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**Best Of XRT**

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It's 4/20 - News With Mary Dixon Apr 20, 2017

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Everything you need to know to spark up your day.

Former NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Dead In Prison - News With Mary Dixon Apr 19, 2017

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Everything you need to know to start your day.

Tax Day 2017 - News With Mary Dixon Apr 18, 2017

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Everything you need to know to start your day.

Len & Lin: Keep It Together [Listen] Apr 17, 2017

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After taking two of three from their first three opponents, the Pittsburgh Pirates came into Wrigley and swept the defending World Series champs. The Cubs had their moments, though: they had plenty of baserunners and the bullpen made only a couple mistakes. A lack of timely hitting and solid relief pitching led to Pirate comebacks and find a bit of an early logjam in the NL Central with both the Bucs & Cubs mired at .500 while Cincinnati and the incoming Brewers atop the division.

Len & Lin: Champion Cubs Are Lord of the Rings [Listen] Apr 14, 2017

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The Cubs World Series celebration continued this week with the championship ring presentation Wednesday following the banner raising on Monday. The rings, 108 years in the making, spared no detail in celebrating the relief of the longest drought in professional sport. 108 diamonds encrust the mammoth piece of jewelry, with representations of the Wrigley Field marquee, player name and number, the 'W' flag, the final postseason series totals, and notably, a goat's head. The Cubs have now taken two of three from each of their first three opponents and look to do more against the Pittsburgh Pirates as they put the 2016 World Series championship celebrations in the rearview mirror.

US Bombs ISIS In Afghanistan, Anticipates North Korean Nuke Test - News With Mary Dixon Apr 14, 2017

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Everything you need to know to start your day.

Lin Brehmer Eulogizes J. Geils [Listen] Apr 12, 2017

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John Geils passed away yesterday at the age of 71, leaving behind a legacy of influential rock and rhythm. Lin recollects first seeing him at a concert that the internet doesn't even remember.

All Apologies - News With Mary Dixon Apr 12, 2017

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Everything you need to know to start your day.

Len & Lin: The Dawn of a New Era in Wrigleyville [Listen] Apr 11, 2017

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As another Cubs Opening Day is upon us, we are reminded everywhere we look around the ballpark that things are... well, different. There's a new plaza, The Park at Wrigley, that Lin helped christen before the game. The surrounding area is still very much a construction zone, but the ballpark is becoming nearer to the vision the Ricketts' ownership put forth upon purchasing the club. There's a new western entrance and exit. New offices are housed above what used to be the parking lot immediately adjacent to Wrigley on Clark. Gone are the concrete slabs around the exterior of the friendly confines, which now sports a new stucco look. The ceramic roof shingle ornamentation now stretches well beyond the facade at Clark and Addison. Gone are the baseline bullpens that allowed fans to interact with relieving pitching corps of both teams. They've been hidden away under the bleachers, viewable to the seats only via closed-circuit television. However, the bullpens feature a screen that allows relief pitchers to see out to the field of play, but not for outfielders to see in. Similarly, the outfield concourses now have one-way glass that allows fans to see into the bullpens, but not for relievers to be distracted by fans. But most notably, there are four new flagpoles situated on either side of the old centerfield scoreboard. And now, four new pennants flying at Wrigley Field: the 1907 & 1908 World Series banners, the 2016 National League Pennant, and of course, the 2016 World Series Championship banner.

Not-So-Friendly Skies - News With Mary Dixon Apr 11, 2017

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Everything you need to know to start your day.