Columns
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Rolling Meadows goes green with recyclingApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - They've been hard to miss, the big green recycling carts dotting the curbs this week in Rolling Meadows. Carts have arrived at each house and signal the start of the cit...
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CBS still has ample room for NCAA Tournament highlightsApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Well, let's put to rest the idea of doubling the NCAA Tournament to 128 teams, shall we? Not only has no 16th seed ever beaten a No. 1 in the tourney, nobody beat a No. ...
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Private mortgage insurance now a tax write offApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - A new law allows many recent home buyers to slash their tax bill by deducting the cost of their private mortgage insurance. FHA and VA borrowers can qualify for the writ...
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Redhawks' Lawler battling through another round of cancerApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It's hard to imagine perpetually positive Phil Lawler not having a good week. But, yes, last week was another good one for the legendary Naperville Central baseball pitc...
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Piekarz gets chance to give back to his Streamwood rootsApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The Streamwood baseball team is getting a helping hand from a former professional pitcher this season. And he's not just any former pro. He's one of Streamwood's very ow...
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Crede still here, still winning games for SoxApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- Despite protests to the contrary, the biggest upset of the year isn't that the White Sox won a game during the opening week of the season. And it's not that...
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Schaumburg challenges residents to get on track to better fitnessApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The village of Schaumburg is accepting a national challenge to improve physical fitness and is looking for the participation of residents and workers. The six-week progr...
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'Planets' align as CSO chorus continues 50th anniversary celebrationApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - This has been a season of celebration for the Chicago Symphony Chorus, founded by the late Margaret Hillis at the invitation of then-music director Fritz Reiner in 1957....
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Local student with cerebral palsy receives awardApr 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It was clear at this week's Barrington Area Unit District 220 school board meeting that second-grader Danny Pop is not letting his cerebral palsy slow him down. The scho...
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Some interesting newsmakers aren't the usual newsmakersApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We don't always have to look to Hollywood, Washington or Wrigley Field to find people with the most-interesting or even most influential lives. Where do you go to meet t...