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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: Courage needed now in Congress to shore up Social SecurityApr 23, 2023 1:00 am - The Social Security Administration's most recent report on the health of the trust fund that sustains the benefits for some 65 million Americans reported that its trust ...
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Grammar Moses: Follow me down the rabbit holeApr 22, 2023 4:00 pm - "Is the expression 'going down a rabbit hole' appearing more frequently these days?" reader Cliff Darnall asked. "I was asked what the expression meant a couple of years...
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How your brain works to help you cope with deep griefApr 22, 2023 9:00 am - I just read a new book about the effects of grief on the brain, and the role of certain processes in the brain that help us cope with grief. It's called “The Grieving B...
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Baseball Way Back: Jackie Robinson's first visit to Wrigley was a box-office smashApr 22, 2023 1:00 am - The Cubs celebrated Jackie Robinson's legacy with great fanfare Thursday, as they started a series with Robinson's team, the Dodgers, at Wrigley Field. The Black nationa...
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What are these suburban townships doing with all that extra cash?Apr 22, 2023 1:00 am - Some townships hang on to more than they need in a year or even two years
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Drury Lane rocks and bops down memory lane with its revival of 'Grease'Apr 21, 2023 1:00 pm - “Grease” - ★ ★ ½ Walking to my car Thursday after the opening of “Grease” at Drury Lane Theatre, I overheard a young man discussing the musical with a companion. “She ...
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Resident with disability has right to 'reasonable' modificationsApr 21, 2023 7:00 am - By David M. Bendoff Q: A unit owner in our association claims the association is not required to allow a disabled unit owner to make a modification to the common element...
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Two Chicago festivals bring you the past, present and future of filmApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - Over the next few weeks, two Chicago film festivals will showcase the past, present and future of the medium with local flavor and global reach. CineYouth Festival ...
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Spotlight: Thriller 'D.O.A.' opens at Steel Beam while 'Big River' musical takes stage at Mercury TheaterApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - Theater noir Steel Beam Theatre presents "D.O.A.," a thriller adapted by Elizabeth Lovelady from the screenplay of the 1949 film about an accountant named Frank Bigelow ...
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Friends of Fox River's passion on display in new filmApr 21, 2023 6:00 am - On a calendar, Earth Day is Saturday, April 22. To those who make a living of fighting back against the harm that sewage, industrial runoff and constant littering inflic...