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Babcock McGraw: For DePaul, the challenges keep comingDec 02, 2016 12:00 am - This is supposed to be a rebuilding year for Connecticut women's basketball. Key words: "supposed to be." Connecticut, which lost national player of the year and No. 1 d...
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St. Nick, demons and 'Star Wars' dominate upcoming local movie eventsDec 01, 2016 5:00 am - The 1946 classic holiday fantasy “It's a Wonderful Life” will be screened at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 at the Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood St., Palati...
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Lester: Arlington Park, racing board want to chip in money to boost pursesDec 01, 2016 4:30 am - Arlington Park and others finally might have come up with a way to boost the lagging horse-racing business in Illinois, and it'll require the tracks and regulators to po...
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Trump's hypocrisy is good for AmericaDec 01, 2016 4:00 am - WASHINGTON - As Donald Trump's campaign promises have been dunked in reality's strong solvent, many have been transformed in one way or another - modified, moderated, qu...
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Constable: With dog banned, Salvation Army bell ringer works soloDec 01, 2016 4:00 am - Bell ringers collecting donations in red kettles for the Salvation Army often hear comments such as, “I'll catch you on the way out,” “Sorry, I don't carry cash” or “Mer...
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Protesters, Trump need to follow the American WayDec 01, 2016 4:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Protesters have every right to wave signs proclaiming that Donald Trump is "Not My President" (although their credibility is compr...
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No easy way to deal with depressionNov 30, 2016 10:00 pm - Maybe it was serendipitous. Or maybe I just need to do a better job of staying on top of my mail. Anyway, the second piece I picked up to skim through was a magazine wi...
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Imrem: Big Ten champions should qualify before Ohio StateNov 30, 2016 4:01 pm - Intercollegiate athletics become more absurd by the circumstance. Take the College Football Playoff. Actually, take the Big Ten wing of the CFP, a conference that long a...
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Better angling opportunities remain a hot holiday topicNov 30, 2016 9:05 am - Steaming coffee is the liquid that fuels serious conversations in my group of make-believe politicians. Of course not one of these cronies comes close to the fat cats wh...
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Celebrate Christmas early at Dickens in DundeeNov 30, 2016 5:00 am - The Dickens in Dundee festival is Dundee Township's spin on the holidays, organizers say. During the two-day festival, which starts Friday, Dec. 2, revelers will enjoy a...