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Homeowner disagrees with roofing contractorMar 23, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I am about to have my roof replaced and am questioning the method suggested by my roofing contractor. The old wooden shingles are to be removed, and asphalt compositi...
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Metaphorical teen fantasy 'I Kill Giants' dinged by glaring unrealityMar 23, 2018 6:00 am - "I Kill Giants" - ★ ★ ★ I'm guessing that Anders Walter's metaphorical "I Kill Giants" opens only at the Woodridge Theater this weekend because its modest scope and relu...
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Skunks fought the Round Lake Park law, and no one wonMar 23, 2018 5:33 am - By Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas In his decadeslong law enforcement career, Round Lake Park Police Chief George Filenko has faced off against killers, hardened ga...
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'You can play bingo any night.' 88-year-old former Rambler enjoying Loyola's run to Elite EightMar 23, 2018 5:30 am - With his team down by 12 points early in Thursday's NCAA basketball tournament game, former Loyola Ramblers player Norm Buxbaum, 88, has an even bigger concern than the ...
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Women to the swampMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - How many times have we heard that this is the year of the woman? Let's just say, several. Each decade for the past century or so seems to have presented a fresh feature ...
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Feder: WGN to celebrate 70 years on TVMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - WGN-Channel 9 will celebrate its 70th anniversary with a one-hour special hosted by star meteorologist Tom Skilling, Robert Feder writes. "WGN-TV: 70 Years as Chicago's ...
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Born in crime, 'New Russia' flouts western conventionsMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, I was in Moscow, talking to our respected and well-informed American ambassador about the future of that long-tortured nati...
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Don't let husband's sedentary lifestyle ruin your retirementMar 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. My husband and I are both 61 and fat. I, however, am active and work to keep moving and have no health issues. My husband is sedentary, and I have watched him go fro...
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Steven Soderbergh's 'Unsane' an unsurprising, but unnerving thrillerMar 22, 2018 6:00 am - “Unsane” - ★ ★ ★ Most of us probably have seen a movie about “normal” people mistakenly or maliciously committed to mental institutions against their will. But not quit...
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What's AdeptiCon? It's wargames meets art and it's coming to SchaumburgMar 22, 2018 5:00 am - Some could say that this week's AdeptiCon miniature wargames convention in Schaumburg lacks diversity just because 90 percent of the players are men. But that's not quit...