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Jackson: Join the white bass frenzy on the ChainAug 17, 2017 6:05 am - You don't have to subscribe to the three first name club to enjoy what's going on with the Chain's various lakes. You don't have to invest your child's college fund to b...
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South Elgin High School students win top honors at Teen Film FestivalAug 17, 2017 6:00 am - Congratulations to South Elgin High School students Jeevan Acharya and Kevin Czasca for winning the Best Overall Film Award at the 11th annual Teen Film Festival, sponso...
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Suburban districts to pick up part of new teacher pensions in 2020Aug 17, 2017 5:30 am - A change buried in this year's state budget would require suburban school districts to pick up a portion of costs for teacher pensions beginning in 2020. The state's ne...
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Constable: It turns out Wrigley Field night games are good for CubsAug 17, 2017 5:30 am - I'm one of those Chicago Cubs fans. I believe that outfield walls are better when they are covered in ivy. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawi...
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Slusher: Our side of the street on eclipse coverageAug 17, 2017 1:00 am - Most newspaper reporters and editors are not scientists. This little excerpt from NASA's website on the coming solar eclipse (https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/refere...
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Trump fails the testAug 17, 2017 1:00 am - The American presidency is really two jobs. As head of government, the chief executive leads his party and fights his political battles. Head of state is a very differen...
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Feder: After four months Kathy Hart breaks silence, vows to be back on the airAug 17, 2017 1:00 am - Kathy Hart broke her self-imposed silence after nearly four months Thursday to thank those who have supported her during her absence from Chicago radio's top-rated morni...
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Feder: Rob Stafford ready to return to WMAQ newscast after battling blood diseaseAug 17, 2017 1:00 am - After six months away battling a rare blood disease, veteran Chicago news anchor Rob Stafford is ready to return to WMAQ-Channel 5. He'll be back on the 10 p.m. newscast...
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Former State Street Dance director to helm a different 'Nutcracker'Aug 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Even though she'd been away from State Street Dance Studio in Geneva for more than two years, it hurt former artistic director Linda Cunningham to see her “baby” close i...
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Playing can help adults reduce stressAug 16, 2017 11:00 pm - It had been a rough day, probably a rough week. You could tell it in the way he slowly pushed his grocery cart out the door, the way his shoulders slumped, the way his e...