Leavitt: The man in the purple suit
November 27, 2019I thought my friend Mike would be pleased to buy an ice machine from me. I was mistaken. Mike owned the Stars Inn nightclub, where he served many drinks that had ice in them. But he…
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Recruits at Great Lakes enjoy Thanksgiving through Adopt-A-Sailor program
November 26, 2019When the Thanksgiving holiday comes around, it offers a moment for counting blessings, sharing with others, and enjoying time with family and friends over dinner. For some Navy recruits…
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‘Millburn Strangler’ getting closer to extinction
November 21, 2019The days of the “Millburn Strangler” and its legendary traffic snarls along Route 45 will soon pass into memory, as the western bypass is now open and steams toward its completion….
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State’s top schools noted in annual report cards
November 20, 2019Queen Bee School District 16 in DuPage County continues to achieve. Nearly half of the students in the Glendale Heights school district are Hispanic and more than one-third of its students…
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Leavitt: Lessons of a man with four women
November 20, 2019Sam the Salesman kept up to three mistresses at a time. But he had ethics. If he only had one mistress, he told me, he was more likely to get attached, and that would be unfair to his…
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Underwood advocates for climate-change solutions
November 15, 2019U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-14h) testified Thursday, Nov. 14 before the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis to advocate for long-term solutions to climate change….
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Federal strike force to target procurement fraud
November 13, 2019Assistant U.S. attorneys from the Northern District of Illinois will be part of a U.S. Justice Department Procurement Collusion Strike Force, focusing on deterring, detecting, investigating…
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Township elimination cost analysis prepped before election
November 13, 2019With the passage of House Bill 348, which was aimed directly at the elimination of township government and its road districts in McHenry County, both Nunda and McHenry townships have…
