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Glen Ellyn native Stout is DFA'd by Cubs just hours after strong outingJun 16, 2022 1:00 am - During Wednesday's ugly loss to San Diego, left-hander Eric Stout was the lone bright spot on the Cubs' pitching staff. The Glen Ellyn native retired all five Padres bat...
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Playing 'Alice': Suburban actresses master circus arts to play title role in Lookingglass Theatre classicJun 15, 2022 11:00 pm - When Glen Ellyn native Molly Hernández was in college, she told her mom she was running off to join the circus. For the actress who turned professional at 9 and co-star...
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Let's get saucy! Barbecue sauce comes in a breadth of varieties, and it's fun to make your ownJun 15, 2022 6:00 am - I love making my own barbecue sauces at home. Mostly because I usually have the pantry ingredients to make them at home vs. buying them in the store. And I like that I c...
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Feder: Can Steve Cochran save WLS AM 890?Jun 15, 2022 1:00 am - When Steve Cochran opens the mic on WLS 890-AM at the crack of dawn today, he'll become the fifth morning host in 10 years at the Cumulus Media news/talk station. And he...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: What was the left thinking?Jun 15, 2022 1:00 am - Whether you're contemplating San Francisco voters' recall of left-wing District Attorney Chesa Boudin or the plight of Democrats nationally as they face voters' dismay a...
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Arkush: With rebuild underway, Bears likely in for a rough seasonJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - Who and what are these 2022 Chicago Bears? I don't play the predict-their-record game as soon as the schedule comes out. I prefer to look only at talent on the roster an...
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O'Donnell: As the White Sox turn, paying fan making home games must-miss opportunitiesJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - WITH THE 2022 MLB SEASON now in its long run up the backstretch, two words appear to concisely capture the mood of more committed White Sox fans: Wary and weary. Far too...
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Syndicated columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: Three books to read with kids for LGBTQ representation and fostering allyshipJun 15, 2022 1:00 am - Kids who grow up never knowing anyone who is openly anything other than straight will struggle. Thanks to the Trevor Project, we know that LGBTQ kids lack access to affi...
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Constable: After years of rejection, Palatine man writes crossword puzzle for New York TimesJun 14, 2022 5:25 am - His first rejection came on Sept. 18, 2007. "They wrote a really nice letter." says Rob Baker of Palatine, who had charted out a crossword puzzle on graph paper, stuck i...
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Ziehm: Northbrook's Nick Hardy earns spot in U.S. OpenJun 14, 2022 1:00 am - The Illinois contingent in the 156-man field for this week's U.S. Open at The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass., tripled in the last week. Only Adrien Dumont de Chassart...