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Basketball tourney lives on in former student's honorJan 11, 2017 5:00 am - An emotional presentation played out Sunday at St. Mary School in Buffalo Grove as Jim McInerney, for the 25th consecutive year, awarded trophies to the winners of a mem...
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Seasoning your pans is as important as seasoning your foodJan 11, 2017 5:00 am - The concept of nonstick cookware has always been appealing to me; especially during the years I was cutting dietary fat to the bone. A few years ago articles questioning...
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Suburban golf show season tees off this weekendJan 11, 2017 12:01 am - It may not seem like golf season outside, but the sport will soon be red hot indoors thanks to four consumer shows - three of them in the Chicago area - coming up over t...
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Can Trump inaugurate a time of healing?Jan 11, 2017 12:00 am - Were Donald Trump to read all the previous inaugural addresses in preparation for his big day, it would be pretty tough going from James Madison to James Buchanan. Then ...
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A fitting tribute to GarwoodJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - In terms of the spirit of giving, 2017 got off to a great start. At Glenbard West's football banquet Sunday, senior linebacker John "Yanni" Pappas was awarded a $5,000 c...
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Trump - The view from IrelandJan 11, 2017 12:00 am - I have many relatives in Ireland, and we communicate frequently, although not usually on political topics. Last year was different, as attention on the U.S. presidential...
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Giving brother and his wife dignity is best giftJan 10, 2017 7:00 am - Q. Every Christmas, we host my parents and my brother's small family. My brother's family is kind but poor, and relies on help from family, friends and various agencies ...
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Music notes: Linden Method leads suicide awareness benefitJan 10, 2017 5:00 am - Help Hope for the Day Pop-punk-with-emphasis-on-punk band The Linden Method headlines a benefit show Saturday, Jan. 14, for Hope for the Day, a Chicago-based anti-bullyi...
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Brotherly advice pushes Wheaton native toward opera careerJan 10, 2017 4:30 am - Growing up in Wheaton, music was a big part of brothers Steve and David Govertsen's lives. "We didn't have that athletic thing going for us," David said. "It's kind of w...
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Constable: Obama's grace more than skin deepJan 10, 2017 4:30 am - In a nation still struggling with a racial history birthed from slavery, Barack Obama will be immortalized as America's first black president. But the most impressive th...