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Geneva club to host etiquette classes for teensNov 29, 2017 10:00 pm - For as many years as most Geneva youths could remember - about 45 years, to be exact - Edith Gibson taught them proper etiquette, social skills and dance steps. It was c...
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Thinking deeper to put sexual harassment in perspectiveNov 29, 2017 10:00 pm - CHICAGO - In mid-November, just west of the Windy City, one of America's most distinguished journalists recalled how hard it is, even in a profession as individualistic ...
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Why you should see 'Titanic' on the big screen againNov 29, 2017 5:00 am - Twenty years ago, I was a college freshman at Eastern Illinois University who played "Tekken" on his roommate's PlayStation, convinced his entire floor to watch this bla...
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Suburban schools losing students but adding teachersNov 29, 2017 4:30 am - During a decade in which suburban schools lost thousands of students, the number of teachers is growing. That's according to a Daily Herald analysis of Illinois State Bo...
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Taking their talent nationalNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - They don't call it cross country for nothing. Eight days after finishing in first and fourth place, respectively, at the Class 3A girls cross country state finals in Peo...
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Feder: Bruce DuMont retiring from broadcast museumNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - Bruce DuMont is stepping down as president of Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications when his term expires at the end of the year. DuMont, 73, notified the museum ...
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Truth is outed as journalism blocks would-be 'fake news' stingNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - The phrase "the truth will out" has always been at home in American newsrooms where journalists dedicate their days to making it so. Sometimes Truth needs a little nudge...
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Arlington Heights lawyer honored for mentoring, advising other attorneysNov 28, 2017 7:00 am - Arlington Heights attorney Ernie Blomquist has served as the village's prosecutor for 40 years, but he still draws on his roots as a teacher. Before his law career, Blom...
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Sound check: Tours bringing early holiday cheer to townNov 28, 2017 5:00 am - 'Pumped Up' Christmas Foster the People's “Pumped Up Kicks” introduced the California act to an international spectrum of commercial acclaim, netting the band Billbo...
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Constable: 50 years later, brothers finish mission to take Vietnam hillNov 28, 2017 4:30 am - The first time that Carl Robbins vowed to get to the top of Hill 875, he watched his best friend get killed and then got severely wounded himself short of the peak, befo...