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What we celebrate when we celebrate K9 Dax’s police careerApr 11, 2024 4:00 pm - K9 Dax is getting quite the public send-off as he moves into retirement as the Lake County Sheriff’s Department’s crime fighting police dog. Dax was celebrated at a cerem...
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The craven sideshows that are taking over U.S. foreign policyApr 11, 2024 11:49 am - On Jan. 10, the Senate passed a bipartisan package of foreign assistance for Ukraine, for both Israel and for Palestinians, and for Taiwan. Since then, there has been a s...
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Vernon Hills hockey coach in the Female Coaches SpotlightApr 11, 2024 6:00 am - Lead supervisor and head coach of the Little Blackhawks program at Glacier and all introductory hockey initiatives there, Charice Paoli in March was included among 85 female hockey coaches worldwide in the NHLCA program’s Female Coaches Spotlight.
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Biden's loan amnesty passes the buckApr 11, 2024 4:00 am - “From Day One, my administration has been committed to fixing the broken student loan system,” President Joe Biden said to begin a video about his latest attempt to buy t...
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Disorder on the border remains a problem for Biden DemocratsApr 11, 2024 4:00 am - What were they thinking? Did President Joe Biden and the folks who put together his immigration policy imagine the voting public would celebrate policies that resulted in...
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Spring cleaning: Volunteers pick up trash on miles of area bike trailsApr 10, 2024 12:01 pm - Bike Palatine Club vice president Kevin Keehn often wondered who picked up all the roadside trash after a long winter. That question led him on a personal mission of picking up litter along Northwest suburban roads/trails where he annually cycles a couple thousand miles.
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Streelman, other local golfers to miss this week’s MastersApr 10, 2024 6:00 am - Wheaton’s Kevin Streelman is among the many local golfers who will miss this week’s Masters.
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High Five: Baseball movies to watch in honor of the start of the seasonApr 10, 2024 6:00 am - Everyone has their own favorite baseball movies. Here’s one personal list for this week’s High Five.
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Trump TalkApr 10, 2024 4:00 am - When I wrote a few weeks ago about Donald Trump predicting a “bloodbath,” my readers — most of them in civil and respectful tones — were quick to correct me. It was only ...
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Hot air buffoons: Talking heads hand out hogwash on GazaApr 10, 2024 4:00 am - MSNBC's talk show “Morning Joe” is catnip for political junkies, especially those who detest Donald Trump. Hundreds of thousands of us, our body clocks by now conditioned...