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Are Democrats smart enough to take yes for an answer?Jun 09, 2020 1:00 am - By Mark Shields Here's the fail-safe test for whether a political party is growing and strengthening or shrinking in size and prospects: Is that party spending its time,...
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Rozner: PGA Tour golf returns Thursday…finallyJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - How desperate are PGA Tour pros to get back on the course and compete? Well, let's say just as desperate as you are to watch some live sports. The field for Thursday's C...
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NBC 5 anchor Dick Johnson dies at 66Jun 09, 2020 1:00 am - Dick Johnson, a Chicago television news anchor and reporter for 38 years, is being remembered by colleagues for his versatility as a journalist as well as his gracious m...
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Northbrook student raises funds to help buy ventilatorJun 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Ryan Feinstein, 12, of Northbrook likes playing guitar, video games and volunteering. He also donates his time to about 10 local charity projects every year. This year,...
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Muskrat tales: How this swimming rodent differs from a beaverJun 08, 2020 6:00 am - This time of year, I often see a muskrat gracefully swimming along the surface of our pond with a mouth full of greens. At a certain location, the animal dives down and ...
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How authorities decide to close which roads, and when - and how to navigate themJun 08, 2020 5:30 am - Drivers in the suburbs get road closures. Every construction season, someone's favorite street is blocked off so bulldozers can get free rein. But as protests against ra...
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Ziehm: Back to work for PGA Tour, including Streelman and GhimJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - The men's pro golf tours resume play Thursday, ending three months of inactivity because of the COVID-19 pandemic. World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and the next four players in ...
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O'Donnell: Decision day appears to be June 18 for Arlington ParkJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - THE CHARADE HAS DEVOLVED into numbingly repetitive bad theater. Bill Carstanjen and Churchill Downs Inc. have no contract with the Illinois Thoroughbred Horseman's Assoc...
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Feder: Nexstar boss decries 'endless adrenaline shots of conflict'Jun 08, 2020 1:00 am - The head of the nation's largest owner of television stations - including Chicago's WGN-Channel 9 - is challenging his company's local newsrooms to "personalize, humaniz...
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Rozner: Blackhawks knew 2010 Flyers wouldn't go quietlyJun 08, 2020 1:00 am - It was the easiest of the three titles, but by no means was it easy. Ten years ago Tuesday, Patrick Kane scored in overtime to give the Blackhawks the win over Philadelp...