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The ups and downs of yo-yos, a classic toy with Chicago roots

Chicago entrepreneur Donald F. Duncan bought the rights to the word "yo-yo" and joined forces with newspaper titan William Randolph Hearst to get newsboys pushing the toy.

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Breitbart Business Digest: Biden Is the Chaos Candidate

Republicans looking out across the chaos that has engulfed American campuses should take Richard Nixon's advice: "Never murder a man who's committing suicide."

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Gaza protests reached Jesuit colleges—schools with a history of student activism

Many Jesuits schools have recently been sites of passionate protest, peaceful activism and regrettably some incidents of anti-Semitism.

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For 50 years, Good Times has given America an unvarnished look at a Chicago family s struggles

Enduring sitcom took on poverty, unemployment and racism, as faced by a strong Black family in Cabrini-Green.

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Elgin played a big role in the Growing Hope movement — and a Holocaust documentary film of the same name – Chicago Tribune

Elgin played a big role in the Growing Hope movement — and a Holocaust documentary film of the same name – Chicago Tribune
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