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A look back at Carmenere's past and a look to its futureNov 01, 2023 6:00 am - "Now" is a provocative marketing term as in "What's the best wine to drink now?" The thing is, with wine, there's a whole lot of "then." And uniquely, with Carmenere, be...
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Chili isn't a soup, or is it? It's all good all the sameNov 01, 2023 6:00 am - Is chili a soup? No, you say! There is no broth in chili. It doesn't (or shouldn't) run off a plate. Plus, you don't put soup on a hot dog, for Pete's sake. Yes, you say...
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Agent says building permits not required; contractor disagreesNov 01, 2023 6:00 am - Q: When we bought our home, the seller disclosed that the sunroom had been added without a building permit. Our Realtor assured us that a permit was not required because...
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'A town straight out of a Hallmark movie': Long Grove provides perfect setting for new Hulu rom-comNov 01, 2023 5:00 am - From the moment producers Chris Charles and John W. Bosher read Buffalo Grove screenwriter Adam Rockoff's holiday romance, they knew “Reporting for Christmas” would be t...
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After a sleepy start, Palatine's Ball runs his way into record booksNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - Here is proof you don't always need to be an early bird to catch the worm. On the field Oct. 27 after Neuqua Valley eliminated Palatine in the Class 8A football playoffs...
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Jim O'Donnell: Jim Harbaugh as next head coach of the Bears – imperfectly perfectNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - IF THERE IS A PAPA BEAR IN HEAVEN, George McCaskey and associates must be monitoring events in Ann Arbor with the intensity of creatives at Marvel worrying about the ris...
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No populists in sight in the world of politicsNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - In the grand ballroom of American politics, Democrats have long waltzed to the melody of progressivism while ridiculing Republicans' preference for outdated tax-cut tune...
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Mike Johnson: I ain't did nothin'Nov 01, 2023 1:00 am - Like the phrase "I never saw her before in my life" and "I swear I won't touch the stuff," the sentence "I ain't did nothin'" is a sidewalk classic. So beautifully anti-...
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Ride Illinois' new initiative encourages more biking and less drivingOct 31, 2023 11:00 pm - "I can bike there!" echoed throughout my youth. A coaster-braked, balloon-tired, hand-me-down magically expanded my 10-year old universe beyond typical neighborhood expl...
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Can't help falling in love with 'Priscilla' and its ideal cast, subtle direction, eye-popping production designsOct 31, 2023 11:00 am - “Priscilla” — ★ ★ ★ ★ Few Hollywood biographical dramas pack the risky level of exploitative and sensationalistic naughtiness nimbly negotiated in “Priscilla.” For ...