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Some moms gets a little pampering at 'Day of Beauty' eventMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Cinderella would have been pleased to see the sunny smiles and looks of content on the faces of women recently pampered with professional beauty salon treatments. In a s...
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Oh, for one more drive with Wally Phillips' voice againMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I wanted nothing more than to twist the dial. A quick punch to FM and the ride to school would be far less painful for a young teen wishing she was the one behind the wh...
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Schwimmer saves weak 'Run' with late heroicsMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Given its pedestrian dialogue, exhausted, formulaic plot and lame sight gags of men falling down, "Run Fat Boy Run" should be miles and miles away from a sweet and endea...
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Little Bro's revengeMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - You may have experienced this yourself: Big brother begrudgingly lets little brother play ball with him. Mom said so. Little brother is rewarded with a merciless poundin...
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Ghost of Neale can't linger any longer in U-46Mar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Former Superintendent Connie Neale has been physically absent from Elgin Area School District U-46 since October. She's been off the district's payroll for more than fou...
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Sale/leaseback requires careful preparationMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - A sale/leaseback arrangement can be a handy real estate tool, especially if the transaction involves parents and their grown children. Q. My mom and dad still live i...
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What lessons were learned from 10 recognition banquets?Mar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - There's just so much chicken a person can eat. I know. I speak from experience. I spent some serious time in 2007-08 traveling the chicken circuit. It was Daily Herald b...
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Even Money, Insurance exact same betMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - There's something fundamental about blackjack that most players don't understand, and what happened at the casino the other day gives and excellent example of it. The fe...
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William P. Caputo scholarship applications availableMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The William P. Caputo Scholarship Fund will award a $1,000 scholarship to a Prospect Heights School District 23 graduate this June. High school seniors who graduated fro...
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Don't be fooled: new book brains Cubs fansMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Cubs fans are natural born suckers. We all know that. They've been rooting for the same losers for 100 years. So of course they're also natural born targets for sales pi...