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New men's group forming to support Fox Valley charitiesAug 31, 2017 11:00 pm - Karen and Rob Hollis figured that if the 100+ Women Who Care - Fox Valley organization they created two years ago has had such great success in supporting local charitie...
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Jackson: When the fish aren't biting, try downsizingAug 31, 2017 10:05 am - I am still amazed by what I've experienced. I am still not sure that the technique I'm about to share with you is something many anglers will or cannot embrace. The fol...
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Dann Gire revisits 'Close Encounters' 40 years laterAug 31, 2017 6:00 am - 'Close Encounters' with a 40-year-old film Steven Spielberg's “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” came on the cinematic heels of “Star Wars” back in 1977 (when I worked...
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Constable: How these Cubs can win it all againAug 31, 2017 5:30 am - It's a gorgeous night at a rockin' Wrigley Field. Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta is slicing up the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cubs batters are doing their jobs. Ben Zobrist delivers...
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Trump vs. The filibusterAug 31, 2017 1:00 am - President Trump brings an outsider's perspective to the long debate over the Senate filibuster. An overwhelming majority of the Senate disagrees with his desire to kill ...
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Libertyville's Bazar more than making the gradeAug 31, 2017 1:00 am - So what's the best way to turn a 'B' into an 'A?' Hard work is certainly a must. Ditto for determination. To be better than just good, to be among the best of the best, ...
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Slusher: Eclipse, Hurricane Harvey show our better natureAug 31, 2017 1:00 am - Last week started with the a solar eclipse. It ended with a devastating hurricane that was historic even by hurricane standards. It's easy to see why primitive societies...
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Ask yourself whether you're living the life you wantAug 30, 2017 11:00 pm - Over the years, I have become accustomed to working with people in their 40s or early 50s who are questioning whether the lives they have been pursuing are really the li...
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Imrem: Glennon out vs. Browns, but he should playAug 30, 2017 5:01 pm - As I wrote the other day, nobody knows anything for sure about quarterbacks. I'm qualified to allege this because nobody knows less than I do. Now that we understand tha...
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Exploring the birth of American wine, rebirth of fine wines from Baja, MexicoAug 30, 2017 6:00 am - No matter how gorgeous our summer, Chicagoans know that we'll soon need an escape from winter's marrow-freezing chill. Maybe to a pristine beach? A tropical resort? Or a...