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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...
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Sound check: Bret Michaels decks the Arcada hallsDec 19, 2017 5:00 am - Jingle bell rocker Rocker Bret Michaels just can't sit still. The frontman who brought Poison to its heyday is also a spokesman for the American Diabetes Association, an...
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'Simplified' tax reform has plenty to offer 'regulatory parasites'Dec 19, 2017 12:00 am - The GOP tax plan's top beneficiaries aren't actually rich people, or even corporations, though both groups will indeed benefit mightily. The biggest winners are the nati...
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Petty response to being excluded only adds injury to insultDec 19, 2017 12:00 am - Q. You have obviously never been excluded like (the sister in a November column). I have. I have done the "mature thing" and told them. Their excuse is that I don't live...
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The value of building Illinois' bridgesDec 19, 2017 12:00 am - In Illinois, we are all about building bridges. Our state is bordered by rivers. We are crisscrossed by railroads. There are enough miles of road that are under state...