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Good News Sunday: Elgin man spearheads campaign to plant tree grove in Wing ParkJun 27, 2021 7:32 am - Good News Sunday: Elgin man spearheads campaign to plant tree grove in Wing Park
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Buyer discovers old electrical wiringJun 27, 2021 7:00 am - Q: The home we just purchased was listed as 30 years old, but our neighbors say the house was actually built in the 1940s and was moved to the site 30 years ago. We've a...
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Facts Matter: Biden underestimates numbers in GOPJun 27, 2021 5:30 am - President Joe Biden recently said the Republican Party was seeing fewer members in its ranks. "I think it's appropriate to say that the Republican Party is vastly dimini...
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Hunter Biden's Midas touchJun 27, 2021 1:00 am - President Joe Biden clearly has no problem with his son Hunter Biden cashing in on the family name. It's something Biden has in common with former President Donald Trump...
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Love, loss and pandemic puppiesJun 27, 2021 1:00 am - My daughter got Bella at her dad's house shortly after the divorce. My ex even called the sweet yellow lab "the divorce dog." Visits with dad also meant time with Bella,...
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Jim O'Donnell: Boom or doomed? An expert's views on the Bears and Arlington ParkJun 27, 2021 1:00 am - David Trandel looks at the 326 acres currently housing Arlington Park and sees a once-in-a-century opportunity for an inspired NFL ownership. Then the 57-year-old commer...
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'Uninvited' grief arrives on different days, in different waysJun 26, 2021 7:00 am - One day my sister Mary and I were talking about how fickle and unpredictable grief is. Then we started discussing how grief and sadness can seemingly just pop up from no...
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An association can keep its mask mandateJun 26, 2021 7:00 am - Q: Illinois has "fully opened" with its move into Phase 5 of the COVID-19 restrictions. Can associations keep face covering mandates in place? A: Yes, at this time, asso...
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Little pride in baseball's treatment of first openly gay playerJun 26, 2021 1:00 am - The scene is Scottsdale, Ariz., the spring training home of Leo Durocher's Cubs. Sporting long, bushy sideburns and patrolling first base, the Cubs' Joe Pepitone alterna...
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Constable: Perfecting the art of neighborhood diversityJun 26, 2021 1:00 am - A skilled painter takes a palette of diverse colors and expertly blends them into a beautiful work of art. Lifelong artist Carol Keene is doing that with the families in...