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Moving forward after 'the Justice Scalia election'Nov 16, 2016 12:00 am - "Do not let trials and pains overwhelm you." Pope Francis said this during Mass in Mexico City on the night of last Feb. 13, while at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalup...
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Waubonsee College improves training for health care studentsNov 15, 2016 10:00 pm - According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 20 percent of adults in the state of Illinois report being in fair or poor health. In addition, our m...
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The best show of the fall season? The CubsNov 15, 2016 5:00 am - It was the best show of the fall TV season, a seven-part roller coaster with shocking twists, heartbreaking loss and, ultimately, outrageous triumph. I'm talking, of cou...
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North: Time for Chicago Bears to move on without CutlerNov 15, 2016 4:19 am - After eight years of inconsistent football play, I'm hoping the Jay Cutler era with the Chicago Bears is finally coming to an end. The nightmare will be over and the Be...
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Constable: In our red-and-blue state, identifying 'pod people' is trickyNov 15, 2016 4:00 am - "At first glance, everything looked the same. It wasn't. Something evil had taken possession of the town," explains Dr. Miles J. Bennell, the chisel-jawed movie characte...
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New mom's fitness regimen is nobody's business but hersNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - Q. Three months ago I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Exactly four days later, while I was still sitting on pillows, my husband's friend came to visit. After congra...
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Lessons from the pastNov 15, 2016 12:00 am - Afterthoughts about our new president-elect - and ourselves: Election Day evening, as it slowly, state by state, became obvious that Donald J. Trump was being elected pr...
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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 ...