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Widescreen: In praise of Chewbacca, the galaxy's greatest heroMay 24, 2018 6:00 am - He's been piloting the Millennium Falcon since before I was born. He found and reassembled C-3PO after the protocol droid was attacked by Ugnaughts on Bespin. He hijacke...
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He overcame a horrific childhood. Now his story is a movie.May 24, 2018 5:00 am - YouTube #8220;I was trying to write a story not of tragedy, but of triumph,#8221; says Pemberton, 50, whose first, foggy memory of life is the day he was taken from his ...
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Maduro delivers disaster in pursuit of 'supreme happiness'May 24, 2018 1:00 am - In the five disastrous years he has been president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro has been the greatest mystery among all the leaders in the world. And he remains a myster...
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Feder: WLS cuts ties with Dick BiondiMay 24, 2018 1:00 am - When Dick Biondi turned 85 last September 13, WLS 94.7-FM honored the legendary radio personality with a daylong celebration that included an outpouring of on-air salute...
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Slusher: Share in a real, constructive conversation about safetyMay 24, 2018 1:00 am - In a front-page editorial on Wednesday, we on the Daily Herald editorial board vented our frustration over continued school shootings with a call for a statewide panel t...
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Boys track and field: Halverson, one more time, has high hopesMay 24, 2018 1:00 am - It seems appropriate that Henry Halverson was named Grant's Prom King a few weeks ago. He shares his first name with royalty. Henry is a fourth, just like King Henry the...
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Some high school rules still apply in adulthoodMay 23, 2018 11:00 pm - We learn a lot in high school beyond the content of our course work, the math, science, English and so on. High school is where we learn the subtle, often unspoken "rule...
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Is the Trump Tower meeting really proof of collusion?May 23, 2018 1:00 am - If there is an Exhibit A in the case that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to fix the presidential election, it is the June 9, 2016, meeting in Trump Tower betwee...
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Glenbard West's Ebl getting extra fielding practice - with White SoxMay 23, 2018 1:00 am - All that baseball experience paid off for Glenbard West junior Anna Ebl. Surrounded by hardball-loving brothers Nick and Luke, a father, Rob, who still plays in a master...
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Stop and read the names on military statues, plaquesMay 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Take the time to read the names on those military statues and plaques