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Cops & Crime: Suburban chiefs hope to reduce officers' use of forceOct 07, 2016 5:00 am - Police officers' use of force remains in the headlines across the country and in the suburbs, including Wednesday when authorities say an Aurora teen shot himself to dea...
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Constable: Cubs fans like odds, even against even-year GiantsOct 07, 2016 1:00 am - For more than a century, we Chicago Cubs fans have been hoping, "This is the year." Instead, we end up blaming a billy goat or a black cat or a Gatorade-soaked mitt or a...
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North: Rizzo, Bryant, Posey should settle this NLDS seriesOct 06, 2016 8:19 pm - Joe Maddon said it best: be careful what you wish for! The Cubs will play the San Francisco Giants Friday night at Wrigley Field while the New York Mets, who swept the ...
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Should filmmaker's past be factored into movie reviews? Gire says noOct 06, 2016 6:00 am - 'Filmmaker' critics? By now, most people who follow movies know that in 1999 “The Birth of a Nation” director/writer/star Nate Parker was accused of raping an 18-year-ol...
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Des Plaines man runs to help those with disabilitiesOct 06, 2016 6:00 am - Of the approximate 40,000 runners expected to line up Sunday at the 39th annual Chicago Marathon, few will be more prepared than a Des Plaines man, who challenged himsel...
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Lester: Cullerton attacks opponent for extra exemption he also gotOct 06, 2016 5:20 am - Democratic state Sen. Tom Cullerton of Villa Park is criticizing his opponent for taking an extra property tax exemption. But records show Cullerton's own tax bill conta...
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Constable: Cubs give off '85 Bears vibeOct 06, 2016 5:15 am - Our team hasn't won a championship since 1908, but many Cubs fans still can go into these baseball playoffs with a feeling of déjà vu. This young, talented, fun-loving C...
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Ominous signs from poll after first Clinton-Trump debateOct 06, 2016 1:00 am - A Fox News national poll suggests Donald Trump suffered real damage in his first debate with Hillary Clinton - not just losing the debate, but sliding in some key measur...
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Rozner: Cubs execute plan nicely in Game 1Oct 06, 2016 1:00 am - Count Tom Ricketts among the few who are unafraid. Sure, he understands Cubs Nation has a natural fear of success. After all, history has been unkind to the North Siders...
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Football success? Stevenson's Marchese family knows the drillOct 06, 2016 1:00 am - A cheerleader in high school, Julie Marchese shifted gears after college and threw herself into pretty much the opposite of cheerleading. She went into the Army. Marche...