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After George Floyd, what one year has broughtJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - By Byron York President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met in the Oval Office last week with the family of George Floyd, the man who died a year ago in the ...
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Expanding the child tax credit ignores historical precedentJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - Marketing is everything in politics. It explains why a tax credit that benefits 90% of American families with kids - some of them with income higher than $400,000 - is m...
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Jim O'Donnell: Arlington Park already sold? Please hold all ticketsJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - MAYBE IT'S ALL ABOUT the residual energy and giddiness of a three-day holiday weekend. And maybe it's not. In any case, multiple sources - at least one with a high degr...
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How McHenry County Bicycle Club has stayed active for 40 yearsJun 01, 2021 6:00 am - I know what it takes for a marriage to flourish 40-plus years. What about a bike club? Organized in spring 1981, the McHenry County Bicycle Club celebrates its 40th anni...
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Constable: Romance begun during WWII remains strong after 75 years of marriageJun 01, 2021 5:30 am - Seventy-five years ago today, on June 1, 1946, Larry Haines and Vi LaPointe exchanged wedding vows at the altar of the single-room, white, wooden St. Anne Catholic Churc...
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Without dirty mining, you can't make clean carsJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Before the November election, candidate Joe Biden's campaign let it be known that the Democratic nominee would part ways with environmental activists by supporting minin...
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Flavin's strong showing at Evans Scholars Invitational a jumping-off pointJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - The PGA Tour's developmental circuit has gone by various names - Ben Hogan, Nationwide, Nike, Web.com - over its 32-year history, but the just-concluded Evans Scholars I...
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Feder: Univision Chicago has winning story with historic ratings sweepJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Friday's post on the latest ratings for Chicago's five English-language newscasts at 9 and 10 p.m. Monday through Friday focused on an unusual three-way tie for supr...
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Restoring the U.S. Postal Service should be a priority for CongressJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - When Americans were recently polled about various public institutions, the winner was rated favorably by 91 percent. Here's a hint: it wasn't the U.S. Congress. The top...
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Arkush: Is Matt Nagy's need for speed hiding in plain sight?Jun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Love him or dis him, no one can argue that Hunter S. Thompson isn't an important voice in American literature and culture. I go there because while "speed kills" is an o...