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Lester: Caregivers leaving for higher pay in fast food, retailAug 25, 2016 5:26 am - By Kerry Lester klester@dailyherald.com Some Ray Graham Association workers in DuPage County are leaving their posts for higher-paying jobs in fast food or big box store...
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Constable: How Cubs fans celebrated a century before TwitterAug 25, 2016 5:00 am - This summer's championship dreams send Cubs fan Bruce Reinger of Mount Prospect to his attic stash of one-of-a-kind keepsakes from the last time the Cubs won the World S...
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Lester: Caregivers are leaving their jobs for higher pay in fast food, retailAug 25, 2016 5:00 am - Some Ray Graham Association workers in DuPage County are leaving their posts for higher-paying jobs in fast food or big box stores as the clock is ticking on GOP Gov. Br...
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This time Hillary's 'heel' wound may be fatalAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - When I wrote the headline "Hillary's heel," I was thinking of Achilles, not Bill, though the former president is usually within nipping range of his wife's pantsuit hem....
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What football players, parents need to know about recruitingAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - Since this column's best ideas are often someone else's, Dave Trumpy's topic sounded great when we ran into him this summer. Dave and Beth Trumpy are the parents of 2009...
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Everybody's working for the weekendAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - The countdown is over. Prep football is back. It's been nine months since eight teams won state titles in DeKalb, and now the focus shifts to a trip to Champaign this Th...
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Here's how to make your voice heard on electionsAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - With Election Day now barely more than two months away, our letters columns soon will be teeming with the passions of citizens hoping to influence the votes of their fri...
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Imrem: Chicago Cubs fans need to just trust in Joe MaddonAug 24, 2016 5:00 pm - Now that Major League Baseball has released the postseason schedule, a popular exercise is mapping the Chicago Cubs' playoff pitching rotation. Ain't fantasy sports grea...
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Jackson: There are options when you can't find the fishAug 24, 2016 10:05 am - As anglers, we seem to be creatures of habit coupled with a major desire to embrace stubbornness. And stubbornness can translate into attitudes that embrace a high degre...
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Enjoy Buffalo or Bloody Mary Shrimp - it's your choiceAug 24, 2016 6:00 am - Shrimp is always a favorite at my house. It doesn't matter whether it is served hot or cold, whenever shrimp is on the menu I am greeted with happy faces. We appreciate ...