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North: How about World Series rings for Wrigley vendors?Aug 25, 2017 5:00 am - The Chicago Cubs World Series ring giveaway has gotten out of hand, but as the saying goes — no good deed goes unpunished. The Cubs are handing out rings like popcorn, ...
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What it'll be like to play in world's biggest golf tournamentAug 25, 2017 1:01 am - MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - For 50 years now Myrtle Beach has been one of America's foremost golf meccas for one major reason. The owners of its nearly 90 courses know how to w...
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Let's erect monuments to the best among usAug 25, 2017 1:00 am - In the mid-'90s, after the Soviet Union collapsed, I went to an old park in Moscow where the Russians had deposited pieces of the monuments of the "great" communist lead...
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Trump signs on to the forever war in AfghanistanAug 25, 2017 1:00 am - There is surely no greater sign of the bankruptcy of American foreign policy than its Afghanistan policy. After 15 years of war and the deployment of hundreds of thousan...
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At Grayslake North, contact drills suit BakerAug 24, 2017 5:00 pm - Skilled at the art of stepping up, Sam Baker, coincidentally, lives in a basement. Granted, the residence is only temporary. Sometime soon, Baker plans to move his wife ...
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Lyle, Vernon Hills bravely embrace new challengesAug 24, 2017 4:00 pm - It's ironic that Max Lyle used to fear football. It's why he was a big soccer player all the way to the fourth grade. "I was kind of scared to play football so I played ...
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Jackson: Personal-favorite spots anyone can fishAug 24, 2017 10:05 am - I was shopping for a specific style of hooks for my fly-tying ventures when this guy sauntered over and began asking a series of questions. He also prequalified himself ...
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Buffalo Grove author critiques 'Dead End,' Dann remembers real Brinks job robbersAug 24, 2017 6:00 am - Buffalo Grove writer talks 'Dead End Street' Chicago's historic Music Box Theatre caters to all crowds. If you don't believe that, consider its upcoming midnight showing...
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Constable: No, making Cubs playoff plans now won't jinx them this yearAug 24, 2017 5:35 am - By Burt Constable A year ago today, the Chicago Cubs swept the San Diego Padres behind a nice pitching performance from Kyle Hendricks and offensive power from Ben Zobri...
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Schumacher's hot streak propels him to Illinois PGA ChampionshipAug 24, 2017 1:01 am - The Illinois PGA Championship has brought together the area's top club professionals for 95 years, and Wednesday's wrapup to the latest 54-hole gest was one of the stran...