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Which suburbs' vehicle allowances count toward pensions?Nov 15, 2016 12:00 am - Does your town give its top administrator a vehicle allowance that raises his or her public pension? How much did a two-year Open Meetings Act fight between Grayslake El...
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A triumphant GOP, mired in crisisNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - The Republican Party is everywhere triumphant - House and Senate, executive and legislative, national and state - and yet faces a series of crises. There is a crisis of...
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Rozner: Play by Chicago Cubs' Bryant still top of mindNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - Two weeks have now passed since the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. Not sure which is more difficult to believe, that it's been a fortnight already or that the North ...
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Getting excited for Semifinal SaturdayNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - There's something special about the semifinals. Any playoff football win is big, but it's different at this point. Teams are so close, yet so far from the title game. Th...
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Scientists agree there's a fourth dimension of space-timeNov 14, 2016 10:00 pm - "What is the fourth dimension?" asked a camper who attended this summer's Wauconda Area Library STEM program. The fourth dimension is a concept that connects to astronom...
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Start small to figure why your life is unhappyNov 14, 2016 10:00 pm - Carolyn Hax is on leave. This column originally ran on June 17, 2012. Q. I have a bit of an open-ended question. When I'm unhappy, I tend to want to change everything - ...
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Twice the fun, and work, as a typical project carNov 14, 2016 5:00 am - With heart pumping, Gary Uhlman rang the doorbell again. He was just a block away from his parent's home and about to find out if he'd be leaving with a 1968 Chevrolet C...
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Lester: Bolingbrook mayor hosted Trump, will go to inaugurationNov 14, 2016 4:30 am - Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar got a lot of blowback from local residents when he announced he'd be hosting Donald Trump in town for a September fundraiser. Now he's maki...
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Rozner: Maybe Bears should look to Hawks' McDonoughNov 14, 2016 12:00 am - In late September, I began asking the question. Pretty much every day on the Score with Dan Bernstein, I wondered when it would be fair to judge John Fox and his coachin...
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Maine West to honor Kipp with dedication ceremonyNov 14, 2016 12:00 am - One of the most influential coaches in Illinois high school girls basketball history will be remembered on Friday, Dec. 2 in the Maine West Spectator Gymnasium. A memori...