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Prospect senior scores a strike against stereotypesFeb 08, 2017 5:00 am - At the Mid-Suburban League bowling championships last month, Prospect High School senior Jill Sevilla of Mount Prospect picked up a spare during her first game — drawing...
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An accidental coach, Harris became a Naperville legendFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - Alan Harris' parents had no use for sports, he said. It was all academics for them. Then, a twist of fate. Growing up a Hoosier in Winamac, the seat of Pulaski County bu...
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Minimum wage and discriminationFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - There is little question in most academic research that increases in the minimum wage lead to increases in unemployment. The debatable issue is the magnitude of the incr...
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We're not alone; uncertainty is sweeping the globeFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - The United States isn't the only country that's a complete basket case right now. Basically the entire world has reached record levels of political chaos and uncertainty...
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Rozner: Big game offers Chicago Bears some Super cluesFeb 08, 2017 12:00 am - There's always much to learn from the NFL postseason, and though it doesn't all translate to the local 3-13 football team, there are plenty of useful take-aways, pun ful...
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Music notes: Micky Dolenz takes the spotlight at ArcadaFeb 07, 2017 5:00 am - Still a believer The Monkees, the TV-created rock sensation from the '60s, isn't around anymore. But Micky Dolenz, viewed by many as the distinctive voice behind th...
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Once thought laughable, doctor explains why eating fat is inFeb 07, 2017 5:00 am - Twenty years ago if you wanted to be laughed out of town, you would have written a book titled: “Eat Lots of Fat and Lose Weight.” If you were a doctor and the author of...
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North: Super Bowl victory cements legacy of Patriots, BradyFeb 07, 2017 4:19 am - Super Bowl LI saved the 2016 NFL season. The feel-good New England Patriots come-from-behind victory was nothing short of amazing and bouncing back from a 28-3 deficit t...
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Animator from Naperville makes Disney movies, TV showsFeb 07, 2017 4:15 am - The kid who used to doodle characters in his books at Naperville Central High School is now a Disney animator. Matt Williames (pronounced will-a-mees), 34, got his first...
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Constable: Special Olympics skaters upset over loss of sportsFeb 07, 2017 4:00 am - For the past 40 years, young Illinois athletes with developmental disabilities have been able to compete against each other for Special Olympics medals in figure skating...