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Constable: Days of 'gentle rain' and 'sun-kissed' now 'monsoon' and 'drought'Jun 29, 2021 5:10 am - If you were among the many suburbanites who prayed for rain to help our brown yards, wilted trees and scorched gardens, your work is done. And people with soggy basement...
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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman talks about next season, the Olympics and refereesJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - In addition to fielding a flurry of questions Monday about the sexual misconduct case involving the Blackhawks, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Senior Deputy Commissio...
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Barrington's Janess captures Women's Western Junior, will miss Illinois Women's OpenJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - This year's golf calendar isn't as loaded with big events as it normally is. That's why next week figures to be the biggest of the local season. It features the biggest ...
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St. Viator names DeLeon as new boys soccer coachJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - With an emphasis on the "student" in "student-athlete," soccer coach Byron DeLeon has mentored some successful teams at St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights. Earl...
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Yes, there is a conspiracy and GOP wants to keep it hiddenJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - Conspiracy has replaced policy as the motivating force of the Republican Party and its media minions - but only the most flimsy and imaginary conspiracies qualify for pa...
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Democrats' 'infrastructure' wish list is omen for futureJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - In the event that a group of U.S. senators cannot agree on committing enough money to a bipartisan infrastructure plan, Democrats are reportedly considering a $6 trillio...
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WGN Radio Walk of Fame takes an eerie detour to the suburbsJun 29, 2021 1:00 am - Whatever happened to the WGN Radio Walk of Fame? It all started in 2014 as a promotional gimmick devised by radio impresario Jimmy deCastro. Plaques honoring dozens of c...
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'Our entire world was shattered': Parents say ex-teacher 'brainwashed' daughter to convert to ChristianityJun 28, 2021 5:30 am - Carpentersville parents Yosuf Chaudhry and Amena Alvi got the shock of their lives when they learned their 15-year-old daughter had renounced her Islamic faith and secre...
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Soldier Field vs. Arlington Park: Which stadium would you rather travel to?Jun 28, 2021 5:30 am - It's a bit of a long shot that the Chicago Bears would abandon their Soldier Field den for Arlington Park. But while negotiations between the football team, which has ma...
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Two Wheaton churches unite for racial reconciliationJun 28, 2021 5:30 am - A program born out of hate has unified two Wheaton churches - one white, one Black - whose members gathered on Juneteenth to mark the completion of a three-month racial ...