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Will Donald last all the way to the election?Aug 10, 2016 1:00 am - By Gene Lyons The question isn't so much if Donald Trump can win the election as whether or not he'll still be the GOP candidate come November. Nobody can predict what m...
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Community colleges starting to offer flexible schedules for adult learnersAug 09, 2016 11:00 pm - According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average worker holds 10 different jobs before age 40, and this number is projected to grow. In fact, some research sugge...
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As Lisle turns 60, changes are visibleAug 09, 2016 11:00 pm - In 2006, following one of the longest parades in the history of Lisle, roughly 500 people braved the aftermath of a thunderstorm on Sept. 30 to assemble on a green stret...
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Imrem: Olympic postcards not always worthy of gold medalAug 09, 2016 5:01 pm - Imagine for a moment that Chicago was playing host to the Olympics currently being staged in Rio de Janeiro. No, stop, don't bother. Too scary. You'd have to envision th...
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Grilled lamb chops, onions and herb salad just looks fancyAug 09, 2016 6:00 am - This recipe sounds, looks and tastes fancy, but it takes only a few steps of preparation and some simple assembly. It's one of those recipes that demands the best ingred...
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Hawthorn Woods native is nation's hottest pop song writerAug 09, 2016 5:10 am - "Sorry" by Justin Bieber. "Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE. "Centuries" by Fall Out Boy. "Good for You" and "Hands to Myself" by Selena Gomez. These chart-topping pop hits, p...
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JDC tournament makes the best of its golf challenge from OlympicsAug 09, 2016 1:01 am - Golf will be contested at the Olympic Games for the first time since 1904 beginning on Thursday. That's also the same day the John Deere Classic - the PGA Tour's only an...
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Clinton's 'short-circuited' apologyAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - One of the most unintentionally revealing moments of Hillary Clinton's campaign so far came during her recent, unconvincing explanation of the email affair: "I may have ...
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Join effort to change Illinois politicsAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - Last spring, we co-authored a call to action for voters in Illinois to engage in legislative redistricting reform by signing a petition to put the Independent Map Amendm...
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Writing thank you notes isn't always necessaryAug 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Q. My daughter suffers from general anxiety and just finished middle school. To thank her teachers for helping her through her moments of panic, I made each of them a ni...