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In Northbrook, a cadre of young women quietly overcome
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Former Northbrook Village President Gene Marks, left, rejected by voters 12 years ago, wants back in. Ana Mendez McGuinnes, Christopher Lay and Robert…
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I was in Cary, North Carolina and in a very bad mood. We had flown in for top-end fertility treatments in that insanely wealthy city, and they failed…
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The trains run on time in Skokie. Snow is plowed in a timely manner. Garbage gets picked up. The tax base is varied and strong. The fire department is…
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We haven't protected teachers before. Why should they trust us now?
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The examined life can be discouraging
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An obituary in his own words
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At the end of the month, I will see and touch my only child for the first time in over a year. I’m not as excited as you might think. I’m not even as…
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This sounds improbable, but I swear it's all true
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Gail Schechter leading a press event outside Skokie Village Hall Monday. Lately, even when Skokie does the right thing it does it the wrong way. 
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President Trump says he will save American suburbs from the threat of affordable housing. They’re not exactly terrified in Northbrook. “I am happy to…
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When I was 19, the windshield wiper motor on my first car quit. I refused to replace it. I’d be damned if I was going to pamper a faded old Chevrolet…
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