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Grammar Moses: Wrong place, wrong time to use 'allegedly'Jul 02, 2022 1:00 am - Unless you are someone who feels the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut a decade ago was an elaborate hoax, you'll probably accept what I'm about to...
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Poston leads by 3 shots at unusual John Deere ClassicJul 02, 2022 1:00 am - SILVIS - This has been one weird John Deere Classic. Illinois' only annual PGA Tour stop usually has a few big names. This one had such mainstays on the circuit as Bubba...
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How COVID-19 pandemic reshaped school district staffing across the suburbsJul 02, 2022 1:00 am - In any other year, a decline of nearly 1,350 students might have resulted in less staff at Elgin Area School District U-46 schools. But 2021 wasn't just any other year, ...
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White Sox Hall of Fame catcher Schalk rates a second lookJul 02, 2022 1:00 am - I first became aware of Ray Schalk when I read his obituary. In those days, when I would scan the sports pages for news about Leo Durocher's Cubs and Don Gutteridge's Wh...
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What citizenship means to this Indian transplantJul 02, 2022 1:00 am - After a journey of more than 9,000 miles from Chennai, India, to Chicago, Illinois, — with some detours — and living nearly 26 years in this country, finally I am prepar...
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DuPage Forest Preserve's Danada heronry thriving once again with great blue heronsJul 01, 2022 6:00 am - When leading a bird walk, I'm secretly grateful whenever a great blue heron comes into view. Lurking on the edge of a pond, or rowing across the sky, a "GBH" always make...
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Sound check: Celebrate our musical roots with FitzGerald's American Music FestivalJul 01, 2022 6:00 am - American Music Festival For its 39th time, FitzGerald's is celebrating our country through its musical roots with its annual American Music Festival this weekend. The fo...
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Google for guns: How the state created its own system to trace weapons involved in crimesJul 01, 2022 5:15 am - For a police detective in Illinois trying to trace the origins of a gun used in a crime, it can feel a bit like traveling back in time, and not just because it's a histo...
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Lincicome: What's all The fuss with the largest university in Ohio?Jul 01, 2022 1:00 am - I have never been confused about whether my old school was "the" Ohio State University or if it was just "an" Ohio State University, there being some 111 of them in Ohio...
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Bulls reach agreement with LaVine, but miss on GallinariJul 01, 2022 1:00 am - One wait has ended, but the Bulls still have work to do. Free agent Zach LaVine officially agreed to a new contract worth a reported $215 million over five years, which ...