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Jim O'Donnell: Does Tony La Russa have Michael Jordan to thank for his new gig?Nov 04, 2020 12:00 am - DOES TONY LA RUSSA have Michael Jordan and "The Last Dance" to thank for his new autumnal roost as manager of the White Sox? Memorable works of drama are supposed to inc...
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On Route 66, ice cream and traveling a long roadNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - For almost 20 years, I have planned and hosted programs for women as Women's Initiative Coordinator for Itasca Bank & Trust Co. Our programs drew audiences of from 30 to...
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Constable: 'Anticipation … or just chasin' after some finer days'Nov 03, 2020 4:30 am - The song running through our heads today should be the 1971 hit "Anticipation," by Carly Simon. Anticipation can be a wonderful sensation. You can feel the anticipation ...
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Election results will come late this year. That's a good thing.Nov 03, 2020 12:00 am - We're just about to finish up this election, and a record-shattering 51 million votes have already been cast across the country. The devastation wrought by COVID-19 (and...
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Feder: Election night coverage marks radio's 100th anniversaryNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - "We'd appreciate it if anyone hearing this broadcast would communicate with us as we are very anxious to know how far the broadcast is reaching and how it is being recei...
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Sluman says fewer tournaments better fit his scheduleNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - Life changes dramatically for Chicago's only member of PGA Tour Champions following the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship this week in Phoenix. Jeff Sluman w...
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The perils of political trifectasNov 03, 2020 12:00 am - If the final election returns, when they finally come in, match the current polls, Joe Biden's Democrats will win a trifecta: the White House and majorities in both hous...
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How we got the story: The changes required to cover voting in a unique election yearNov 02, 2020 1:00 am - This election season has been like no other, not only for voters but also for reporters covering them. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and a particularly heated political cli...
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Feder: 'Excited, nostalgic,' Carol Marin preps for final election nightNov 02, 2020 12:00 am - As she has done before every election, Carol Marin spent the weekend at her kitchen table poring over pertinent facts and figures as if she were cramming for a final exa...
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No one disclosed leaking shower panNov 01, 2020 7:00 am - Q: After buying our home, we discovered a leak in our upstairs shower when water began dripping from the downstairs ceiling. That's when we noticed the ceiling had previ...