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A splendid Christopher Plummer steps in to save 'All the Money in the World'Dec 20, 2017 11:00 am - “All the Money in the World” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Observe Christopher Plummer's billionaire J. Paul Getty and you'll witness a stunning piece of inspired craftsmanship, a performan...
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Taxpayers cover costs of state agencies to exhibit at conferenceDec 20, 2017 4:35 am - Taxpayers who covered the costs of sending local officials to a three-day Illinois Municipal League conference also paid to send public agencies to exhibit there. Six st...
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McCue recalled as 'gold standard of golf administrators'Dec 20, 2017 12:01 am - A memorial service has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Dec. 29 at Donnellan Funeral Home in Skokie to honor Carol McCue, a longtime leader in the Chicago golf community. S...
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GOP tax bill would usher in a bleak futureDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - Passage of the Republican tax plan in Congress will mark a watershed for the United States. The medium- and long-term effects of the plan will be a massive drop in publi...
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Glenbard East's Adams grateful for second chanceDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - We all goof up. It's what we do afterward that's important. The details behind exactly what Glenbard East's Kenny Adams did to draw a disciplinary expulsion that day bet...
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Feder: ABC 7's Jerry Taft to retireDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - Jerry Taft, who's been a trusted and engaging presence in front of Chicago weather maps for more than 40 years, is retiring as chief meteorologist at top-rated WLS-Chann...
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Former Hampshire coach Cavanaugh was one really good guyDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - You'd he hard pressed to find anyone — and I do mean anyone — who didn't like and respect Dan Cavanaugh. Cavanaugh, the football coach at Hampshire High School for 25 ye...
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Stevenson H.S. violinist to perform at Carnegie HallDec 19, 2017 10:00 pm - Adlai E. Stevenson High School senior Justin J. Lee was selected to participate in the 2018 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. He will perform violi...
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St. Charles kids collect socks for the homelessDec 19, 2017 7:00 am - The residents at Lazarus House in St. Charles and Hesed House in Aurora shouldn't be lacking for socks this year. Richmond Intermediate School students Wyatt and Porter ...
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Husband told others of wife's health issueDec 19, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I was recently diagnosed with a significant health problem. I'm not one to share personal issues like that. I, of course, shared this with my husband but told him und...