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Games can be friends indeed to those in needFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Once again sports is charged with helping to heal the wounds of the world. Northern Illinois University's men's basketball team will play Western Michigan tonight in the...
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Is the American economy ready for a new New Deal?Feb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - A beleaguered Republican administration with an unpopular president can't pull the U.S. economy out of its funk. That allows a popular and engaging Harvard-educated youn...
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Stars special? You betFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - At the beginning of the season, St. Charles North girls basketball coach Katie Sauber sat her North Stars down and told them something that would eventually come true. "...
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Student-athletes play role in healing processFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - DEKALB -- If life truly were normal at Northern Illinois, Jake Anderson's Geography 101 class at 9:30 a.m. today would be held at Cole Hall 101. Yes, the same lecture ro...
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Clinton, Obama both have valid arguments regarding delegatesFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The details of the process for choosing and allocating delegates to the parties' national conventions are usually sleep-inducing to all but the most dedicated political ...
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Problem areas are where homes overvalued, deflatedFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - A recent listing of mortgage foreclosure rates in 100 top areas drew a lot of attention. Released by RealtyTrac, a firm that compiles data on home foreclosures, the list...
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Chess player calculates how to share his love of the gameFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - There's a section at Libertyville's Cook Memorial Library called the "Quiet Area," but it's not completely silent. The tapping of computer keys; a student ripping paper...
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Wheaton entrepreneur sees Visions can fill an area business needFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - Wheaton native Dantley Tillman says he's always been an entrepreneur at heart. Tillman, wanting to run a business in the community he has grown to love, now operates Vis...
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Clearbrook gets $15,000 from young professionalsFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - A wine-tasting event held on Saturday by the Friends of Clearbrook drew more than 470 people to the Stonegate Conference & Banquet Center in Hoffman Estates. They sample...
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Get outside and explore Roselle's downtownFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Has the overabundance of cold and snow given you cabin fever? Grab your hat and scarf and we'll find some refreshing places in downtown Roselle. Let's start at Pina's ...