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Congress weighs tax bill to help community associationsMay 06, 2016 2:00 am - WASHINGTON - They are a giant presence in American real estate, but they get short shrift in the federal tax code: the estimated 340,000 communities across the country t...
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Making America truly great againMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - Late in April, The New York Times headlined its lead editorial: "Mr. Trump's Strange World View." It was printed the day after the dominating candidate's much-touted for...
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Abbott's $1 million offer from Houston too rich for Chicago BanditsMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - This time, it was the Bandits who had one stolen right from under their noses. A big one. Chicago's professional softball team lost its best player, and perhaps one of t...
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Making history with HillaryMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Hillary Clinton should play the "woman card." In spades. Clinton has never been a natural politician. She's not in her husband's c...
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Constable: Smokeless tobacco ban, Cubs both “awesome”May 05, 2016 5:35 am - As the Chicago Cubs' starting shortstop, 22-year-old Addison Russell is building a reputation as a complete ballplayer. An elite fielder with a reliable arm, Russell got...
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Elgin teen pursues Olympic dream, one step at a timeMay 05, 2016 5:30 am - For Anali Cisneros, race walking was ... love at first step, if one can say that. The now 18-year-old from Elgin was in middle school and had been running with a local t...
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Reel life: 'Die Hard' returns to the silver screenMay 05, 2016 5:00 am - Film critics notebook: The After Hours Film Society presents Ciro Guerra's spectacular black-and-white historical drama "Embrace of the Serpent" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Ma...
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Baseball: Warren's Davila a delight to coachMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - There are some athletes that coaches like to coach … and some, well, not so much. Then there are athletes like Ryan Davila, a standout pitcher and hitter for the Warren ...
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The gift of an Opinion page without You Know WhoMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page is a gift of sorts. Consider it a little cleansing breath before the halitosis that now appears certain to come this summer. With the fallout from T...
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Nuclear energy vital to Illinois' energy leadershipMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - By Christine Todd Whitman Guest columnist Illinois, like all states, is taking a hard look at its energy sources in order to transition to a more sustainable energy syst...