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St. Charles electric shop has connection to Buckingham FountainJul 19, 2017 11:00 pm - It qualifies as a great trivia question under the category of "St. Charles history." Which St. Charles business has a significant, even historic, connection to the Bucki...
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Imrem: Abreu further in background with Chicago White SoxJul 19, 2017 5:01 pm - Yoan Moncada arrived with so much fanfare Wednesday that it was easy to forget another Cuban who plays for the Chicago White Sox. You do remember Jose Abreu, don't you? ...
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Grocery store's video gambling opens new wagering frontier in suburbsJul 19, 2017 5:30 am - There's more than just booze behind the new bar inside Antioch's Piggly Wiggly grocery store. Shoppers can find four video gambling machines there, too. Last month, the ...
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Alexandra Farnsworth claims victory at Illinois Women's OpenJul 19, 2017 1:01 am - Aimee Neff had good memories from winning the Phil Kosin Illinois Women's Open as an amateur in 2008 and 2009. Now an assistant coach at Vanderbilt University, she sug...
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Feder: Roger Ebert will be inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of FameJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic who wrote 17 books, will be inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame on Aug. 19. Other inductees include Marga...
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Trump's unique gift to AmericaJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - BANNER ELK, N.C. - Even the least popular presidents sometimes do great things. What might Donald Trump's great thing be? He has unified a divided nation. He has brought...
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Sound check: Blondie, Garbage tag-team at RaviniaJul 18, 2017 6:00 am - Call me Rock goddess Debbie Harry brings her groundbreaking sound to Ravinia Festival when her band Blondie teams up with '90s rock standouts Garbage for “The Rage and R...
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Suburban native designs Fender guitars for Clapton, other starsJul 18, 2017 5:33 am - When he walked into the recording session and handed Eric Clapton the Fender guitar he'd custom-designed for him, George Blanda apologized. The La Grange native and Fend...
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Constable: Is that dog a service animal, a pet or none of your business?Jul 18, 2017 5:00 am - The flight home from Los Angeles is full, and my wife and I are seated next to a woman in the window seat who is cradling a lap dog that is part Chihuahua and part too-b...
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Big golf week with Illinois Women's Open and state amateur tourneyJul 18, 2017 1:01 am - The biggest glut of tournament golf in the Chicago area in many years reached the overload stage this week with two of the most important championships sharing almost id...