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Imrem: If only the Chicago Bears had a younger QB ...Sep 19, 2016 5:01 pm - Carson Wentz hasn't quite supplanted Jimmy Garoppolo as my quarterback crush. No, not even after Garoppolo injured his throwing shoulder Sunday afternoon. And not even a...
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Many questions remain in looming phaseout of for-profit prisonsSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Justice's plan to phase out for-profit prisons is good news for humane conditions and fiscal responsibility - and bad news for executives who enri...
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Local birders dream up ways to spend $500Sep 19, 2016 1:00 am - If $500 fell out of the sky and you had to spend it, what would you do? I recently posed this question to about 50 birders, just for fun. My ground rules were simple: T...
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Volleyball: Kronberg will be on the case at MemphisSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - With an interest in FBI work, Alyssa Kronberg plans to study criminology in college. For now, Kronberg is quite adept at solving hard-hitting attackers on the volleyball...
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Rozner: Bears' season falling apart fastSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - OK, well, that didn't take long. The Chicago Bears' season is coming apart at the seams and the best player on the team, Kyle Long, has apparently had it with losing aft...
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Football: Daniels put his foot down with StampedersSep 19, 2016 1:00 am - Playing his first year in the Canadian Football League, it hasn't taken Vernon Hills High School graduate DaVaris Daniels long to start earning attention. The rookie rec...
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Find cottage-style decor and hand-painted signs at The Velvet Butterfly shop in St. CharlesSep 18, 2016 11:00 pm - If asked to describe The Velvet Butterfly shop in St. Charles, I'd simply say it's an "artsy sign" place. But that would be selling short the skills of owner Nancy Mylns...
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British sports car is healthy dose of funSep 18, 2016 11:00 pm - What the doctor orders is usually just what you need. But in Greg Ostrowski's case, it was a patient who had a desired remedy. Greg was 21 in 1968 and in need of a car, ...
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Imrem: Cubs will have odd, but nice, breakSep 18, 2016 5:01 pm - Odd is the first word that came to mind while walking into Wrigley Field on Sunday morning. "Yes," Cubs manager Joe Maddon agreed. Odd indeed. It's like, why doesn't the...
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New paid leave policy may be smartest perk for families yetSep 18, 2016 7:13 am - The race to attract and retain millennial workers nearing parenting age has gone from exciting to a bit exaggerated. Over the past couple of years, progressive companies...