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Rising in the East, Setting in the West and a bunch of stuff in between

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Fortunately for the University of Illinois, appearing on the hit TV show, "Shark Tank", is not required for hiring a head football coach. But based on recent events, here's how this week's episode might go if that was the case. Illini Nation, it's best to keep the sharp objects away before continuing.

How the Fighting Illini might look if they had to go on “Shark Tank” to find a football coach.

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Let's start with the latest-known facts regarding the investigation of Chicago Blackhawks' superstar Patrick Kane and accusations of sexual assault.

Did the Chicago Blackhawks make the right decision today - inviting Patrick Kane to training camp?

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It's the latest statistical column added to the parenting box score. Alongside psycho-measurement titles such as over-parenting, coach parent, dance mom, dadzilla (I made that one up) is now the best-sounding control-freak label yet: helicopter parent.

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Years ago, there was a prominent billboard at the corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Deerfield Road in Buffalo Grove . It proudly announced that a new Plaza Berenesa strip mall would soon be built on the wide-open patch of weeds covering the intersection's northwest corner and be ready to open in "Spring '97." There was only one problem — I saw the billboard for the first time in early 1999.

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Since the tragic shooting rampage inside a South Carolina church on June 17 that claimed the lives of nine black congregants, who were senselessly killed in their sanctuary of peace and prayer in an alleged act of hate-inspired violence carried out by a lone, white gunman — debate over a controversial symbol long associated with hate and racism has vaulted back into the headlines.

Mr. Trump, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in this new Chicago Tribune, Lincolnshire Review post.

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So I just shelved what I was going to write about this week in favor of a developing story. No, this is much bigger than the Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup or Dave Grohl breaking his leg during a Foo Fighters concert in Sweden and finishing the show — although talk about hockey-player tough!

Got good fish & chips? Fb post sparks sea of emotions:

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Since the odds of another Illinois high school winning state championships in football, boys basketball, girls tennis doubles, mathematics, Science Olympiad, girls water polo and boys gymnastics in the same school year are about as good as seeing Taylor Swift waiting in line to buy day-old bread, I'm going out on a limb to claim that Adlai E. Stevenson High School is the first to pull off this amazing feat.

Can a high school’s golden anniversary possibly get any more golden? Um... Yup.

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Flying under the radar: Tough acts to follow in Stevenson's culture of success

You'd have to think that one of the toughest local jobs to have right now is head coach and manager of Stevenson High School's varsity baseball team. Talk about pressure to join a highly selective club where the athletic bar of success keeps rising – parallel to the school's established and consistently growing academic achievements.

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Flying Under the Radar: Beast Mode Approach to Better Snow Removal

Snow blowers droning, metal shovels scraping icy pavement, tires spinning on slick streets - sounds like the post-blizzard fun of 2015 hasn't quite leveled-off yet since Super Bowl Sunday (I still can't believe Seattle didn't hand it off to Lynch on the goal line!). Although drivers are getting used to looking around snow mountains for traffic when turning at corners, the local fallout or "flakegate" is still humming at a good pitch.

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The clock is ticking on end-of-year giving

There are still a few days left to help local organizations that help others all year long — and help yourself in the process.

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Stevenson Championship football, real life 'Friday Night Lights'

You may have read the book, seen the movie or regularly watched the TV show based on that storyline, but the real life version played out last Saturday.

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Election over, but Bears’ fans are still voting

Community Blogger Eric Scott talks about the upcoming Chicago Bears game against Green Bay.

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Vote early or vote on Election Day

Community Blogger Eric Scott writes about why people should vote in the next election, and all other elections.

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Flying Under the Radar: Campaigns “borrow” TV news anchors for political gain

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Eric Scott's Flying Under the Radar: Too Young For Prime Time Baseball

Eric Scott, community blogger, discusses Little League on TV.

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Flying Under the Radar: Post World Cup soccer fever, soccer in America

Pioneer Press community blogger Eric Scott talks about the World Cup and whether or not soccer has taken off in America.

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Flying Under the Radar: Washington’s Football Team Criticism

The latest backlash came on a legal level, with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revoking the trademark that had protected the team name.