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State and national athletic governing bodies agree: Hazing not tolerated on any level, especially in high schoolAug 27, 2023 1:00 am - When Northwestern University fired Pat Fitzgerald as its head football coach amid myriad allegations of hazing incidents within the program, the university served notice...
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Enough park land for every resident? Which suburban districts meet the national standardAug 26, 2023 1:00 am - With just 138 acres of property, the Park Ridge Park District's footprint is one of the smallest in the suburbs. The district serves nearly 40,000 people, though, which ...
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Facts Matter: Tropical Storm Hilary didn't flood Dodger StadiumAug 26, 2023 1:00 am - Tropical Storm Hilary hit downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 20, making it the wettest recorded August day in the California city, with 2.48 inches of rainfall, the National W...
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Beware: At just $19 a month, or 63 cents a day, those charitable pitches really add upAug 25, 2023 11:00 pm - By Susan Anderson-Khleif There is a new pitch afoot. It's in your email, it's in TV commercials. It's relentless. What is it? It is a broad array of organizations asking...
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Unit owners must keep condo association activeAug 25, 2023 6:00 am - Q: Our (self-managed Illinois) condominium association is comprised of eight units. Our declaration requires three to be board members. What would happen if we were unab...
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'Flat-out lied': Ex-Gurnee man imprisoned 29 years on bad conviction sues police, prosecutorsAug 25, 2023 5:00 am - Herman Williams spent almost three decades in prison after being wrongfully convicted of his former wife's 1993 murder. Now the former Gurnee resident and Gulf War veter...
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Politicians make a mockery out of 'emergency' spendingAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - Remember how, mere months ago, the debt-ceiling deal struck between Democrats and Republicans to avoid a government shutdown was touted as "an historic first step toward...
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Rudy's downfallAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - RICO. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act - (RICO) - with its draconian penalties was a favorite of prosecutor Rudy Giuliani in the good or bad old da...
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Rudy's downfallAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - RICO. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act - (RICO) - with its draconian penalties was a favorite of prosecutor Rudy Giuliani in the good or bad old da...
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Geneva man's 'America My Home' music video project aims to bring people togetherAug 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Bringing some semblance of unity back in this country is a tall order, one we increasingly can't rely on elected officials to pull off. We have to find our inspiration a...