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After pandemic pause, Plainfield actress gets back to work as understudy in 'Bachelor'-inspired tunerJan 27, 2022 5:00 am - In 2019, Alexandra Jaymes' career was just getting started. The Plainfield actress was passionate about the project she was working on, and she was getting callbacks fro...
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Arkush: Eberflus hire signals the Bears want to return to their rootsJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - Maybe it's just me, but Matt Eberflus - get it right, people, it's pronounced EE-bur-floos - has a Bears ring to it. And it's more than just the sound of his name. His p...
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Despite evidence, polls, don't count on any change in BidenJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - The failures of President Joe Biden's first year in office are obvious to all. Inflation is raging. COVID is raging. Crime is spiking in some big cities. The U.S.-Mexico...
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Constable: Suburban chain of shared office spaces with a BYOB lounge works for so many reasonsJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - In January 2020, when the United States was just about to record its first case of a mysterious illness called COVID-19, Bobby Kellman and co-founders Dan and Karen Krav...
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Could a 10-minute break fix football's overtime rules problems?Jan 27, 2022 12:00 am - It seems most everyone believes the NFL's overtime rules need to change. They're unfair because the team that gets the ball first wins if they score a touchdown. Fans in...
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Feder: Lite FM sets ratings record with Christmas musicJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - More than 2.5 million listeners in the Chicago area tuned to WLIT 93.9-FM in the final weeks of 2021 as the iHeartMedia adult contemporary station culminated its 21st co...
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U.S. must do better job of reading PutinJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - Now is not a good time to go to war with Russia. The United States just ended a 20-year lost war in Afghanistan five months ago, returning the ragged country to the Tali...
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Sound check: New music, Park West show with Magic City HippiesJan 26, 2022 5:00 am - The Hippies are coming! Buffalo Grove drummer Pat Howard and his psych-pop band Magic City Hippies followed up a recent string of single and video releases with the...
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The answer to wintry weather is a hot pot of split pea soupJan 26, 2022 5:00 am - This is a favorite time, not because I like to shovel snow or dig through the ice; it's winter soup time. A pot of soup slowly simmering in my oven (I'll get to that in ...
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Spotlight: It's 'Groundhog Day' over and over again at Paramount TheatreJan 26, 2022 5:00 am - Paramount premiere Just in time for Groundhog Day, Paramount Theatre presents the regional premiere of the titular musical adapted from the 1993 movie starring Bill Mur...