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Big winners in chamber's contest also are the biggest losersApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - The losses might not have been dramatic as the NBC version of "The Biggest Loser," but try to tell that to Rebecca Tybor. Tybor lost 12.5 percent of her body weight to w...
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Be patient -- Super Wal-Mart is coming to ElginApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - It's coming -- just maybe not as soon as you'd all hope. Over the past few weeks the calls and e-mails from those of you wondering if you're still getting that new Super...
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Losing weight leaves couple feeling a little coldApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. My husband and I are trying to get in better shape and lose some of that weight that has crept into our clothes over the years. Aside from the obvious, we are con...
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A muff for your mumApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Elderly, frail mothers and grandmothers are often the hardest people to shop for on Mother's Day, so a smart suburban mom (and former BP executive) created Twiddle Muffs...
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Learning what's new on the crime scene, how police fight backApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Combating such new crimes as identity theft and computer stalking -- as well as age-old problems like gangs, drugs and prostitution -- was the subject of the most recent...
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Attention shoppers: Smart carts … aisle 6Apr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Companies such as Microsoft have been working on technology to make shopping at the grocery store easier and more efficient for shoppers and store employees. Although ne...
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Let's trust Piniella on this oneApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Some of the best Chicago sports stories concern guys who aren't in uniform. With the Bears it's the quarterback they don't have yet. With the Bulls it's the coach they h...
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Pendulum helped prove how Earth rotates around sunApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - "How does the world rotate?" asked Esmeralda Arizmendi, 10, a fifth-grader at O'Plaine School in Gurnee. Once each day, the Earth makes a full turn called a rotation. Wh...
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Free-spirited cook loves to immerse herself in the processApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Sue Sullivan is the kind of cook I would love to watch on the Food Network. She's messy. She doesn't always have the ingredients she needs, so she enlists her family to ...
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MS can't keep Conant student from full school, sports scheduleApr 29, 2008 11:00 pm - As a three-sport student athlete at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates, senior Meghan Melone carries a full load. Last week, she went right from classes to soccer pra...