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Chance a bright light at Grammys
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Chance a bright light at Grammys

When the rhythm and blues artist R. Kelly revisited his old Chicago South Side neighborhood Hyde Park in 2005, he brought his basketball. A summer camp for inner-city kids had heard Kelly loved the sport and asked if he would come to their gym, play ball with the kids, and teach them the power of...

Best Breakfast: The Palace Cafe, Hillsdale
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Best Breakfast: The Palace Cafe, Hillsdale

Some days we stand up in the Palace Cafe like it’s the last of the great pioneer town bars. Other days, we sit in the booths, dreading tomorrow — the exam, the hangover, the break-up on the quad —  and measure out our lives in coffee spoons. But the Palace is always there to comfort...

Councilman Watkins suggests placing ‘It’s the people’ on water tower
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Councilman Watkins suggests placing ‘It’s the people’ on water tower

The City of Hillsdale’s unofficial motto, “It’s the people” might have a home in Hillsdale after all. City Councilman Brian Watkins raised the possibility of placing the slogan on the city’s water tower at a Jan. 24 city council meeting. Watkins said he came up with this idea after looking at a recent Board of...