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Remembering how Labor Day used to be way back whenSep 04, 2021 7:00 am - There is a wonderful song by the Judds — “Grandpa (Tell Me Bout' the Good Old Days.)” #8220;Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days Sometimes it feels like th...
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Association may vote to reject lease to a felonSep 04, 2021 7:00 am - Q: My association has a right of first refusal on the sale or leasing of units. The board learned a proposed tenant of my unit, who is a friend of mine, is a felon resul...
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What's the best lighting for a bathroom remodel?Sep 04, 2021 7:00 am - Q: I plan to remodel my master bathroom/dressing area and my young kid's bathroom myself. The previous lighting in there was terrible. What is the best and most efficien...
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For the 1971 Pirates, it's a band of brothersSep 04, 2021 1:00 am - Wednesday's game against the White Sox held little significance for the last place Pittsburgh Pirates, who were playing out the string. What was significant was the date...
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Constable: Libertyville grad's look at Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X becomes a Netflix docSep 04, 2021 1:00 am - The highlight of Johnny Smith's personal sports history as a member of Libertyville High School's Class of 1999 might have been his final game as a varsity basketball pl...
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White Sox pitchers: Top-down strikeout standoutsSep 04, 2021 1:00 am - It used to be recording more strikeouts than innings pitched was a rare feat, the domain of elite flamethrowers - legends like Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan and Pedro Martine...
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Spotlight: Ready for the Fringe? Elgin's arts celebration returns for its 8th yearSep 03, 2021 6:00 am - Elgin on the fringe The Elgin Fringe Festival, an annual celebration of music, theater, dance, film and the visual arts, returns this weekend for its eighth year with in...
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Visit the doctor, then see the dentist next door: Tri City Health Partnership acquires new medical building in St. CharlesSep 03, 2021 6:00 am - The Tri City Health Partnership soon begins a new chapter in its 20-year existence when 314 Walnut St. in St. Charles officially becomes the clinic's medical building. I...
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One thing's for certain - the Bears won't be 8-8 againSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - Pick one. The Bears are (a) rebuilding (b) rearranging (c) repeating. A case can be made for all three, I guess, but common sense and history lean toward (c). The Bears ...
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Jim O'Donnell: Daily Herald's memorable Ray Hallett with a final 'Botton Line' on Arlington ParkSep 03, 2021 1:00 am - ONCE IN A FADING TURF MOON, there's no point in getting in the way of the words of an insightful man. That's the view this Labor Day weekend as Ray Hallett draws back so...