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Diminutive drag racer produces enormously fun driveMar 06, 2017 5:00 am - Small things can leave a big impression, just like "No Big Thing." It's a tiny blue Vespa 400 that was turned into a serious drag machine in the 1970s. Mark Cryer freque...
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What track will new Metra chairman take?Mar 06, 2017 4:33 am - Three months into Norman Carlson's tenure as Metra director in spring 2013, the railroad was reeling from a political scandal and the exodus of top leaders. The commuter...
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Owners of Burt's Place sought legendary founder's help on pizza recipesMar 06, 2017 4:30 am - Learning deep-dish pizza recipes from the side of a bed at Skokie Hospital wasn't something Jerry Petrow, a former futures trader, ever thought he would be doing. But it...
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Grayslake North's Wilson enjoying more successMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - Chelsee Wilson earned her second Student-Athlete of the Week award in women's track and field for Concordia Chicago when she broke two of her own school records at the M...
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Start your own networking group to boost resultsMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - Networking just hasn't worked for you, possibly because your networking skills need work or, equally possible, because you're networking with the wrong people. You might...
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It adds up: Kanupke enters DePaul hallMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - A teacher in the Prospect High School math department has added a special honor to her resume. Karen Stewart Kanupke is now a member of the DePaul University Athletics H...
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Delany has giraffe's vision to help businesses with their strategyMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - If some job changes had not taken place, John Delany of Inverness would never have started Giraffe Strategy Consulting for Business, a Barrington consulting firm. He wa...
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Rozner: This time, Chicago Blackhawks youth must be servedMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - Joel Quenneville can't be accused of refusing to play the kids this year. Of course, he hasn't had much choice. The future Hall of Famer was given a lineup with rookies ...
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Past two weekends at Redbird were special for Fox Valley areaMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - When you've covered as many state tournaments as I have since 1976 they tend to become old hat. You hope for exciting games, knowing not every one will be. More than any...
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Chicago history full of immigrant success storiesMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - Personally, I've always found the transitory waves of immigration phobia that have come and gone over the decades as puzzling, or at least odd, considering our country's...