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Sound check: Reconnect with Collective Soul at the GeneseeFeb 16, 2022 5:00 am - Collective Soul '90s alt-rock powerhouse Collective Soul bring its distinctive crossover hits to Waukegan this weekend for a show at the Genesee Theatre. The band, ...
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Prep potatoes ahead of time to make weeknight dinners a snapFeb 16, 2022 5:00 am - Potatoes and sweet potatoes are so economical and healthy that they can star in any delicious recipe. I routinely bake potatoes ahead of time to have on hand to add to d...
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Let this quick and easy vegetarian borscht warm the soulFeb 16, 2022 5:00 am - There are a lot of things we don't agree on these days. Yet, a steaming bowl of soup on a cold winter night is almost universally agreed upon to be good for the soul. Co...
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Arkush: There's only one way to go for Bears quarterback Justin FieldsFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - Last season was supposed to be the year the Bears fixed a decades-old problem at quarterback. They signed veteran Andy Dalton in free agency and traded up in the draft t...
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Election integrity, the Electoral College and Mike PenceFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - "President Trump is wrong. I had no right to overturn the election." Former Vice President Mike Pence was clear, calm and accurate in this statement Feb. 4 while address...
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The first sign of giving upFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - In the northeastern part of America, where I live happily with a wife, two cats and a snow shovel, governors are crooning softly to their constituents, telling them that...
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Feder: Illini Media honors 20 legendsFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - The late Chicago journalist and author Nelson Algren leads the list of luminaries who'll be inducted this year in the Illini Media Hall of Fame at their alma mater, the ...
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Blackhawks' Fleury understands he could be shipped out before trade deadlineFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - It's trade rumor season again in the NHL. Normally a whisper here and there creates a few small ripples that basically go unnoticed. But when a possible Marc-Andre Fleur...
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O'Donnell: Super Bowl ... Super Blah - was there any doubt a dramatic ending was in the flags?Feb 16, 2022 12:00 am - AS THE SOPHISTICATION of the National Football League has grown, a conspiracy theorist can do one of two things when watching a Super Bowl: • Suspend all reasonable susp...
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'Lady Day' endures: Mardra Thomas commendably conjures jazz great Billie Holiday at the MetropolisFeb 15, 2022 10:00 pm - “Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill” - ★ ★ ★ “Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill” - the bittersweet tribute to jazz great Billie Holiday running at the Metropolis Perf...