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Government overreach threatens foundations of app communityJun 13, 2016 1:00 am - The legal battle surrounding the San Bernardino iPhone is no longer making headlines, but uncertainty about the future of data security is felt throughout Chicago's star...
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Vote for bands to play at Algonquin CommonsJun 12, 2016 11:00 pm - Local musicians are battling it out to see who will play live this summer at Algonquin Commons. In a twist on the summer concert series, the folks at Algonquin Commons a...
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The search for more elements continuesJun 12, 2016 11:00 pm - By Hope Babowice Kids Ink You wanted to know A young patron from the Vernon Area Library asked, "How many elements are there?" Elements are the most basic form of a subs...
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Imrem: Yes, you might be next on Chicago White Sox rosterJun 12, 2016 5:01 pm - Words about the Chicago White Sox will run out at some point. The jokes will. The eulogies will. The vowels will. The consonants will. The entire alphabet will. Close, b...
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Grammar Moses: Do Cubs and Sox take the same verb? I'm not talking about winningJun 12, 2016 7:30 am - Tom Kwasiborski of Wauconda read something in our sports section that made him wince. The headline read: "The White Sox is sending Ranaudo to Triple-A." "Ain't X treated...
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Constable: '36 Olympic swimming champ still swimming in WadsworthJun 12, 2016 7:15 am - His 98th birthday just two weeks away, Adolph Kiefer slowly swings his stiff, worn body out of his wheelchair and lowers himself precariously close to the edge of the sw...
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Career coach: Drawing the (neck)lineJun 12, 2016 7:10 am - Q: Here's a twist on sexism in the workplace. Why is it OK for women in a professional environment to wear low-cut tops that reveal an inch or more of the line between t...
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Surprise billion-dollar hit 'Zootopia' comes homeJun 12, 2016 7:00 am - Not surprisingly, "Captain America: Civil War" is 2016's box office champ so far with worldwide receipts of $1.1 billion and counting. But you might be surprised to lear...
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Nail holes from carpet tack strips can be repairedJun 12, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I'm considering covering the hardwood floors in two of my rooms and a hallway with wall-to-wall carpeting. The use of conventional tack strips, though, raises questio...
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County assessor's decisions can be appealedJun 12, 2016 4:00 am - Q. I've been reading your advice regarding things you can do to reduce your real estate tax bill. I filed a request to reduce my tax assessment and it was denied. I saw ...