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Construction worker dies in accident at Illinois high school construction site

The worker was injured by a saw while on the job at the science building of Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois. ....

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Column: A goodbye, for now, to Tony Baranek. Fortunately, he will still write stories worth putting on the fridge.

For the past several months, Tony Baranek and I have been joking around with each other that the longest farewell tour since Elton John is finally coming to an end. I’m calling it a farewell instead of a retirement because Tony isn’t really retiring. While he’s stepping away from the grind of being a full-time sports writer, he’s not leaving us entirely. And that’s the best thing about all of . ....

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