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Lester: Bartlett resident now happy U-46 separation effort failedSep 21, 2017 5:23 am - "I was in favor of it at the time," Bev Jaszczurowski, a mother of three students in Elgin Area School District U-46, says of a 2004 effort to leave the district that wa...
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Constable: Can Cubs fans grow tired of winning?Sep 21, 2017 5:00 am - The Chicago Cubs are on the verge of making Major League Baseball's postseason for the third year in a row. The last and only time the franchise managed a postseason thr...
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How to reduce stress: Get involvedSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - The suburban cities and towns where we live - and where our businesses often are located - likely could use some help. That's not a knock on the paid government official...
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Warren's wonder kids quickly grow into lead rolesSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - Age is just a number. That's what all of us aging people like to tell ourselves. But it works on the opposite end of the spectrum, too. Just like getting older doesn't n...
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Correspondents get the story right -- in Vietnam and AfghanistanSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - Ken Burns' brilliant television exposition "The Vietnam War" not surprisingly brought forth in me, as with many other Americans, old and troubling memories. From the fir...
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Over DACA, an acute case of Trump Panic SyndromeSep 21, 2017 1:00 am - The entire politico-media complex had a nervous breakdown last week over President Trump's position on DACA. Lawmakers, journalists and activists jumped to all sorts of ...
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South Elgin collector auctions off military memorabiliaSep 20, 2017 11:00 pm - South Elgin hobbyist lists gigantic collection for auction
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Talking helps couples avoid conflicts over financesSep 20, 2017 11:00 pm - There's an old saying about three things not to discuss at the dinner table: politics, religion and money. Many families extend this proscription to family conversation ...
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Imrem: Why the McCaskeys are the 'best' owners in sportsSep 20, 2017 5:00 pm - Congratulations, McCaskey family, you now are No. 1 in my book. Oh, sure, Forbes ranked the Chicago Bears as only the seventh-most valuable NFL franchise, but circumstan...
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Mike Jackson: Old plastic lures can still get the job doneSep 20, 2017 10:05 am - Please, don't ever minimize the great potential of lots of fish on your hook from standard, nationally advertised lures. Sometimes these baits are exactly what the "doct...