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The lesson in the relentless positivity of Chicago Cubs manager Joe MaddonOct 27, 2016 1:00 am - Chicago Cubs skipper Joe Maddon did not sound like a guy whose team had just gotten clobbered in its first World Series game in 71 years by a score of 6-0 Tuesday night....
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Slusher: Why, even in era of negativity, kids can have reason to be hopefulOct 27, 2016 1:00 am - If you were to ask some of the suburbs' most politically engaged young people to describe the state of Illinois in a single word, what do you suppose it would be? I atte...
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Rozner: HOFer Williams basking in Cubs' WS gloryOct 27, 2016 1:00 am - Billy Williams stood in the visitors dugout at Progressive Field and smiled. For a few moments, he couldn't stop giggling long enough to answer a question. Williams simp...
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Take a 'Ghosts of the Fox' tour in St. CharlesOct 26, 2016 11:00 pm - He says most people just call him "Dr. Chuck," and if they visit his Project Psi Institute office at 418 S. Second St. they are generally interested in the paranormal or...
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Jackson: A bluegill meal fit for a queenOct 26, 2016 10:05 am - My wife is probably one of those rare women who work ultra-hard to pull off special events for family and friends. After months of planning that began more than two year...
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Buffalo Grove students create Skunk Aid kitOct 26, 2016 6:00 am - Bella, a 4-year old Goldendoodle owned by the Relias family of Arlington Heights, has a starring role in a new startup company devised by three enterprising Buffalo Grov...
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Quesadillas will get your kids out fast for trick-or-treatingOct 26, 2016 6:00 am - If you have kids, then you know that thinking about dinner on Halloween is not easy. Getting the kids out the door with a little something in their stomachs besides cand...
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Political doc 'Madigan' a compelling hit-pieceOct 26, 2016 6:00 am - A Texas media company produced "Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics.," a one-hour documentary about Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, because no Illinois product...
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What a long, strange trip it's beenOct 26, 2016 1:01 am - To set the record straight ... I still don't own cowboy boots - or a pickup truck - and no southern accent to report. I do have a new appreciation for Du Quoin football...
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Add another award for ThorneOct 26, 2016 1:00 am - Faith, family, academics - the core of John Thorne's philosophy that graced football players and programs with a Midas touch. Thorne said great players are "how coaches ...