatic world? As his influence solidifies within the GOP? As his poll numbe...
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Feder: WGN Radio Walk of Fame bows out at Tribune TowerMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - For the last time at Tribune Tower, WGN 720-AM will add a new class of Chicago radio veterans to the WGN Radio Walk of Fame, Robert Feder writes. In a live broadcast sta...
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The forecast again includes baseball for Wauconda's GibisMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - Even when he was on his 150th day in the hospital, Pierson Gibis kept believing. Even when he was on his 100th chemotherapy treatment, and his 56th radiation treatment a...
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Retired special agent and Sugar Grove resident pens spy novelsMay 16, 2018 11:00 pm - If it's a difficult, international espionage case, security special service agent Dick Avery will most likely be called upon to crack it. Most recently, Avery took on Vl...
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High tea for royal wedding watchingMay 16, 2018 9:00 am - This Saturday, at 5:30 in the morning, the “ladies” of my family, along with my friend and her daughters, will gather to watch the wedding of Great Britain's Prince Henr...
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Democrats and the perils of complacencyMay 16, 2018 5:00 am - A young friend of ours who worked for Hillary Clinton in 2016 waved a big caution flag recently about the fall elections. The same complacency that doomed Clinton is sta...
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Wheaton Academy softball experiencing something differentMay 16, 2018 1:00 am - Returning six players from the 2017 Metro Suburban Blue softball championship team, Wheaton Academy anticipated another title run. Fielding scant experience after those ...
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Feder: The Drive pulls up to new home at PrudentialMay 16, 2018 1:00 am - The latest to join the migration of Chicago radio stations to new studios south of the Chicago River is WDRV 97.1-FM, Robert Feder writes. Last Friday the Hubbard Radio ...