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Mike North: A tribute to a tireless high school coachApr 28, 2017 5:19 am - I got a text early in the week from Notre Dame College Prep basketball coach Tom Les. At first I was stunned to read that he was retiring from coaching after 10 years at...
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Suburban police choose distracted driving flyers over ticketsApr 28, 2017 5:00 am - Police across the state have been stepping up enforcement this week, targeting drivers who are texting or talking on their phones while behind the wheel. But one suburba...
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Rozner: Bulls surrender, go quietly into the nightApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - Well, that was … um, something. It was, once you boil it down, a few extra games in a long and meaningless basketball season. Yeah, the Bulls played in a postseason seri...
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Trump's first 100 days: an executive successApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - Of course Donald Trump over-promised for his first 100 days. What presidential candidate hasn't? During last year's campaign, Trump spoke frequently of all the things he...
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Suburbs should not opt out of employee protectionsApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - By Toni Preckwinkle Guest columnist Economic development has been a priority for my administration since I took office in 2010. Recently, the Wall Street Journal recogn...
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Bloomingdale firm works to make IT understandableApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - As a business owner, do you have problems understanding your IT guy? David Litt says you're not alone. It was an issue that Litt sought to address when he began his IT ...
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Jackson: Illinois has outdoor treasures beyond Mag MileApr 27, 2017 10:05 am - It was slightly more than 25 years ago when I had my first taste of southern Illinois bass and crappie fishing. Add to that over the years were the striped bass adventu...
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Filmmaker claims violent action film 'Free Fire' is 'a study in empathy'Apr 27, 2017 6:00 am - I caught up with British filmmaker Ben Wheatley, director/co-writer of the new action black comedy “Free Fire,” by phone as he was being driven to an airport. His movie,...
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Slusher: Publicity, not accuracy, key to value of police sketchApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - Are we really helping police solve a crime when we publish a crude drawing of the face of a violent crime suspect as described by a distraught victim or momentary witnes...
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Mertens ready to break ground on next coaching phase, at Lake ZurichApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - When he began the construction of a new high school football program, surrounded by acres of open land on a patch in northern Lake County, Luke Mertens had neither a har...