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Arlington Heights officials rejected a petition to ban village financial incentives for the Chicago Bears or any other business, stating that the petition didn’t have enough valid signatures — and warning that such a move would hurt businesses and taxpayers. The petition calls for the village to create an “Anti-Corporate Welfare Ordinance” that would prohibit…
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Former Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and his wife, Marie, on Monday publicly placed their six-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot brick and limestone mansion in Lakeview on the market for $3.75 million. Now a consultant for Major League Baseball, Epstein, 48, oversaw the Cubs’ baseball operations from 2011 until stepping down in November. Among his…
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So how does it feel to play the most notorious vice president in history? “Really great, actually,” says Donald Webber Jr., a laugh spiking his rich voice. The Southern California native stars as Aaron Burr in the mega-hit, cultural game-changer musical “Hamilton, which moves into the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa Wednesday…
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By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden declared at the United Nations on Wednesday that Russia has “shamelessly violated the core tenets” of the international body with its war in Ukraine as he summoned nations around the globe to stand firm in backing the Ukrainian resistance.…
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Every fall, food journalists are inundated with a hefty crop of cookbooks dubbed the most-highly anticipated of the year. This September was no different. But imagine our delight when we sifted through dozens of titles on everything from French cakes to “modern hippie” food to discover that the very best — the ones that made…
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Luis Severino has been waiting 45 days for this. The Yankees’ right-hander has made that very clear and isn’t backing down. Severino said there was no reason for him to go on the 60-day injured list the day the team put him on there and he’s spent the last 45 days waiting for a chance…
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Florida’s quarterback situation behind Anthony Richardson is improving as the Gators’ starter works his way out of a recent funk. Coach Billy Napier said Wednesday redshirt freshman Jalen Kitna is coming off his best week of practice. The son of former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna is the No. 2 quarterback entering Saturday’s visit to Tennessee…
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Pomegranate passion. For me it started at an early age when I pilfered one from a neighbor’s yard, a beauty found on the ground under the tree. It was cracked and revealed 2 or 3 rows of glistening crimson seeds. Years later I apologized to the owners for the larceny. Grinning, they accepted my tearful…
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Michael Huntley takes a hard look at the Orange County high school football scene after last week’s games. He’s looking at what worked or didn’t work, who starred, who stumbled and who is feeling the heat this week. Wait and see I am typically not one to pull back the curtain and reveal insider information,…
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Teams tend to fit neatly into boxes in the NBA. There are the haves and the have nots. There are franchises actively trying to lose and there are franchises deep into the luxury tax because their championship windows require full commitment. This isn’t the NFL. Not every team has a chance. Even the Jets won…
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