Columns
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City grants give neighborhoods hand in sprucing upMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin neighborhood groups can vie for a slice of $50,000 starting this month to help create newsletters, spruce up local parks and create new entryway monuments. The cit...
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Get your game on, go play at skate or surf campMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Deep into a winter that seems endless, you're looking forward to that week of your kids' summer camp when you have the house to yourself. Come on, you know that by day t...
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Hawks' 5-on-3 power-play flops costlyMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - While the Blackhawks have done a lot of the little things well in their recent hot streak, they have failed in one big area. The Hawks haven't scored in their last seven...
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Insulting, ignorant views of the influence of the Latino voteMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Recently, I was in California doing an interview on a New York radio show talking about Texas. Also on the show was an African-American columnist from a newspaper in New...
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Lender can agree to take loss on loanMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. My husband and I are way behind on our mortgage. We have decided to try and sell our home. We had a Realtor over a couple nights ago to get an idea what our hous...
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Airline mergers likely to bring changesMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - It looks like some of the major airlines are seriously considering mergers, and this begs the question: Will it bring higher fares? Here's our take in Q&A form: Q. W...
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It's OK if kids' way of learning isn't your wayMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Nat, age 3 at the time, launches herself down the hill. A huge grin on her face, she doesn't worry about how fast she's going, who is in the way, or whether she is doing...
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UEC can stand proud with Elgin, Neuqua in supersMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - When boys basketball "experts" around the state start talking about the best conferences, rarely is the Upstate Eight a part of that discusson. Until now. With three UEC...
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St. Louis lights up its riverfrontMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - There is a virtual fleet of floating casinos moored alongside the Mississippi River, the Ohio River and other waterways in the Midwest, as well as along the shores of th...
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Tomorrow comes today for high school athletesMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - With all its euphoria and net-cutting and trophy-hoisting, March Madness is a magical time of year. If you've been to a fan-packed high school gym during the state baske...