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Help firefighters help you: Learn more about the Knox-BoxApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - When fighting fires and saving lives, every second makes a difference. Hoping to shave minutes -- or even seconds -- off its response times, the Barrington Countryside F...
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Mortgage crisis gives rise to new scamsApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The housing market's downturn has given rise to a new type of scam, in which con artists try to steal what little cash financially troubled homeowners still have left. Q...
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Tired of watching basketball? Relax with baseball on radioApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Because I don't plan to watch the NBA playoffs on television, I can finally rest my eyes. They need a break. I don't enjoy pro basketball, and that makes watching those ...
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Dist. 300 middle-schoolers hear two outstanding speakersApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Like any other product of public schooling, I've seen my share of motivational speakers and attended countless school assemblies. The best were the ones in high school, ...
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Splitting some blackjack pairs not the best playApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Just because the book says to split a certain pair against a certain dealer up-card, that doesn't necessarily mean it's a winning play. All it means is that splitting i...
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Hospitality, sans hotelApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Need help making all those phone calls at work today? Don't have time to pick up the dry cleaning? Need help managing the house? Michelle Soesbe wants to help. Whether i...
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Lions' egg hunt planners hoping for good weatherApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Easter was incredibly early this year. There was even quite a bit of snow on the ground at the time. So the Mount Prospect Lions Club members decided to hold their annua...
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No Parker? No problem -- Fowles will amaze Sky faithfulApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Long before Wednesday's WNBA draft, Naperville native and Tennessee star Candace Parker was the No. 1 choice. When the Chicago Sky ended up with the No. 2 pick, many fan...
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St. Viator students travel to Chicago to protest todayApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A group of St. Viator students, along with the Rev. Corey Brost and Br. John Eustice, will stage a peaceful protest downtown Chicago today. In front of the Chinese Cons...
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Group to give food to needy for PassoverApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - For 100 years, Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago has packed and delivered food for the needy on Passover and Rosh Hashanah. The group will pack and deliver 5,000 boxes fro...