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'Joyful' is the aim of Roosevelt summer reading clinicJul 23, 2017 11:00 pm - Roosevelt University professor Margaret Policastro had one vision in mind when she established the school's summer reading clinic at its Schaumburg campus: she wanted to...
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New to camping? Learn to 'Camp With a Ranger'Jul 23, 2017 11:00 pm - No one ever offered me "camping lessons" and I was maybe too young as a Cub Scout to pay enough attention or care enough about the few times we talked about surviving an...
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Imrem: Pressure on Chicago Cubs could be funJul 23, 2017 5:01 pm - Stumbles here, twists there and turns everywhere … the next thing you know you're in a playoff race. Believe it or not, Chicago Cubs fans, this and the accompanying stre...
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More Americans working beyond traditional retirement ageJul 23, 2017 7:23 am - Life after 65 is starting to look a lot more like life at ... 64. The percentage of Americans working past the traditional retirement age hit new highs in the most recen...
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CEO's response on sick day for mental health goes viralJul 23, 2017 7:18 am - Recently an utterly human response from a CEO to his employee who was taking time off to cope with mental-health issues took the Internet by storm. It prompted thousands...
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Border wall bid would trouble this workerJul 23, 2017 7:16 am - Q: I work for a government contractor. My boss' boss (a big fan of the current administration) has ordered me to pursue federal contracts to help build the border wall. ...
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Homegrown festival in Lisle a foundation for growing music, arts communityJul 23, 2017 7:00 am - Aaron Williams is on a quest to level up local music. His objectives: Bring bands together. Bring fans together. And have fun. Five years into his pet project, William...
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Moisture is likely cause of scaling concreteJul 23, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I have a ranch home with a full basement in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. The home was built in the mid 1950s. Over the past several years, I have noticed, just b...
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Rozner: Spieth's toughness shines at darkest momentJul 23, 2017 1:00 am - It looked like the worst tee shot of his life. When Jordan Spieth missed his target by 99 yards and lost it way right - way, way right - on No. 13 Sunday, he had thought...
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Donald Trump's lost opportunityJul 23, 2017 1:00 am - NEW YORK - There are many ways to evaluate the Trump presidency at the six-month mark. What I am struck by is the path not taken, the lost opportunity. Donald Trump had ...