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Collaboration a key in fight against substance abuseApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - As too many Illinois families have learned, addiction does not discriminate. Cheaper than cigarettes and more available than alcohol, heroin has become a plague on our c...
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Collar company growsApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Tim Payne, co-founder of a Hoffman Estates company that designs and makes dog training collars recently moved his manufacturing operations from China to Illinois. Payne,...
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When it comes to worldview, pope can travel where a politician must fear to treadApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Imagine emerging from a rocky political week only to announce, as Bernie Sanders did, that, oh, by the way, the Vatican called. Actually, it was the Pontifical Academy o...
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Honor 85-year-old mom's request not to see photos of herselfApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Q. My mother is 85 she's been married to my father for 54 years now. In the past 10 years she has taken us to task (well, literal screaming) when we show her photos ...
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Elgin bodybuilder competes on 'American Grit'Apr 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Rappel down a slippery mountain canyon? Run 5.2 miles while carrying a heavy log with three other people through an obstacle-filled course? Take on survival challenges d...
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Niece will have to find her own wayApr 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Q. Yesterday I received a save-the-date from my niece for a wedding in Hawaii. While we can afford to go to such a wedding, we recognize that many people in her family w...
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Imrem: Schwarber can be replaced on this deep Cubs teamApr 11, 2016 8:00 pm - It speaks volumes about the Cubs that they expect to absorb the loss of injured Kyle Schwarber without missing a beat. The best Schwarber can do is be a presence around ...
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Pyke: Are dangerous merges to blame for more I-90 crashes?Apr 11, 2016 5:30 am - With seconds to merge into traffic you can't see, the Arlington Heights Road interchange with westbound I-90 is a heart-stopping, adrenaline-pumping thrill-ride no one w...
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1974 Monte Carlo: Still as curvaceous and cozy as everApr 11, 2016 5:00 am - Backbreaking work calls for an equally robust rig. Enter one rough 'n' ready 1966 Ford pickup. It was perfect for a young Ralph Caliendo working in his dad's concrete bu...
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Buffalo Grove's Stejskal headed for Olivet NazareneApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - Sammy Stejskal, a 5-foot-11 senior for this year's Mid-Suburban East champion girls basketball team at Buffalo Grove, was capable of playing every position on the floor....