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State troopers honor late colleague with truck safety campaignMar 31, 2017 5:00 am - When state officials and law enforcement leaders gathered in 2015 to dedicate the Willow Road Overpass along the Tri-State Tollway in Des Plaines in memory of Illinois S...
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How Trump could fix health careMar 31, 2017 1:00 am - The recent Republican debacle on health care could prove to be an opportunity. It highlighted, yet again, the complexity of America's system, which continues to be by fa...
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Vernon Hills' Szmyt will live the D-I dream at LouisvilleMar 31, 2017 1:00 am - Andre Szmyt will live the dream, even though the Vernon Hills senior never had it. Not until recently, maybe. "Our linebacker, Andrew Smith, he's like, 'Live my dream fo...
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There's little dignity left in coalMar 31, 2017 1:00 am - By Froma Harrop It was a pathetic scene, coal miners flanking President Donald Trump as he signed an order to dismantle the Clean Power Plan. Trump's imagineers have tur...
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Local studies highlight gap, struggles for women in ITMar 31, 2017 1:00 am - There's no debating that employers in technology industries point to a skills gap as a reason they cannot fill job openings. However, two recent studies from suburban-ba...
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Jackson: Despite the costs, the great north still beckonsMar 30, 2017 10:05 am - There are times when I inspect photographs that my friends and I have taken in the far-north reaches of the sub-Arctic and elsewhere. The brochures and sports show booth...
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'Case For Christ' brings Arlington Heights' Lee Strobel homeMar 30, 2017 6:00 am - 'Case For Christ' brings Strobel home Writer and lecturer Lee Strobel - former Daily Herald metro editor, Chicago Tribune legal affairs editor and a staff member at Will...
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Titanic, war, faith and fun all part of 70-year marriageMar 30, 2017 5:30 am - To understand how Joan Soderlund and Paul Souchek of Huntley built a marriage lasting 70 years, listen to them share each other's stories about close calls involving the...
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Lester: After three years apart, Syrian family in Des Plaines to reuniteMar 30, 2017 5:30 am - By Kerry Lester klester@dailyherald.com After a nearly three-year separation, Des Plaines resident Marwan Saffaf has received word that his wife and 15-year-old daughter...
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How to handle the Russia messMar 30, 2017 1:00 am - By Lee H. Hamilton The recent announcement by FBI Director James Comey that his agency is investigating links between members of President Trump's campaign and Russia ha...