Columns
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Bears like Nagy's style, but he admits 'I have zero swag'Jul 25, 2018 1:00 am - BOURBONNAIS — His players have referred to Bears coach Matt Nagy as “a dude” and a “cool guy.” Some have even nicknamed him “Swaggy Nagy.” None of it really matters, but...
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Elk Grove HS student earns national honor for writingJul 24, 2018 11:00 pm - • Elk Grove High School's Nicole Ward was recognized by the National Council of Teachers of English with a Certificate of Superior Writing. The National Council of Teac...
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A homemade ice cream journey comes full circleJul 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Since it's hotter than hot fudge outside, I started thinking about chillin' with ice cream. Sure, I could jump in my car to get some and then considered making it at hom...
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Dying tree in Geneva reborn as Little Free LibraryJul 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Stephen and Heather Davern certainly have a soft spot in their hearts for author Shel Silverstein's story “The Giving Tree,” and they're showing it every day at their ho...
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Constable: 'Caretakers of history' restore World War II plane in suburbsJul 24, 2018 5:00 am - The small plane was flown by the British Royal Air Force during World War II, sold to a Dutch dentist and then sold again to an American pilot in New Hampshire. The fou...
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Western Amateur to feature locals Hahn, FlavinJul 24, 2018 1:01 am - Imagine an Illinois amateur golfer shooting a 61 in a statewide tournament and not winning. That's what happened to Jordan Hahn at last year's Illinois State Amateur. Ha...
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Even now, GOP still enabling TrumpJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - Are Republicans finally ready to hold President Donald Trump accountable for his actions? Are they willing to take concrete measures to rein in a president whose appalli...
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There are lots of ways to create change - but you have to show upJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - By Lee H. Hamilton Back in 1883, Teddy Roosevelt wrote an essay on what it takes to be a true American citizen. He did not mince words. "The people who say that the...
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Feder: Tronc expected to cut more staff todayJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - The bloodbath that wiped out half the editorial staff of the New York Daily News Monday will continue today at other units of Chicago-based parent company tronc, Robert ...
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Suburban lawmakers call out tollway for $1M in PR spendingJul 23, 2018 5:30 am - Getting the word out on projects and programs has cost the Illinois tollway nearly $1 million over nine months in payments to three outside public relations firms, an am...