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Each Illinois legislator costs us an average of $100,000 a yearJul 27, 2016 5:00 am - The average Illinois legislator cost taxpayers $99,968 last year. That's according to a new study released by the Illinois Policy Institute today that shows $18,094,238 ...
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Elgin's Sainz takes Illinois Open in rousing fashionJul 27, 2016 1:01 am - Golf has been played in the Chicago area for 124 years, and - as far as local players go - there's never been a two-week stretch quite like the one that ended with a rou...
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The resilience of loveJul 27, 2016 1:00 am - OSWIECEM, POLAND - The first thing you notice as you approach Auschwitz, the former Nazi concentration camp here, are the billboards for real estate, the Italian restaur...
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Does Hillary have what it takes to build on faith issues?Jul 27, 2016 1:00 am - With Thomas Hobbes now firmly in charge of Republican messaging - the world is a dark, Darwinian bloodbath, unless we turn over power to a strong ruler who will protect ...
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Bartlett celebrates National Night Out for four daysJul 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Many of the Northwest suburbs will celebrate National Night Out next Tuesday, but none more so than Bartlett, which turns the annual event designed to heighten crime and...
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Graduates gain experience through internshipsJul 26, 2016 11:00 pm - One of the best ways to ensure employment related to your major after graduation is to spend some time gaining work experience related to your field of interest. For man...
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Imrem: Maybe women execs could have helped with Chapman situationJul 26, 2016 5:00 pm - The events of the past few days involving Chris Sale and Aroldis Chapman made something clear. The game needs more diversity. Namely more women in prominent baseball ope...
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Russo Power Equipment opens in former Elgin Wal-Mart siteJul 26, 2016 6:00 am - The former Wal-Mart site along Randall Road has a new tenant. The 118,000-square-foot building at Randall Road and Royal had been vacant since 2012, when the Wal-Mart cl...
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Sainz makes strong comeback in St. CharlesJul 26, 2016 1:01 am - Usually a golfer makes his mark in the Illinois Open and uses it as a springboard to earn a regular spot on the PGA Tour. For Carlos Sainz, though, it's been the other w...
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Prestigious Western Amateur returns with players from 20 countries competingJul 26, 2016 1:01 am - Ten straight days of major tournament action in the Chicago area comes to an end on Wednesday with the conclusion of the Illinois Open at Royal Fox in St. Charles, but t...