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Just calling for balanced state budget isn't enough - or realisticNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - Last week, Gov. Rauner called for a meeting with the four legislative leaders to negotiate a General Fund budget for Illinois. Normally, that wouldn't generate headlines...
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FBI: Cubs fans should be wary of phony memorabiliaNov 17, 2016 10:00 pm - It's a great time to be a Cubs fan. It's also a great time to be someone looking to scam a Cubs fan. The FBI is warning the former about the latter this week, as those ...
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Lester: Consultant turns post-election blues into help for female candidatesNov 17, 2016 4:30 am - Among those lamenting Hillary Clinton's loss last week to Donald Trump, one woman noticed a common theme in Facebook and Twitter posts. "I kept seeing people say, 'I do...
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Constable: Frailty, thy name isn't these young Muslim womenNov 17, 2016 4:15 am - In a theater packed with people of different races, religions, genders, ages and ethnic backgrounds, a team of young suburban Muslim women wearing pastel pink hijabs quo...
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Guess who's coming to the White HouseNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - If you'd never heard of Steve Bannon before Tuesday, you have now. All the world is suddenly abuzz with news that President-elect Donald Trump has named Bannon, formerl...
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Trump scores high in first week of transitionNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - One week and a day into his new life, Donald Trump and Republicans seem to be making the right moves - wise moves - as he prepares to assume the presidency, and as new s...
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Antioch's Reiser twins prefer their impact on the basketball courtNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - The maroon 2010 Ford Edge, Amy and Ashley's car, was totaled. "She kept us pretty dang safe," Ashley Reiser said. "I love that car." Fortunately, luckily, unbelievably, ...
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After settling in, Thomas floors it at Grayslake NorthNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - Detroit is the "Motor City." And yet Jamal Thomas's motor was practically idling when he played basketball in the Detroit suburb of Pontiac. It took a move to Illinois f...
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There's always reason to give thanksNov 16, 2016 10:00 pm - An elderly woman dying of cancer, without close family or friends, lies alone in a hospital bed on Thanksgiving. A chaplain, assigned to the task of comforting the sick ...
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New app connects youths to mental health helpNov 16, 2016 10:00 pm - McHenry County youths now have faster and easier access via text to mental health resources with a new mobile app called "MCHELP." Originally launched as "Text A Tip," ...