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Don't let fear keep you from solving problemsMar 22, 2017 11:00 pm - Once upon a time, there was a man adrift in a small, leaky boat. The seas were rough, and it was all the man could do to keep the boat from being swamped. For hours on e...
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Roundabout construction at Bunker, Keslinger will start in 2019Mar 22, 2017 11:00 pm - In November of 2015, Randy Harris of Campton Hills asked the county transportation department if a traffic light could eventually be installed at the Bunker and Keslinge...
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Imrem: Krause a complicated man who deserved much moreMar 22, 2017 11:01 am - Jerry Krause should have been a folk hero in Chicago sports lore. The former Bulls general manager was the kid from Taft High School on the far Northwest Side who grew i...
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As spring settles in. lure of making new fishing memories beckonsMar 22, 2017 10:05 am - Life is an all-encompassing series of markers firmly implanted in the memory lobe of our brains. As we age, some of us have a tendency to trigger those memories and re...
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Deconstruction of a blueberry pie removes the sugar but leaves the indulgenceMar 22, 2017 6:00 am - A from-scratch fruit pie for a once-a-month dinner group get-together wasn't something I would have made until I saw a picture of Rose Levy Beranbaum's (the author of th...
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Warring stars and 'Star Wars'Mar 22, 2017 6:00 am - If you haven't seen FX's “Feud: Bette and Joan,” you're missing out on another potential classic season of television from producer Ryan Murphy, who gave us last year's ...
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Adkins a good fit for Neuqua ValleyMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - It takes one to know one. In this case, a Neuqua Valley Wildcat. When on March 6 the Indian Prairie School District 204 Board of Education approved Branden Adkins as suc...
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Rozner: Dallas Green indeed built new Cubs traditionMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - A few years ago while sitting in the visitors' dugout at Wrigley Field, Dallas Green surveyed the ballpark and pointed to the majestic light standards on the roof of the...
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Music notes: Indie pop darling Regina Spektor plays ChicagoMar 21, 2017 11:00 am - Spektor treats Chicago Theatre to indie pop She sounds like a folk singer. She looks like a folk singer. But Moscow-born indie pop singer Regina Spektor has turned class...
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Palatine songwriter Andrew Ripp's career got help from Bears' SingletaryMar 21, 2017 5:34 am - One of the people Andrew Ripp credits with launching his singing/songwriting career is ... Mike Singletary? Yes, the Chicago Bears football legend played a key role in R...