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Using a slow cooker to keep the heat out of the kitchenJun 14, 2017 6:00 am - In my house the slow cooker isn't something I use only in the fall or winter. Although it's great for making comfort foods on a cold day, it's also wonderful to use in t...
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How suburban assessors discovered hundreds of illegal exemptionsJun 14, 2017 5:30 am - Before she took over as Grant Township assessor in 2010, Jeri Barr was already uncovering property tax shenanigans. Digging up properties with illegal tax exemptions was...
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First U.S. Senior Women's Open coming to Chicago next yearJun 14, 2017 1:01 am - Contrary to reports, there will be another U.S. Open in the Midwest soon. In fact, there'll be one as soon as next year, and in Chicago to boot. The U.S. Golf Associatio...
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Johnson gives thumbs-up to Erin HillsJun 14, 2017 1:01 am - ERIN, Wis. - No matter how you slice it, Dustin Johnson is at the top of the golf world. The FedEx Cup standings say so. So do the Official World Golf Rankings. And, sta...
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Rewriting American historyJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - George Orwell said, "The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history." In the former USSR, censorship, rewrit...
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Five notes on Trump's current predicamentJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - The danger President Trump faces from the various investigations into the Trump-Russia matter has changed dramatically in recent weeks. If you're a Republican and you st...
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Feder: NBC 5 gets new anchor; Sun-Times critic under fireJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - WMAQ-Channel 5 has hired Patrick Fazio, morning news anchor at NBC affiliate KSHB in Kansas City since 2013. He'll join NBC 5 as an anchor and reporter, starting July 31...
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Music notes: Willie Nelson on the road to RaviniaJun 13, 2017 6:00 am - Nelson and friends Outlaw country rocker Willie Nelson keeps on rocking. The 84-year-old musician has been playing music for nearly 61 years, and he's out “On the Road A...
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Constable: How 2 men move stuff up 4 flights of stairs when it's 93Jun 13, 2017 5:30 am - On the hottest day of the year (so far), my wife and I are helping our son Ben move out of his dorm and into his college internship digs for the summer. I'm dripping swe...
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Established doesn't mean winner at recent golf majorsJun 13, 2017 1:01 am - ERIN, Wis. - It would seem that the more established players would have the most success in a tournament as difficult to win as the U.S. Open. That hasn't been the case ...