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Where rising assessments are boosting property tax bills mostMay 31, 2017 5:32 am - Property tax assessments are climbing right along with housing prices in the suburbs, which means bigger tax bills for some homeowners. The assessed value of residential...
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While other controversies rage, work on border wall moves forwardMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - New revelations come almost by the minute in the Trump-Russia affair. A reasonable observer might conclude that is all that is happening in the Trump administration. But...
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Overpopulation hoaxMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - In 1798, Thomas Malthus wrote "An Essay on the Principle of Population." He predicted that mankind's birthrate would outstrip our ability to grow food and would lead to ...
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Feder: Sun-Times extends deadline for outside biddersMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - The parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times has agreed to give potential buyers a few more days to make a bid for the newspaper, possibly derailing a deal with Chicago T...
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One last check of the mailbagMay 31, 2017 1:00 am - Let's pick up where we left off last week with the college achievements of some DuPage County collegiates ... DePaul and favored St. John's were tied 3-3 for the Big Eas...
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Music notes: U2 celebrates 30 years of 'Joshua Tree' at Soldier FieldMay 30, 2017 12:15 pm - With or without you Legendary rockers U2 are out touring for the 30th anniversary of “The Joshua Tree,” the album that brought us celebrated hits such as “Where the Stre...
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Maine West 'Queen of the Geeks' rules as Hollywood producerMay 30, 2017 5:30 am - Carrie Lynn Certa's life at Maine West High School revolved around three activities: the speech team, the choir and the campus radio station. And she had a dream. "I wan...
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Illinois men's golf team falls short of NCAA finalMay 30, 2017 1:01 am - Illinois reached the Final Four of the NCAA men's golf tournament Tuesday. Unfortunately, for the third straight year, that's where the season ended for coach Mike Small...
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When push comes to shoveMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - The shocking thing about Greg Gianforte's assault on a journalist isn't that he body-slammed and punched a reporter but that it took so long for the inevitable to occur....
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Union-busting laws hurt all workersMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - Recently, an assertion has been made that efforts to enact union-busting laws around the country actually does not reduce unionization and wages. As a professional polic...