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Feder: 'Chickenman' Dick Orkin diesDec 26, 2017 12:00 am - Dick Orkin, who was the comic genius behind "Chickenman," the phenomenally popular serial spoof hatched at Chicago's WCFL in the 1960s, and later some of the funniest an...
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As the year ends, the moral authority of the presidency is in tattersDec 26, 2017 12:00 am - By Michael Gerson Vice President Mike Pence's obsequiousness at a recent Cabinet meeting - "Thank you for seeing through the course of this year an agenda that is truly ...
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Santa program delivers visits, gifts to area seniorsDec 25, 2017 8:00 am - Holiday parties played out last week on both floors of the ManorCare rehabilitation center in Arlington Heights, including its short-term rehab unit and long-term care f...
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Handling construction issuesDec 24, 2017 7:00 am - Q. When I purchased my house, they attached an addition with a flat roof. Fourteen feet of the original roof eaves were eliminated, which meant no eaves vents could be i...
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Focus on 'superstar' workers enables harassment, experts sayDec 24, 2017 6:24 am - These days, no industry, no workplace, no pocket of American life seems to be immune from the long reach of sexual harassment. From Capitol Hill to Hollywood, higher edu...
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10 memorable leadership stories from 2017Dec 24, 2017 6:19 am - The last year has been an epic one for leadership stories: A combative, unrestrained, ego-driven president in the White House. A divided, dysfunctional Congress with lit...
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Choosing items with proper scale key to a cozy roomDec 24, 2017 6:00 am - What are the essential ingredients that make up the perfect cozy space? Fortunately for us, the first requirement is a room that's not a huge loft space with 14-foot cei...
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A Christmas story of honesty, humility in ChicagoDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - This is a Once Upon a Time story for Christmas and for all hopeful people everywhere. It is also a simple story - deceptively so. It is late autumn 2017, and I am visiti...
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What's in a word? Consider 'youthquake'Dec 24, 2017 12:00 am - By Arthur I. Cyr Guest columnist "Youthquake" arrives. The learned lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) have now selected this word as official Word of ...
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Keep holidays calm to help Grandma manage family stressDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - Q. I come from a large family, and my mother cares very much about having us all together for the holidays. My siblings and I and our partners and children usually make ...