Columns
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Constable: This is the Cubs' yearMar 31, 2016 5:30 am - You might notice today's new column logo and immediately think that my short-billed white Cubs hat, like all Cubs hats, makes me appear nerdish, bordering on pathetic. ...
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Music, versatility key to Algonquin teen's successMar 31, 2016 5:00 am - “I'm just a random, overachieving kid who happened to do some stuff,” is how 17-year-old Kevin Derby describes himself. That's one way to put it. Another is to say he's ...
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Lester: Suburban support still key to Villanova's BrunsonMar 31, 2016 5:00 am - In a whirlwind year's time, Adlai E. Stevenson High School basketball standout Jalen Brunson has gone from breaking records in the IHSA Class 4A state title game to prep...
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Suburban natives team up to save theaterMar 31, 2016 5:00 am - Earl Halbe was born and raised in Aurora and graduated from East Aurora High School before earning a theater arts degree at downstate Eastern Illinois University in 1979...
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Lakes' Milewski twins savoring their remaining team time togetherMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - The math can be a bit challenging, even for a couple of elite students at the top of their class. Ben and Matt Milewski, twins at Lakes who rank in the top 10 of the sen...
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Elgin schools could get help making CEO the superintendentMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - A renewed push could be underway in Springfield to allow the suburbs' biggest school district to make one of its leaders acting superintendent even though he lacks the c...
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Slusher: From Brussels terrorism, the too-frequent deliberations on an iconic image of tragedyMar 31, 2016 1:00 am - Nearly every afternoon's meeting of news editors concludes with a review of options for the next-day print edition's most prominent Page 1 picture. On Tuesday, March 22,...
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Tri-Cities girls soccer team meets World Cup playersMar 30, 2016 11:00 pm - A good girls soccer team has plenty of opportunities to enter and possibly win a tournament. But how often would those players have a chance to meet and chat with member...
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Imrem: NHL needs to hit back hard at Chicago Blackhawks' KeithMar 30, 2016 5:00 pm - There is no defense for Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith's behavior at Minnesota on Tuesday night. Keith - on his way to the hockey Hall of Fame - will make a ...
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Colorful, crafty gadgets make debut at International Home and Housewares ShowMar 30, 2016 6:00 am - After walking the floors of the International Home + Housewares Show at McCormick Place in Chicago earlier this month, I've seen the future for kitchen equipment. It's ...