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City stickers save glimpses of timeMay 09, 2016 6:00 am - City stickers have been a part of Chicago motoring heritage for decades. Area classic car owners often leave vintage examples affixed to their vehicles' windshields. Jus...
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Lester: Suburban schools left holding bag for college entrance examsMay 09, 2016 5:42 am - Editor's note: This column has been update to clarify language regarding a former part-time College of DuPage employee's relationship with the selection of a presidentia...
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Rozner: Cubs' Maddon makes the complex simpleMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - He may be one of the most complex personalities to ever pass through Chicago. And yet it's the simplicity with which Joe Maddon approaches each minute of the day that re...
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Basketball: Scarpino celebrates 44 years of coaching heavenMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - The basketball court has been heaven for Bob Scarpino. "I have a poster hanging in my office 'Return to Heaven,' which is the Hickory basketball court of the Indiana sta...
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High schools: Martin gains entrance to IADA Hall of FameMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - Ten days ago was a special moment for former Stevenson athletic director John Martin. He was inducted into The Illinois Athletic Directors Association's Hall of Fame in ...
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12 things beginning birders should knowMay 08, 2016 11:00 pm - As a hobby, one of the best things about birding is ease of entry. The only essentials are a pair of binoculars and a field guide. For $100 or even less, you could start...
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Makeover winners get a new look at Algonquin CommonsMay 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Four shoppers got pampered and spoiled this month with a shopping spree and total makeover at the Algonquin Commons shopping center. They each won the makeover as part o...
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Imrem: Cubs' Maddon wouldn't let Nationals' Harper beat themMay 08, 2016 5:01 pm - Cubs' slugger Kris Bryant described manager Joe Maddon on Sunday morning. "Genius," Bryant said. Hard to argue with that later in the afternoon, when the Cubs' 13-inning...
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Grammar Moses: On Mothers' Day, the power of an apostropheMay 08, 2016 7:23 am - It's Mother's Day. Not Mothers Day or Mothers' Day, but plain old singular possessive Mother's Day. Why? Because when the rule was created it was generally thought that ...
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Constable: Mom survives perilous birth with lives to celebrateMay 08, 2016 7:00 am - Too soon, and her baby could die or suffer life-altering complications. Too late, and mother Puja Pereira of Hoffman Estates might bleed to death. Even with perfect timi...