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Mom's fighting spirit inspires LPGA's Lexi ThompsonJun 30, 2017 1:01 am - These are not easy times for Lexi Thompson, the best American player in women's golf. Frequently the face of the LPGA Tour - at least at U.S. tournaments - Thompson unch...
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What's ailing health careJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - The Senate health care bill, which was scuttled Tuesday until after July 4, was doomed by two narratives: Republicans are mean, and poor people would be dropping like fl...
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Lessons of empireJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer As the Fourth of July approaches, the idea that democracy is the highest political calling of mankind once again hangs poignantly in the philosophi...
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Dismayed by son-in-law's preference for a boyJun 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. My daughter is expecting her second baby, another girl. We are thrilled. However, our daughter told us her husband said he wanted a boy, which frustrated her. We will...
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Prospect duo helps speech team earn excellence designationJun 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Going in to the National Speech Tournament last month in Birmingham, Alabama, Molly McDermott and Ben Marshall entered as the two-time Illinois state champions in their ...
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Algonquin Commons flag display honor the fallenJun 29, 2017 11:00 pm - With the Fourth of July holiday in full swing, people have the opportunity to remember and honor the people who've served our country. A sea of flags honoring those who ...
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Hollywood has a red state/blue state of mind about political moviesJun 29, 2017 6:00 am - YouTube With the Fourth of July on the way, it's a yankee-doodle-dandy-good time to reflect on red, white and blue movies. Not so much white ones. Mostly Red State ones ...
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Constable: After nearly dying, former top MLB prospect becomes motivational speakerJun 29, 2017 5:30 am - As the hardest-throwing pitcher in college baseball in 1995, Alvie Shepherd dreamed of playing baseball for his hometown Chicago Cubs. Now he's grateful simply to be ali...
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Big names lurking at Women's PGA ChampionshipJun 29, 2017 1:01 am - The biggest names in women's golf were notably absent from the top of the leaderboard on Thursday during Round 1 of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at Olympia Fields. ...
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For Round Lake's Conkling, Panther Pride always came firstJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - He defeated death once. Can there be a brighter feather in the navy-and-maize Round Lake cap he proudly sported for more than 30 years? Howard Conkling was confident his...