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Harris needs to warm up her actJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - She hasn't had a good moment yet. Brittle is the word, without a bit of President Joe Biden's bonhomie. I speak of Vice President Kamala Harris, who made history as the ...
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Jim O'Donnell: One man has the power to make the Bears at Arlington Park happenJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - THAT SOUND FROM Halas Hall on Thursday. Was it boldness? Or merely daring? Whatever the semantics, Bears CEO Ted Phillips potentially laid the cornerstone for an unprece...
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Suburbs to mark new Juneteenth holiday with parades, remembrance starting FridayJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story should have read two Wheaton churches came together for a Juneteenth gathering to show solidarity. A unity motorcade...
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Aurora's Juneteenth 2020 response to calls for changeJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - As for most of the country, this past year has had a keen focus on "change" across Aurora. For us, C.H.A.N.G.E. is an acronym for Community Helping Aurora's Necessary Gr...
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Sensitive care from others makes pain easier to bearJun 16, 2021 11:00 pm - "Make it all better?" My then 2-year-old pleaded, crawling up into my lap after her latest bout of knee scrapping. And I did. Not that I miraculously healed her wound -...
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Neighbors in the News: Elk Grove High student chosen to attend medical CongressJun 16, 2021 6:00 am - • Des Plaines resident Jovanna Mathai, a sophomore at Elk Grove High School, was chosen as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, which is being held virt...
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Culinary adventures: A savory souvenir from a trip to wine countryJun 16, 2021 6:00 am - While often frustrating, the last year being quarantined also allowed me to have some virtual experiences never possible before. For example, I set alerts for Gesine Pra...
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Sound check: Arcada's return, Afterlife anniversary show and moreJun 16, 2021 6:00 am - Curtain's up The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles is back in action for the summer with a slate of shows that just went on sale this week. If any of the 10 newly annou...
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Thank you, Glenview, for helping us reach a milestoneJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - A year ago today, I was excited - and perhaps a little terrified - to start my workday. The first editions of the Glenview and Northbrook Heralds were on your doorsteps,...
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Jim O'Donnell: Inspired Bob Sirott pushing for permanent Jack Rosenberg memorialJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - THERE ARE CHIP SHOTS in life and then there are two-inch "gimmes" that even an overweight Sumo wrestler could wheeze in. Bob Sirott is working on an inspired gimme. Siro...