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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...
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Imrem: Bears QB Mitch Trubisky's rock-star tour coming to Prospect HighAug 16, 2017 5:00 pm - Thursday night, for a couple of hours, they'll be the Mount Prospect Bears. Just like last year they were the Gurnee Bears when they practiced at Warren High School. The...
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A crispy, cheesy yet Baked Zucchini Parmesan deserving of star treatmentAug 16, 2017 6:00 am - I went out to my garden this morning and found my zucchini seem to have doubled in size since yesterday. How many of you have had the same experience, or perhaps a kind ...