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Sound check: A weekend with the Blue Oyster CultOct 03, 2017 6:00 am - YouTube The influential and hard-rocking Blue Oyster Cult we know and love from such hits as #8220;(Don't Fear) The Reaper#8221; and #8220;Burnin' for You#8221; brings m...
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Constable: Retired exec rekindles theater spark through 'Saint Joan'Oct 03, 2017 5:30 am - Earlier this year, Libertyville mom Laura Thumel was director of global operations for risk and financial services at Willis Towers Watson, an $8 billion company with mo...
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Stranger than StrangeOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - The political resurrection of Alabama's Roy Moore - the Moses of the South - and the mortal end of Hugh Hefner are not entirely unrelated. It's not a straight line, mind...
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Feder: Chicago radio stations respond to Las Vegas shooting, Tom PettyOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago radio stations responded forcefully to Monday's two biggest stories. Starting before 6 a.m. WBBM 780 AM/WCFS 105.9 FM went wall-to-0wall with coverage of the Las...
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Looking under the radarOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - It's a football fact that some teams get more attention than others. At every level it's true, including in high school. Some teams just seem to draw more of the spotli...
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Staying in unhealthy marriage sets bad example for daughterOct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. I have been in a manipulative, one-sided relationship my entire adult life. I tried to get past a lot of the problems in the quest of keeping my family whole. I am ba...
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Potent Pontiacs will pass to new ownersOct 02, 2017 6:00 am - There will be more 1,000 vehicles crossing the block at this week's Mecum Auction at the Schaumburg Convention Center. That's a ton of vintage iron composed of all makes...
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Lester: Maine Township trustee outraged expenses cost more than aidOct 02, 2017 5:43 am - A Maine Township trustee is criticizing administrative costs for a program for the poor that are more than three times the amount of aid actually provided to needy resid...
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Metra steps up suicide prevention, mental health awarenessOct 02, 2017 5:40 am - Yia Shanklin is full of hope these days. It's a far cry from the dark place she was several years ago, when a tough childhood, chronic poverty and her son's involvement ...
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Rozner: Can Mitch Trubisky hype match Chicago Bears' hope?Oct 02, 2017 1:00 am - Mitch Trubisky offers much of what you'd hope to find in an NFL quarterback. He commands a huddle, sees the field and has the physical skills to play the position. So di...