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Don't move backward on marijuana policyDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - Recently, two of our state legislators announced they would push for marijuana legalization as a solution to the state's fiscal crisis when they return to Springfield in...
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When to tell friend you used to date her new boyfriendDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - Q. One of my best girlfriends (we're in our 40s and 50s) has started dating a former lover of mine. Because I'm a private person, my friends possibly knew of him but did...
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Discovery of mammoth remains near Kenosha rewrote historyDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - “How do we have traces of woolly mammoths?” asked a young patron from the Wauconda Area Library. Remains of two of the world's oldest mammoths were found within 10 miles...
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Orangetheory Fitness opens in AlgonquinDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - A new fitness studio with locations across the country is making its way to the Randall Road corridor. Orangetheory Fitness opened this month in Algonquin at 1624 S. Ran...
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Dundee area cops, firefighters make Christmas brighter for needy kidsDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - Santa Claus needs all the help he can get at this time of year. While his sleigh, reindeer and elves are preparing for their big day, Dundee Township's first responders ...
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Suburban youths sing at CSO's 'Home Alone' concertsDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - For the second time in three years, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra offered a "Home Alone" concert, featuring its members playing John Williams' score right along with th...
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What to do about that distant, frosty bossDec 17, 2017 6:17 am - Q: I have been working for the same company and under the same manager for almost a decade. I have also been going to school part time to earn a professional certificati...
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Find ways to utilize your unappreciated cornerDec 17, 2017 6:00 am - It's never pleasant to be stuck in a corner, is it? When the only available table in a cafe is that tiny one tucked into the corner, you have to pull your coat and umbre...
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Dry wells can fail as they ageDec 17, 2017 5:00 am - Q. When I do laundry the water goes into the laundry sink and then backs right up out of the floor drain. It goes down eventually, but the entire floor is covered in wat...
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Two parents, two sets of rulesDec 17, 2017 5:00 am - Q. My husband and I don't see eye-to-eye on discipline. Our kids are generally good kids, but they don't treat us with the respect I think we ought to have. When I annou...