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AAA hosts Florida vacation for Cubs fansApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - From Dec.10-14, AAA (www.aaa.com or (866) 968-7222) will host an exclusive vacation for Cubs players and fans at Universal Orlando in Florida. Cubs fanatics can indulge ...
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Northern Kane County families hope you'll join them for a walk against cancerApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Meet Bonnie Jilek, one of J.Z.'s Angels. She met J.Z. at the Dundee Township Park District Recreation & Fitness Center, she on the elliptical trainer, he on the adjacent...
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World War II is an example of a war that had to be foughtApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Nicholson Baker, a supremely talented novelist, has written a surprising book of nonfiction titled "Human Smoke." It is composed primarily of snippets taken from contemp...
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18th-century history is coming to visit ElginApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - At 2 p.m. today, Judge Manny Barbosa's one-act play, "Among Nations as Among Individuals," will have its initial free showing in the community room of the Gail Borden Li...
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Recruits ready themselves for the ArmyApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - The sight of walkers and runners in my neighborhood is not a rare sight. At any given time of the day, athletic-wear clad residents can be seen progressing through the s...
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Be persistent about noisy neighborsApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I hope you can help me with this problem. I live in a condo and my neighbors create excessive noise. They play their TV and stereo very loud for several hours alm...
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Celebrate poetry with library, online featuresApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - The poet T.S. Eliot wrote, "April is the cruelest month," but the Academy of American Poets hopes to lessen that effect with a month-long celebration of poetry. The aca...
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Passengers don't leave home without itApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, while flying home from a visit to Austin, Texas, I was seated next to a man who carried on in an unusual way. It wasn't that he ranted about the terrible servi...
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Parents are along for the ride no matter kids' agesApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - I've been a driving instructor to most of my younger siblings and all of my own kids. I think I get recruited for this job because I'm usually pretty patient and relaxed...
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Proposals to curb servicing abuses a good startApr 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Last of three parts Two previous articles examined the Federal Reserve Board's proposals for tightening underwriting requirements and for limiting broker charges to...