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Low-budget 'Paranormal Prison' haunted by low stakes, storytelling slogFeb 18, 2021 5:00 am - “Paranormal Prison” - ★ ★ Early in the low-budget, haunted house-of-detention horror tale “Paranormal Prison,” Matthew, the wisecracking host of a low-rated online...
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Classical jazz, dance music and yoga an inspired mash-up for Glenview's TomCat TrumpetFeb 18, 2021 5:00 am - Performing was predestined for Tom "TomCat Trumpet" Burke. Growing up around musicians and the touring lifestyle as the son of a Broadway musician, Burke spent his earl...
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Constable: Suburbanites have 1 noun for snow, but many adjectivesFeb 18, 2021 4:30 am - We've all heard the story about how Indigenous people of the Arctic and subarctic regions have myriad words for snow. That idea first surfaced in the "Handbook of Americ...
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Should a '9/11-style' commission investigate the Capitol riot?Feb 18, 2021 12:00 am - Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will vote to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. There's no doubt there needs to be ...
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Getting relief where neeededFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - I read with interest a letter-to-the-editor that appeared in the Daily Herald on Feb. 13 from a gentleman who expressed his frustration that he had received two COVID re...
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Feder: Future of WLS 890 AM up in the air without Rush LimbaughFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - The death of talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh Wednesday leaves Cumulus Media news/talk WLS 890-AM without its most potent personality - and without a designated replacemen...
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MSL Showdown Friday - these are the nights Bob Frisk lived forFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - These are the nights Bob Frisk lived for. Mid-Suburban League basketball. And Friday night's version couldn't be any better, right? Well, sure, it could. The gyms would...
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Blackhawks Q&A: Why players like the unique schedule this seasonFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - Here's Part II of our Blackhawks reader Q&A: Q: Thoughts from players and coaches on the plusses and minuses of the reduced travel schedule? @GregArcus on Twitter • Calv...
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Is there such a thing as love at first sight in real life?Feb 17, 2021 10:00 pm - What do you say when your teenager asks you if you believe in "love at first sight?" I found myself in such a situation a few years ago, and, I must admit, fumbled a bit...
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Widescreen: 'Nomadland' joins 7 other Oscar front-runners you can stream from homeFeb 17, 2021 10:00 pm - The film out front in the Oscar race since its September splash at the Venice and Toronto film festivals will, at last, be available to the public Friday, Feb. 19, thank...