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How will eliminating bail affect counties' finances?Oct 22, 2022 1:00 am - Cash bail is being eliminated throughout Illinois next year as part of a criminal justice reform bill called the SAFE-T Act, a piece of legislation that has become a hot...
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Facts Matter: Old data used in claim about COVID vaccinesOct 22, 2022 1:00 am - A misleading post appears to claim there is a connection between the COVID-19 vaccines and cancer in younger adults. The Oct. 16 Instagram post includes a meme showing t...
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Grammar Moses: A tale of two citiesOct 22, 2022 1:00 am - Sorry for the Victorian clickbait headline, Dickens fans. This is my first and last mention of London and Paris, and there will be no revolution with which to frame this...
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When Bob met Sue: How the Tri-Cities benefited from volunteers' decades of serviceOct 21, 2022 6:00 am - Maybe it was the psychedelic lights flashing on the walls during a teen dance in 1967 at Mount St. Mary High School in St. Charles that helped a young Bob McDowell, a se...
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Spotlight: Wheaton native John Gawlik helms Gift Theatre's premiere of “The Locusts”Oct 21, 2022 6:00 am - Odd couple Newly established Iambe Theatre Ensemble's season continues with "The Roommate," Jen Silverman's dark comedy about the unlikely friendship between a recently ...
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Stolen bike may be both a police and association matterOct 21, 2022 6:00 am - By David M. Bendoff Q: Our condominium recently had a resident report their bike stolen from our bike room. We have the women who stole the bike on camera (we can't iden...
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Should possession of a little fentanyl, cocaine and heroin be a misdemeanor, not a felony?Oct 21, 2022 5:00 am - Should Illinois join the list of states, provinces and countries decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine? McHenry County official...
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Are you down on the American economic system? Think about cooperation.Oct 21, 2022 1:00 am - I was recently reminded of a profound truth about the free market and the prices that sit at its center. Unfortunately, this truth is often overlooked by both critics of...
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Mega star power of Clooney and Roberts brightens formulaic 'Ticket to Paradise'Oct 20, 2022 6:00 am - “Ticket to Paradise” - ★ ★ ½ If your idea of a good time at the movies only requires that two charismatic veteran stars trade passive-belligerent barbs for an hour, go ...
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Pino Farina Band builds a haven from the world's madness with new single, Hey Nonny release showsOct 20, 2022 6:00 am - The Pino Farina Band's newest single, "Microsun," out Friday, was in the works nearly five years ago, but it feels like it could have been written yesterday. Farina...