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Tune in to Woodstock, Illinois' 'Music Town'Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Second of two parts Singer/banjo player Pete Seeger is, quite literally, a folk hero around Woodstock, Ill. Austrian composer and child prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Moz...
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Elgin might have gone 'dry,' and it had nothing to do with groundwaterApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Would Elgin remain "wet," or would the citizens vote "dry" in a special election? That's what was at the forefront of the news a century ago as opponents to liquor sales...
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We may struggle, but we sure dig deep to helpApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - A lot of us are struggling a bit these days. It seems it's either fill the gas tank or fill your tummy. Everyone I talk to says they're stretching to cover costs, cuttin...
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Desperate youth need to know the value of lifeApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Not too long ago, adolescent suicide was prominent in the media again. And, as the press has a penchant to do, numerous newspaper and magazines ran high profile articles...
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Airline's promised vouchers a long time comingApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I need your help getting a voucher that US Airways promised us, but hasn't sent. While we were on a Mediterranean cruise last year, my wife fell and was severely ...
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Cancellations? Bankruptcy? What's an airline passenger to do?Apr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - It's been bad news for air travelers the last few weeks. ATA, Aloha Airlines, Skybus and Oasis suddenly ceased flying, and thousands of flights on Southwest Airlines, Am...
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Common for home sellers to pay all or part of a buyer's settlement costApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. The market is not doing well here and we agreed to pay up to $8,000 of the buyer's closing costs. Is there anything I can do to keep the amount as far below $8,00...
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Bears send loud message to Benson with 2nd pickApr 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Like most athletes, running backs are a different breed of human being. They don't think like we do. Reality rarely is realistic. Denial is more appealing. So when the B...
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Please! Time to give Danica the respect she truly deservesApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Ah, message boards. You have to love all the bad grammar, misspellings, crazy comments, hair-brain ideas and downright venom that you can find floating in cyberspace. I ...
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April Fool's Day dummy falls 10 stories, lands in courtApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The judge in Rolling Meadows courtroom 209 methodically doles out justice to the typical collection of people with tickets for overweight trucks and underage smoking. Th...