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Imrem: Arrieta has Cubs' latest magic trickOct 10, 2016 1:01 pm - The 2016 Cubs keep coming up with new magic tricks. They have needed all of them against the Giants in the NLDS. Like Javier Baez's game-winning home run in Game 1. Then...
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Father's passion for sports car is contagiousOct 10, 2016 6:00 am - Keith Van Sickle faced a tough dilemma. He was picking out a new car - sounds simple, right? But not in the summer of 1967 when there was an abundance of hot stuff avail...
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Lester: 40 suburbs see spike in violent crimes in 2015Oct 10, 2016 5:00 am - Violent crimes increased last year in half of 80 suburbs, says a new report by the FBI we've been analyzing. Property crimes increased in more than 40 percent of the sub...
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Rozner: Cubs, Maddon fail to put away GiantsOct 10, 2016 1:00 am - The Chicago Cubs' next party will have to wait. For nearly three games, the San Francisco Giants' offense did virtually nothing against Cubs pitching, but with their sea...
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Rozner: Chicago Cubs' Maddon sure Contreras catching onOct 10, 2016 1:00 am - Joe Maddon took a chance Saturday night. It's not unusual for the Chicago Cubs manager to show confidence in his young players. No, he's done that from the moment he arr...
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Donations will enable new plaque at Batavia ArboretumOct 09, 2016 11:00 pm - It's always good to hear when this column accomplishes a task it occasionally sets out to do - spark some action for a worthy cause. In the eyes of Rosemary Henders of B...
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Kids can trick-or-treat at Algonquin, Geneva Commons mallsOct 09, 2016 11:00 pm - There are Halloween happenings planned for families this month at opposite ends of the Randall Road corridor. Both Geneva Commons and Algonquin Commons are hosting event...
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Imrem: For Chicago Bears, decision on quarterback could be doneOct 09, 2016 4:01 pm - The Chicago Bears' quarterback controversy isn't over yet: Jay Cutler still can regain the job when he returns from a bum thumb. Brian Hoyer might start throwing the bal...
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Grammar Moses: Insidious oxymorons and other casualties of writingOct 09, 2016 7:30 am - I was listening to a business report the other day when someone used the term "negative growth." I'm a glass-half-full kind of guy. I love a happy or inspiring story mor...
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Constable: Italian group won't give up ColumbusOct 09, 2016 7:30 am - In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. But now we have a new way of thinking, and Christopher's holiday quickly is sinking. Up until a generatio...