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The easiest way to win the hand isn't always the best playApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Suppose in blackjack you've got a pair of 9s against the dealer's 2. If you just stay pat with your 18, you'll win the hand 56 percent of the time (after adjusting for p...
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WGN-TV special on Cubs strays on bases, but scoresApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - It takes a critic to find fault with "Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs," but such is my calling in my life, so let me get a couple thing...
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Here's one way for Bears to reload fastApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - The Bears are either rebuilding or they're about to put up a sign that reads, "Forty percent off all merchandise. Everything MUST go.'' Since they're still answering the...
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Teens have lots more say about politics than they probably realizeApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - With curfew, chores and rules that often seem ridiculous, being a teenager doesn't seem to come with a lot of power these days. Au contraire, politicos say. The roughly ...
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Going to the world finalsApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - A team of home-schooled students from Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Long Grove and Lake Zurich will take the floor of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta today, for the FIRS...
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It's how he played the gameApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Roberto Clemente gets the "American Experience" treatment next week, and there's no doubt he's a deserving subject for one of the rare sports profiles to grace the PBS s...
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Buffalo Grove business has the sporting lifeApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're in the market for an autographed jersey or baseball card, you may score at a Buffalo Grove retailer. Chicagoland Sports Cards & Memorabilia opened about four ...
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Check out what's going on in District 300 on SaturdayApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - What are you doing this weekend? Before you think of an excuse, I'm not asking you on a date. But Community Unit District 300 board President Joe Stevens is. Stevens an...
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Band to feature young soloistApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - When the Palatine Concert Band takes to the stage for its concert May 11, it will have a special featured soloist -- 17-year-old Sarah Finegan. Sarah, a senior at Fremd...
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Cary-Grove using teamwork to get off to another hot startApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - For Cary-Grove the soccer field has been a battlefield, and currently the Trojans are winning the battles. At 5-0, the Trojans have not only scored a minimum of 5 goals ...