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Missing funds from cookbook sales found in CarpentersvilleFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The mystery of the missing money in Carpentersville has been solved. Bonnie Lipprandt wanted to know where the hundreds of dollars she helped generate for the village ha...
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Inspector let his boss, the buyer, downFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I have several complaints about my home inspector. Throughout the inspection, he was shadowed by the seller and the listing agent, so I could never speak freely w...
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Road that winds its way to Washington's culture of wasteFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - LEE COUNTY, Fla. -- Coconut Road near Fort Myers looks like any other concrete ribbon near housing developments, golf courses and shopping malls in this state's booming ...
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Motorola unveils network that carries video bloggingFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Video blogging soon could reach the next generation in the Chicago area. It could go high definition. Motorola Inc. demonstrated the ability of its new Long Term Evoluti...
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Media group helps people tell 'other side' of the storyFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - How do you help people tell their story effectively? In the late 1960s, a turbulent time in Chicago, Hank De Zutter was an education writer at the Chicago Daily News. He...
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Housing crisis really two dramasFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - First of two parts The financial crisis we are currently in will probably enter the U.S. record book as the second worst in the last 100 years. The worst was in the...
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Bulldogs go from underdogs to conference championsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Talk about flying under the radar. The Batavia girls basketball team exceeded all expectations this year after doing the following: • Winning a conference title (13-1) f...
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Illini's Smith can expect same kind of unfair treatmentFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - If I had a nickel for every time Illinois coach Bruce Weber has mentioned his team's struggle to score points this season, then I could breeze through this economic down...
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Whips' final Purple Palace game sure wasn't supposed to be like thisFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - This was not the way the curtain was supposed to come down on so much history. The girls basketball program at Hampshire High School has had success in its own gym like ...
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Batavia seniors enjoy final game vs. VikingsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Phil Albrecht has made the same shot before and won $5. He didn't have any extra money in his wallet walking out of Batavia's gym Friday night, but he had something he l...