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Sound check: Bon Jovi's 'This House is not for Sale Tour' hits United CenterApr 17, 2018 6:00 am - Bon Jovi in Chicago Despite busting from musical era to musical era since the band's inception in 1983, the rockers in Bon Jovi have remained relevant, interesting and w...
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Constable: Do you feel spring in your bones?Apr 17, 2018 5:30 am - The record-high temperature for today is 88 degrees, set it 1976. The record-low of 17 degrees was set in 1875, In 1961, this date brought us a half-inch of snow. We'll ...
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Ziehm: With Web.com success, Hopfinger a contender for PGA TourApr 17, 2018 1:01 am - The Web.com Tour is billed as the pathway to the PGA Tour, and Lake Forest's Brad Hopfinger is making progress on that journey. Last fall Hopfinger regained his Web.com ...
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From both left and right: Our nation needs real debateApr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Some people are surprised to hear that the former speaker of the House who led the Republican Revolution of 1994 and the former Democratic governor of Vermont and chair ...
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Feder: Another victory for V103 in Chicago radio ratingsApr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Two years after he succeeded the late syndicated superstar Doug Banks on WVAZ 102.7 FM, Joe Soto continues his predecessor's winning streak as the most popular afternoon...
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Does helping to keep a family secret make you complicit?Apr 17, 2018 1:00 am - Q. My nephew doesn't know that his "dad" is not his biological dad. My sister birthed my nephew out of wedlock and met the man she married years later. For his whole lif...
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Can't visit the library? Let the library visit youApr 16, 2018 11:00 pm - If ever there were a "winter of our discontent," this would be one for Bernice Loehr of St. Charles. Her husband has had vertigo all winter and early spring, so they don...
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Time to take responsibility for an 'oops' puppyApr 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. About a year and a half ago my husband and I purchased a dog. She was way too busy for us, so my daughter took her. We helped pay to have the dog spayed, as she was o...
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Celebrating the wonders of avian migrationApr 16, 2018 11:00 pm - For me, April is the best month. Baseball is back, golf courses are open and spring migration is ramping up daily. Avian April is exciting and filled with potential. Ev...
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Plenty of animals are on the list of local endangered speciesApr 16, 2018 6:00 am - The Endangered Species Act is 45 years old this year. The past four decades have been a roller-coaster ride for lots of animals and plants. As we approach Earth Day 2018...