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Evelyn Yang, wife of Andrew Yang, says she was assaulted by her gynecologist
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Daily horoscope for January 17, 2020
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Ask Amy: In-laws seek a favor and are shown the door
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Column: Trump’s thug sings while GOP senators cross fingers and swear they’ll be impartial: The Week in Review
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Editorial: DNA and DuPage County: How shaking family trees should solve more murder cases
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Baltimore documentary filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz is ready for her (latest) Sundance Film Festival close-up
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Column: Goodbye to CityGrounds, a coffeehouse that created a community
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Apartment Hunt: Restored Lathrop complex retains historical features enhanced by lush green space, glossy finishes
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How to choose the best plants for your garden
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Column: L. Lin Wood, libel attorney for Nicholas Sandmann and Richard Jewell, gives out a warning to the media
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Flashback: The deaths of dozens of men when flames consumed a wooden water crib stunned a fire-weary Chicago
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Stylish boots that can survive a Chicago winter
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U.S. soldiers were treated for concussion injuries following Iranian missile attack on base in Iraq
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Guerin Prep in River Grove to close after 59 years amid declining enrollment
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Dixmoor mayor may face removal from office over alleged $64,000 in overcompensation
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How to say no to an invitation from your old boss — without burning any bridges
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Daywatch: 5 shot — including 3 boys — at West Side barbershop, the uncertain future of Chicago’s shorelines and our Restaurant Week recommendations
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Eminem releases surprise album, advocates changes to gun laws
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Flu warning: ‘Parents of young children need to take it particularly seriously this year.’ One Chicago child has already died.
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Davich: ‘The Good Place’ offers food for thought on this life and the next
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Film exploring risks, benefits and cultural aspects of circumcision to be screened in Morgan Park and at UIC
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Feds investigating Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci in red-light camera probe, sources say
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170 sickened at Yosemite as park confirms 2 cases of highly contagious norovirus
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How bitter cold winter blasts and a warming planet will chew up the Lake Michigan shoreline, faster and faster
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Cruise into the weekend with the 21 best deals we could find on the internet
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Best accent jewelry under $75 for any occasion
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Orlando theme parks adding Mickey ride, ‘Bourne Stuntacular,’ SeaWorld coaster in 2020
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Naperville group nets more than $4K in donations to oppose marijuana sales ahead of city referendum
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Hobart mulls replacing electric car-charging station
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West suburban man linked to teen’s 1976 murder is a suspect in 12 murders, nine rapes, investigator says
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Bike ride for the brave, whiskey galore in Galena and more Midwest events
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3 takeaways from Loyola’s 64-48 win over Southern Illinois, including the newcomers jelling and Cameron Krutwig’s leadership
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Column: Enjoy the Blackhawks’ run at the playoffs, but with a tougher schedule ahead, brace yourself for more disappointment
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Where you live might affect your brain: Study
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Crosby: Not dazed, but a little confused over state’s new marijuana law
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Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia network to debut on Oct. 4
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‘Better Call Saul’ gets renewed for 6th and final season
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Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, plans 100 coffee shops in low-income areas. ‘This is not charity. These are successful stores.’
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8 things to know about the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, including a former White Sox pitcher’s early suspicions
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Robert Hyde, a new focus of Ukraine inquiry, claims to be Mar-a-Lago member and was taken into custody after incident at Trump’s Doral golf resort
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Shout Out: Dora Lazzaretto, a personal chef who lives in Lake Bluff
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‘Parasite’ was one of the best-acted movies of 2019. Why didn’t the Oscars recognize that?
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Review: Mac Miller posthumous album is heartbreakingly full
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Speak Out: State is just thinking of revenue in cannabis sales
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Australian Open ’20: AP quiz on the year’s 1st tennis major
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Barrington School District 220 approves $129M property tax levy ? a $5.4M increase ? to help pay for teacher salaries and class materials
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Australian Open explains air policy, with referee discretion
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Village commissioner Dan Pepoon appointed to Board of Trustees
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Shout Out: Kate Stewart, Maine South senior recognized for academic achievement
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Ozzie Guillen on the 3 manager job openings: What about me?
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Shout Out: Danial Jiwani, a high school senior and Boy Scout who has written a book about investing
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24 hours, no screens. Could you give up tech for one day each week?
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From Botswana to Patagonia, these popular vacations take a year to plan
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Speak out: One reason why people are leaving Illinois
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Tom Brady most dominant player in AFC championship history
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How to prevent injuries when shoveling snow and walking on ice
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Teacher’s assistant stole $17,000 from Crete-Monee District 201-U employees union coffers, police say
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Are you getting paid for that Instagram post? Companies tap employees to spread more ‘authentic’ message online.
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Barack Obama felicita a Michelle Obama con un mensaje que derrite a las redes
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Two injured after deer crashes through windshield
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Sheriff’s raid on suspected Harvey drug house nets cocaine, ammo, cash: police
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The best outdoor sectional set
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Column: Addressing homelessness in the suburbs will take hard work and creative approaches
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The best wireless endoscope
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The best off-road hoverboard
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The best crystal champagne flute
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The best TomTom GPS system
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A reporter asked a senator if the Senate should consider new impeachment evidence. She called him a ‘liberal hack’ and tried to raise money off it.
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The best DASH diet cookbook
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The best all-in-one washer/dryer
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Winnetka police locate missing man with a gun at Tower Beach
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Popular panadería cierra tras una auditoría de ICE
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Dos actores murieron durante los ensayos de serie de Televisa
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What to know about your finances and divorce
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Tech bro uniform meets Margaret Thatcher. Disruption ensues.
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State funds for local communities a focus at Fox Valley legislative event
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Dog the Bounty Hunter is hunting alone
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Airline apologizes for requiring passenger to take pregnancy test before flight
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TSA finds record number of guns at airports in 2019
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Why mothers’ choices about work and family often feel like no choice at all
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Get a real taste of Naperville during Restaurant Week event
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Trump busca el voto de sectores adversos, incluidos hispanos
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Review: ‘Stop Kiss’ a poignant reminder of when Ellen made headlines by coming out
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Dog the Bounty Hunter is hunting alone
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Hollywood glamour comes to library for Oscars screening party
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When titles are tarnished by cheating but not taken away
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Kevin Love, amid trade talk, is finding a way to fit in
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New member introduced; debate continues over plan to buy vehicle for mobile voting, other election needs
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Girls basketball notes: Senior center Kelsey Wolterink shakes ‘foul’ feeling to lead Chicago Christian
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Davich: How old is too old for public officeholders?
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Will County Historical Society acquires 1850s mansion, plans to open museum dedicated to African American experience
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AMLO propone ‘rifar’ el avión presidencial
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M. Night Shyamalan, Apple sued for copying creepy baby movie for their creepy baby show
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Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020
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Lincoln-Way East associate principal resigns two months after DUI arrest
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Commentary: ‘She’s in a better place,’ and other things you shouldn’t say when someone dies
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Bears’ decision to move training camp to Lake Forest a ‘devastating’ blow to Bourbonnais after 18 years as team’s summer home
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‘It was awesome’: Kara Rivard returns to loud ovation during Naperville North’s loss to Downers Grove North
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Aurora memorial event planned for local soldier killed in Afghanistan
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Metra tells customers to make sure they pay their fare — or risk being booted off the train
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Column: Caring for our environment is a global issue, but there are ways to help locally
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Boys basketball notes: Seniors Juan DelaCruz and Seamus Mellican give Warren muscle in the post
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Anthony Rizzo, still recovering from a sprained ankle, prefers to hit 3rd or 4th for the Cubs despite his success as a leadoff hitter
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Mueren 11 sicarios que emboscaron a militares cerca de EEUU
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Column: David Ross is OK with being called ‘Rossy,’ ‘Skip,’ even ‘Grandpa.’ But the new Cubs manager wants to be known as more than ‘Theo’s guy.’
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Manager at Glenview plastic surgery clinic charged with stealing $184,000 from business
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14 states sue the Trump administration to block plan to cut food stamps
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Oprah Winfrey backed out of the Russell Simmons sexual assault documentary. Why the fallout was ‘horrible’
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Column: ‘Racism isn’t one bad person … it’s unfortunately in the air.’ In honor of MLK Day, group is hosting racial healing circles across Chicago.
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Johansson, Sterling K. Brown among SAG Awards presenters
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Editorial: 988 emergency number would provide a stronger suicide lifeline
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New York man sought on warrant arrested after hiding in Waukegan, authorities say
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Limit access to things puppies like to chew when you aren’t around to teach them
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Chicago police officers tended to wounded boys in West Side barbershop shooting. ‘They were in shock. Scared.’
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Dog walking etiquette: Should you walk your dog on the left or the right?
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Housing report warns low inventory cause of year-over-year dip in home sales
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Round Lake Park police officer found not guilty in child paddling trial
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A very early look at the 2020 Heisman candidates
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Community news
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Community news
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Boy, 14, left in serious condition after being shot in Englewood neighborhood
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Cops: Driver of pickup had medical emergency before crashing into Starbucks in McHenry, injuring 5. Employee upgraded from critical to fair condition.
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Church news
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City calls for revoking cab company’s permission to do business in Park Ridge
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St. Edward graduate Kelvin Cortez-Harvey honored by scoring 1,000 points at Elgin Community College: ‘It’s a great achievement’
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What the Vegas oddsmakers are saying about the Chiefs-Titans game … and beyond
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Letters: People with disabilities face bias, societal barriers
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Original member of The Wiggles recovering in hospital
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Down to Business: Hanging out and talking sports is brick-and-mortar store’s appeal
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Bettors leaning heavily toward home teams making Super Bowl
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Niles hires new director to lead economic development in village
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K-pop sensation BTS gets artsy with new ‘Black Swan’ video
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Quickly
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Down to Business: Couple finds second career offering massages, spreading word about therapy benefits
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Blast from the past: 40 towns that look like they’re stuck in time
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Illinois to reinstate 55,000 driver’s licenses suspended over unpaid parking tickets
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Some hospitals say using lead aprons for X-rays does more harm than good. Lurie will stop using the shields this spring.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot makes call to action at MLK breakfast: ‘We cannot continue to leave people behind in the city and we need your help to step up …’
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Baseball has become a prisoner of technology
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In several states, vets can’t legally talk about marijuana for pets. Michigan vets want to change that.
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New Mexico might legalize marijuana. Here’s what you need to know about the proposal.
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Zion woman faces multiple charges after armed robbery with knife, police say
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Medical marijuana patients can get into trouble without proper packaging
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Feeling distressed about climate change? Here’s how to manage it
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How effective is marijuana in treating IBS?
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Aurora event to honor legacy of Martin Luther King
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College Notes: Niles West’s Sam Galanopoulos chipping in for Loyola women’s basketball
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GOP Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives campaign flyer asks for donations of up to $80,000. The federal limit is $5,600
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Debunking seven common myths about CBD
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Rosebud taking over former Tavern at the Park space on Randolph, overlooking Millennium Park
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U.S. to screen airline passengers from China for new virus that has sickened dozens and killed two
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Eligen al jurado para el juicio de Harvey Weinstein
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Foxconn, Fiat Chrysler may team up to build electric cars
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Decent: The Royal Family’s ‘Me-Again’ crisis has this Brit crying foul — you can’t have your cake and eat it, too
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Hutton: Froebel graduate Davage Minor’s induction into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame is ‘long overdue,’ his son says
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McDaniel-Hale: Keeping ice rink at Civic Center Plaza is money well spent in Elgin
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Before the playoffs, H-F football coach Craig Buzea felt fine. Then he got sick. A doctor thought he had the flu. The diagnosis? Acute leukemia.
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Former Steinmetz College Prep student arrested after entering school a second time, prompting chase and lockdown, police say
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This Week in Naperville
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Stevenson’s Cole Rhemrev motivated to get back to state
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Mike Royko’s bachelor pad condo sells for $900K
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The $119 billion sea wall that could defend New York … or not
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he ‘never heard’ that Ukraine ambassador might be under surveillance
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Commentary: Don’t allow historic anti-redlining law to be weakened
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Letters to the Editor
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Mike Gordon and his music is about a process of ‘letting go,’ a surrender just like when he’s pulling strings for Phish
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Commentary: Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for health care equity must continue
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Letters to the Editor
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JetBlue is raising its bag-check fees. Last time it did so, other airlines quickly followed.
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Peacock, NBC’s streaming service, will have a free option and ‘The Office’
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25 people apply to be Chicago’s next top cop — most of them from outside CPD
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Oswego OKs contract to get plan for outdoor entertainment venue
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Former White Sox ace Jack McDowell says the team used a camera to steal signs in the late 1980s
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Motormouth: At first sign of steering wheel wobble, fix the damper
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Abogado de celebridades en EEUU defenderá a Trump en juicio político
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Illinois Supreme Court considers whether to prohibit police searches based on the smell of raw marijuana
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Lasagna essentials: Break it down into the component parts for best results
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Illinois Senate to choose new leader Sunday, with veteran lawmakers Kimberly Lightford and Don Harmon emerging as front-runners
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Car buyers shun electric vehicles not named Tesla. Are carmakers driving off a cliff?
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Armed man tried to rob a ride-share driver near Washington and 75th, Naperville police say
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Automakers tout electric future while building more diesels
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Ousted Grammys chief: ‘We will expose what happens when you “step up” at the Recording Academy’
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Residents in Hinsdale, Western Springs meet to share concerns with 5G technology
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District 227 puts Rich East principal on leave over personnel issue
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Team from Arlington Heights School District 214 looking to advance to nationals in Air Force org’s cybersecurity competition
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CTA plans weekend closures for three North Side Red Line stations
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Avoiding carsickness when the cars drive themselves
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Commentary: Can best picture Oscar nominee ‘The Irishman’ make money for Netflix? It’s complicated.
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Flossmoor home with 6-car heated garage: $1M
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Cubs acquire right-handed reliever Casey Sadler from the Dodgers
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Spirit of Sinatra, Martin, and Davis Jr. center stage at Buffalo Grove park foundation fundraiser: ‘We thought this would be really fun’
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‘No eran agresiones sexuales eran cariños’ a niños, dice ex cura acusado de abusar de decenas de niños
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Column: Two Eisenhower alumni who grew up in Blue Island 48 years apart meet at Harvard University
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Quickly
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Fox’s Bill Hemmer replaces, but won’t copy, Shepard Smith
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Pete Visclosky discusses military and economy during town hall forum ahead of final year in Congress
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Aurora looks at $200,000 loan to Morton restaurant
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Indiana sees promising drop in infant mortality, officials say
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Quickly
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Seriously Simple: Make-ahead braised chicken warms up chilly nights
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‘Chilly’ golf outing went on despite the cold temps and gusty winds: ‘When I see people who do this, they’re diehards’
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Jury of 7 men, 5 women selected for Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial after arduous, two-week process
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Naperville News Digest
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Portion of Evanston’s Lake Street to be named for former alderman, fair housing advocate Thomas Brinkmann
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Supreme Court to consider whether Electoral College voters are required to support presidential candidate who wins state, ahead of 2020 vote
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Talk show host Dan Proft shuts down 2 PACs, including one that was once a multimillion-dollar platform to push conservatives
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Kensington School looks to build daycare on vacant site in Park Ridge
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Oak Lawn waitress, a single mom living in a hotel, says $2,020 tip will jump start a better life
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Column: The qualities that discredit Lev Parnas are the same ones that let him fit right in
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Township High School District 113 launches new safety tip line for students, parents
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Northwest Indiana NOW members discuss women’s rights three years after the 2017 Women’s March and the centennial anniversary of the suffrage movement
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Former Bull Eddy Curry discusses the trials and tragedies of his NBA career in video interview: ‘It’s not meant to end like this’
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Concert planned at Rosary in Aurora
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Oops! Weather Channel has a correction for ‘Jeopardy’
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Best-selling author Janet Evanovich selling South Florida stunner for $17M
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Animal Welfare Club at Stevenson High School plans fundraiser for Australian wildlife relief efforts: ‘It’s hard not to want to do something’
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Property taxes sink farmland owners
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Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas
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Panicking about your kids and their phones? The new research says don’t.
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Microsoft makes big push to tackle climate change, vowing to be ‘carbon negative’ by 2030
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Want to live healthier for longer? Study indicates wealth is the key
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What’s new in Great Britain for 2020
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Here’s where to stream the 2020 Oscar-nominated movies
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Commentary: The show trial begins
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Chicago Fire sign Bolingbrook native Mauricio Pineda to a homegrown contract
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Trump administration targets Michelle Obama’s school nutrition guidelines on her birthday
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Eminem lanza álbum sorpresa, llama a cambio a leyes de armas (VIDEO)
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Crowds at Women’s March Chicago on Saturday expected to close parts of downtown to traffic; city plans warming buses for participants
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Column: In the calm between school strikes, state athletic officials should change their rules to put students first
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NWI must do more to combat unhealthy lifestyles, doctors say
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Column: Low-value medical tests are costly, can lead to harm
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Bernie Finkel, longtime host of ‘The Jewish Community Hour,’ dies at 93
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Appellate court upholds decision to award full line-of-duty pension to widow of Buffalo Grove firefighter who died of cancer
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Ex-state Rep. Luis Arroyo likely to plead guilty in federal corruption probe, new charge indicates
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Brandon Saad on the cusp of returning to Blackhawks after the longest injury break of his career: ‘It’s tough sitting and watching from home’
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Montgomery youth honored for running half marathons in all 50 states
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Tiny weddings — less stress, less money, but still Instagram-worthy
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The Spin: Jeanne Ives’ camp blames typo for campaign flyer gaffe | Mayor Lightfoot makes MLK call to action | Is former state Rep. Luis Arroyo pleading guilty?
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Para Gloria Gaynor, Dios es clave de su supervivencia
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NBA pushes back plans for April vote on schedule changes
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Potempa: Reader wants mom update, while sharing soup recipe
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Commentary: An unhealthy trend: Fewer Americans have a primary care doctor
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Ex-U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins sentenced to two years and two months in federal prison in insider trading case
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Column: Let’s ban secluded ‘quiet rooms’ in schools nationwide
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A day after U. of I. hikes tuition, Urbana-Champaign campus announces broader eligibility for free tuition
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Elgin to create new city website that will let residents obtain permits and do other things online
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Column: Red-light cameras in Chicago and the scam that won’t die
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Crosby: Aurora dentist with a heart having a hard time saying no
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A busy Bears offseason continues with changes to the offensive coaching staff. The Bear Download podcast breaks it down.
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Cost of summer school to rise slightly in Park Ridge-Niles District 64
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Indiana bill would unmask tipsters who report environmental violations
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Iran’s supreme leader strikes defiant tone as he led Friday prayers in Tehran for the first time in eight years
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Sheriff: One dead, one seriously injured in an avalanche at Lake Tahoe ski resort
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Marijuana dispensary proposed near outlet mall in Aurora
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Corrections and clarifications
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Speak Out
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Health care experts want kids to get flu vaccine but shots can be tough to find. Here’s why.
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Former Parkview principal says she ‘never would have agreed to discontinue’ dual language program
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At murder trial of University Park man, pawn shop operator tells of defendant selling rings that were taken from home of slain Hinsdale woman
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Crosby: No mystery why we are so obsessed with crime stories
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With Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, Trump assembles a made-for-TV impeachment defense team
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Commentary: How ‘second chance’ hires can boost the labor force, keep youth on track
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Business workshops planned at Aurora library
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Teen girl shot in vacant lot in Englewood identified
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Column: Why is Kim Foxx sticking taxpayers with a bill for her Jussie Smollett mess?
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Editorial: Repeating: Democrats, it’s time for Madigan to go.
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Commentary: William Barr isn’t a toady. That’s just the nature of his job.
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Northpoint Development seeks annexation agreement with Joliet for $1.2 billion business park
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Retired Aurora police officer explains his friendship with the man suspected in 12 murders, 9 rapes: ‘He was a nice guy with a short fuse’
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What would Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision be for 2020? ‘A change definitely needs to take place,’ says 9-year-old girl, winner of Chicago speech competition.
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Column: Call it ‘lake-ache,’ the sadness we feel as Chicago’s lakefront vanishes
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Wind and snow hit the Chicago area
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Theo Epstein and the Cubs are still at a crossroads with Kris Bryant: ‘We’re not sure what the outcome is going to be’
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On Chicago’s South Side, the sincerity of Pete Buttigieg’s quest to gain support for his Democratic presidential bid from African Americans gets questioned
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Joliet West math teacher placed on leave after prosecutors say she broke into house and committed battery
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Story time with dogs and kids
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Robert Hyde promises to stay in Congressional race as more documents are released in alleged surveillance of U.S. ambassador in Ukraine
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Candidate vying to replace Cook County Clerk of Court Dorothy Brown files ethics complaint against rival for campaign funds
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Nearly one-third of all CPS students missed school on the strike makeup days after winter break
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Quickly
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‘She’s the head of the snake’: Chesterton senior guard Ashley Craycraft’s game-winning 3-pointer with seven seconds left against LaPorte caps her 19-point night
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Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020
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Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020
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Atharva Atreya scores career-high 30 points as Sandburg slips past Stagg: ‘I was a little more jacked up than usual’
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Photos: 2020 Cubs Convention
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FAA orders ground-stop at O’Hare as winter storm hits Chicago
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‘Scoring for us is contagious’: Juan Avila sparks Oak Forest to easy conference win over T.F. South
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Yu Darvish now wonders: Was he tipping pitches for the Dodgers against the Astros in the 2017 World Series — or were they cheating?
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West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020
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4 takeaways from Day 1 of the Cubs Convention, including Albert Almora Jr. keeping close tabs on the girl injured from his foul ball
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‘Not your average freshman’: Jamie Hodges scores 21 points, including six free throws in the final minute, to lead Michigan City past Valparaiso
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Gabby Beggs powers Argo to rout of Oak Lawn in front of big crowd: ‘It was great that everybody came out to support us’
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‘That intimidates them’: Sophomore big man Landen Babusiak blocks seven shots and scores 18 points as Hanover Central shuts down Griffith