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Baseball Way Back: Two years out of high school, pitcher Larry Monroe had a quick taste of big-league lifeJul 08, 2023 1:00 am - Part 2 of 3 Months after the White Sox selected Larry Monroe in the first round of the 1974 major league free agent player draft, he faced his first big league hitter. I...
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Relationships at the heart of politically inspired 'A Distinct Society' at Writers TheatreJul 07, 2023 10:00 am - “A Distinct Society” - ★ ★ ★ A political decree inspired “A Distinct Society,” but writer/director Kareem Fahmy says his one-act, in its Midwest premiere at Writers The...
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Portable air conditioners can be used in conjunction with central airJul 07, 2023 7:00 am - Q: With the kids grown and gone and just two of us here, Would it make sense to use a couple portable air conditioners than running the central air conditioner? A: Using...
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Condo association is not a charitable organizationJul 07, 2023 7:00 am - Q: An owner in our condominium would like to donate landscaping to the association, and has requested a receipt for the landscaping. He and other owners have volunteered...
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Spotlight: 'Cymbeline' in the parks and roller-skating tuner 'Xanadu' closes Metropolis seasonJul 07, 2023 6:00 am - Free Shakespeare Midsommer Flight stages “Cymbeline,” William Shakespeare's tale that includes star-crossed lovers, mistaken identity and lost children reunited. The tal...
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How serving and protecting Lake Zurich became the family businessJul 07, 2023 5:30 am - Keeping Lake Zurich safe is the Parlberg family business. And business is growing. Trace Parlberg in June became the third generation of his family sworn to serve and pr...
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Sound check: Lee DeWyze's hometown show, David Sarkis under the starsJul 06, 2023 9:00 am - David Sarkis and Friends David Sarkis and his soaring style of acoustic music kicks off this summer's Arts on the Green series on the grounds of St. Mary's Episcopa...
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Widescreen: How you can accept Cruise's 'Mission' three days earlyJul 06, 2023 6:00 am - Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One" opens Wednesday, July 12, but that actually means that showtimes start around 2 p.m. the previous day - just...
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In the dock: A discredited court may be a harbinger of worse to comeJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - One of the things that do not seem to have been made great again by former President Donald Trump is Americans' respect for the Supreme Court. Yanked hard to the hard ri...
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'Notorious RBG' and a liberal Supreme Court disasterJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - The last year has shown the power of a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court. Conservatives had a 5-4 majority for years and were not able to overturn Roe v. Wa...