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Widescreen: The best new movies, shows you can watch at home in JanuaryJan 06, 2022 5:00 am - The snow has arrived, the holidays are over, and our unwelcome viral friend still won't leave. Luckily, there are plenty of new offerings coming to our televisions and m...
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Bartlett couple purge for adventure as 'digital nomads'Jan 06, 2022 4:30 am - Some people started the New Year with a resolution to change one thing in their lives. Phyllis and Jerry Campagna ended 2021 by getting rid of almost all their stuff to ...
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Searching for truth in the vocabulary of democracyJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - By Jim Slusher Long before lyricist Don Raye put words to the music of Al Jacobs in 1940 to create the anthem "This Is My Country," we already were arguing over what Ame...
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Zorn: Capitol attack gave January 6 an indelible new reputationJan 05, 2022 10:00 pm - Today, Thursday, Jan. 6, is the Christian holiday of Epiphany. It commemorates when the Magi - the wise men of scripture - met with the infant Jesus, and coincides with ...
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Hub Arkush: An open apology for my Aaron Rodgers commentsJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - In case you haven't heard, I've spent the better part of the last 24 hours making a pretty nasty mess. Actually, and much to my surprise, that may be the understatement ...
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A call to fight rising authoritarianism, in 2022 and beyondJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - At the beginning of a new year, it's traditional to make a resolution or two. I have no such list for myself or others, but I do have a wish. For 2022 and beyond, I wish...
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'I'm not Trump': We could have gotten more from Joe BidenJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - The only way to write about national politics is to write about local politics first. You won't see anything on the national stage you haven't already seen in some town ...
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Jim O'Donnell: A rare window for George McCaskey and his Bears to stun its paying publicJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - THE BEARS MOVED INTO an astonishing new world of potential business credibility when management announced the execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement for Arlington Pa...
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Constable: COVID alters tradition, but can't dim holiday joyJan 04, 2022 4:30 am - For 63 consecutive years, my Christmas tradition had been either celebrating at home with family and extended family or making pilgrimages to the homes of loved ones for...
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Oak Brook's First Folio to require proof of booster vaccine for upcoming performancesJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - First Folio Theatre has updated its COVID-19 vaccination and masking policy to require theatergoers show proof of the booster vaccine for admission to the Oak Brook thea...