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Magad, 94, also filled the vital concertmaster role for a third of a century and helped found the Northbrook Symphony.
Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposed budget cuts have been circulating in Springfield as some continue to argue for “progressive revenues.”
More than anyone else on the 2016 Cubs, Arrieta knew what it felt like to be the proverbial baddest man on the planet. But he also experienced, as that curse-busting season wore on, the reality of beginning to slip off his perch.
Ahmed Abdul Majeed has received no response from the government he believes has wronged him. He is not giving up.
The Brewers aren’t just shooting for a fourth straight division title — they’re expecting it, say two of their biggest stars.
The well-designed Haven on Lincoln is Chicago’s first shelter that gives each resident their own private, bathroom-equipped room. More are coming, according to the city’s housing department.
Founders embedded freedom to worship, or not to, in very First Amendment.
If the Sox have not yet begun negotiating a contract extension for Murakami, they should have — yesterday.
“I was ready for [my] time,” the massively struggling Quero said of his walk-off blast in the 10th inning at Rate Field.