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My foreign friendsDec 07, 2024 2:45 pm - When I was a high school kid in Missouri, around 1972 or so, there were people in our town who used the word “foreigner” to refer to anyone who spoke English with an acce...
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Jim O’Donnell: Now with an Ivy League finish, Zbikowski still dreams of sweet home ChicagoDec 07, 2024 10:47 am - FINDING TOMMY ZBIKOWSKI WASN'T all that hard. It was the routing that surprised a bit — head east from the Chicago Fire Department and pull over at the Ivy League. That's...
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Looking hither and yon to find all the bowl games college football has to offerDec 07, 2024 10:00 am - For a brief moment some thought was given to holding a college football bowl game at Wrigley Field, a notion considered too daffy even for the protracted commotion of Dit...
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After the state football finals, is it time to have a private-public school sports discussion?Dec 06, 2024 6:00 am - After last week’s dominance by private schools in the IHSA championship football games, it’s time to have a difficult discussion.
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North Korea provocations underscore South Korea’s successDec 06, 2024 4:00 am - North Korea’s contribution of combat troops to aid Russia in Ukraine has drawn global attention and headlines, but is only one component of ongoing ominous moves. At the ...
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Joe Biden flips, pardons son Hunter. No one is surprisedDec 06, 2024 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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If the Bears are trying to put on a comedy routine, it’s not very funnyDec 05, 2024 6:00 am - Who’s in charge? What’s the plan to hire the next head coach? I don’t know where the next stadium is going to be built. It’s the Bears' version of Abbott and Costello “who’s on first routine” and I’m as confused as ever.
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Where men and women can find the best clothing for the outdoorsDec 05, 2024 6:00 am - I had heard the buzz about a new outdoor clothing store that was opening up. The store is called “Sitka Gear” and they have six stores beside the one that just opened in Vernon Hills, a stone’s throw from the Hawthorne Mall, near the intersection of Route 60 and Route 21.
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Spreading love in her memory: Palatine, Fremd game to feature fundraiser for foundationDec 05, 2024 6:00 am - Friday’s girls and boys basketball doubleheader between Palatine and host Fremd will feature a fundraiser for the Kendall Nicole Eich Foundation, named after the 2003 Palatine graduate who died in 2021 from brain cancer.
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Holidays are a good time to expand your news tastesDec 05, 2024 4:00 am - Food, glorious food. Of course, it is a subject of interest any time of year, but is there any time when it is more enticing than the year-end holidays? Is there any time...