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House-banked games offer taste of pokerMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Many casino customers would enjoy a little friendly bit of poker now and then. The majority, however, feel uncomfortable walking into a live poker room and playing again...
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Dist. 220 board OK's pro-style turf for BHS football fieldMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - When Barrington High School football players charge onto their new field for the first time in August, they'll be playing on the same type of turf the pros play on. Barr...
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Italian singer to headline fundraiserMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Jim Pesoli of Arlington Heights has beaten the odds as a cancer survivor a startling four times. Each new lease on life, he says, has strengthened his resolve to live ea...
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Lake Zurich ace Katie Buczynski looks forward to future at HeartlandMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Heartland signed up a softball player with heart this winter. Never heard of Heartland Community College? Don't be embarrassed. It's a relatively new juco that prior to ...
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Charter schools: Public or private?Mar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - In the past month, I've written a good deal about the Cambridge Lakes Charter School in Pingree Grove. One of the issues that emerged during that time -- one which I hav...
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'Breaking the Silence' series continues at RaviniaMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The Ravinia Festival is best known for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's annual summer residency, and last week's 2008 season announcement detailed the CSO's 72nd season...
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Mt. Prospect to flick switch to off for worldwide Earth HourMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The village of Mount Prospect plans to join in the Earth Hour campaign on March 29 by turning off all nonessential lighting for one hour, from 8 to 9 p.m. All essential...
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Just a matter of timeMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Adam Harris, the former Wheaton North track star now sprinting at Michigan, figured he'd succeed at a national level. At the NCAA Division I Indoor Championship finals S...
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Back to the 'Futurama'Mar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Seth MacFarlane's "Family Guy" used home video to revive itself and get back on network TV, and now its old Fox rival "Futurama," the labor-of-love sci-fi cartoon create...
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Hanover Park gears up for its 50th anniversaryMar 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Hanover Park recently ushered in its 50th anniversary with a gala dinner, the first event in a year-long celebration. Headlining 2008 will be a four-day Family Festival ...