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How vacuum cleaners get new life as robots: Batavia man creates art out of others' junkDec 15, 2022 10:00 pm - Jason Panek of Batavia likes junk. But it wouldn't be fair to label him simply as a scavenger or dumpster diver. He's had a long career in the waste business and most re...
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Rare sightings and other surprises captivated local bird watchers throughout the yearDec 15, 2022 5:00 am - The younger, hotshot birders call them megas, as in mega-rarity - their name for the occasional OMG birds that send dedicated watchers racing for their binoculars and ca...
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Neighbors in the news: Elmhurst University junior wins business proposal contestDec 15, 2022 5:00 am - • Elmhurst University junior Angel Garcia, of Rolling Meadows, took first prize at the Fall 2022 Bluejay Tank Pitch Competition with his proposal to launch a program tha...
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Sound check: I Fight Dragons, Shemekia Copeland and moreDec 15, 2022 5:00 am - Dragons annual show I Fight Dragons was born "from a sense of epic possibility," said primary songwriter and Glenview native Brian Mazzaferri. And the band's songs showc...
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Spotlight: First Folio Theatre premieres pandemic-delayed 'Little Women'Dec 15, 2022 5:00 am - 'Little Women' premiere First Folio Theatre premieres artistic associate Heather Chrisler's adaptation of "Little Women," Louisa May Alcott's semi-autobiographical, comi...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: The extreme court knows no boundsDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - The noise of democracy fills the Capitol, while across First Street, the sound of silence rules at the Supreme Court. "The Nine" members are cloistered from all that. Ex...
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It's casserole season and this cauliflower dish is showstopperDec 14, 2022 5:00 am - When winter weather turns nasty, it becomes casserole season. Holiday season get-togethers call for casseroles since they are relatively easy to make, serve a lot of peo...
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Widescreen: First 'Batgirl,' now 'Westworld.' How long until HBO's boss kills 'The Sopranos'?Dec 14, 2022 5:00 am - Nellie Andreeva at deadline.com reported Monday that the new powers that be at Warner Bros. Discovery are about to take more content away from HBO Max subscribers - ...
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A gift of something tasty can make the holiday season brightDec 14, 2022 5:00 am - The holidays sneak up on me every year. I feel like we get to Halloween, and I blink, and it's the holiday and gift-giving season. Holiday gifts don't need to break the ...
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O'Donnell: Is misuse of Fields a bad sign of things to come for the Bears and Arlington Park?Dec 14, 2022 12:00 am - WHEN THE SUPER BOWL-BOUND EAGLES visit Soldier Field Sunday, Justin Fields could score 7 TDs in a 55-27 Bears victory. On-site fans would "ooh." Stay-at-homes would be c...