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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...
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Glenview native a teacher, rocker, guitar makerNov 28, 2017 4:30 am - Del Breckenfeld's long and winding music career took him from suburban guitar teacher to rocker to guitar designer. And the Glenview native has accumulated some great st...
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Feder: WGN's Mark Suppelsa ready to sign off for goodNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - After 25 years as one of Chicago's most admired and respected news anchors, WGN's Mark Suppelsa is about to sign off for good. And by all accounts, he couldn't be happie...
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How tribal politics curse us with tribal moralityNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - By Michael Gerson America is currently cursed, not only with tribal politics, but with tribal morality. Some liberals tend to minimize or excuse offenses against a few w...
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Rozner: Latest Tiger comeback brings excitement, fearNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - It really wasn't fair. It was like the years in which you could find "It's a Wonderful Life" on a different channel every night between Thanksgiving and New Year's. You ...
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Trump's snub of Nobel winners another blow to science in U.S.Nov 28, 2017 12:00 am - By Keith Peterson Guest columnist When President John F. Kennedy hosted a gala dinner for Nobel Prize winners in 1962, he observed that it was the most extraordinary col...
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Feder: CBS 2's Steve Baskerville forecasts retirementNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - After 30 years of sunny skies and good cheer at WBBM-Channel 2, Steve Baskerville is retiring as chief meteorologist at the CBS-owned station. Baskerville, 67, announced...
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CBS 2's Steve Baskerville forecasts retirementNov 27, 2017 10:00 pm - After 30 years at WBBM-Channel 2, Steve Baskerville is retiring as chief meteorologist at the CBS-owned station. Baskerville, 67, announced Tuesday that he plans to step...
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How Dickens in Dundee festival has evolved over 30 yearsNov 27, 2017 10:00 pm - The current Dickens in Dundee festival looks nothing like the first one 30 years ago. On Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1 and 2, the streets of East and West Dundee will be f...
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Wife won't grant 'Grandma' title to stepmotherNov 27, 2017 10:00 pm - Q. Both of my parents are deceased, and my father remarried after my mother passed. I have not always had a great relationship with my stepmother, but it has grown to on...