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Algonquin man builds recognition one box at a timeJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The Super Bowl is the busy season for Patrick Pfeifer and his 2-year-old business, That's Pat's Italian Beef. Pfeifer's products, Italian beef kits and giardiniera, spor...
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Reality check: Bulls just plain awfulJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - If you believe Jerry Reinsdorf -- always a dubious proposition when the Bulls chairman starts spinning -- Scott Skiles was the smart one. Reinsdorf told WGN-TV's Rich Ki...
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Guess who won the presidency in the last Year of the RatJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - This is the Year of the Rat. In both the Chinese Zodiac and the presidential race. Actually, the presidential Year of the Rat is just one of the three R's of this primar...
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Oxygen therapy shows promise against variety of ailmentsJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - A number of years ago, it was believed that doing surgery in large pressure chambers (hyperbaric chambers) would improve outcomes. To that end, some medical centers bega...
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Time to start planning for spring's RelayJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - If there is a single word in the English language that strikes more fear in people's minds, it is not one of the current buzzwords "terrorism" or "recession"; it is the ...
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Cancer Society provides transport for port surgeryJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Ports bring to mind exotic places, as in ports of call. However, there are other ports most people don't visit. Placed just under the skin below the collar bone, they ar...
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King breakfast inspires activism and scholarshipJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Roughly 500 guests braved bone-chilling cold last Monday to attend the 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast at Benedictine University in Lisle. Smiling greeters...
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Looking at maps reveals a bit of Arlington Heights historyJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - It's the Year of the Map. Around the city and suburbs, three dozen museums, institutions, and organizations are celebrating a Festival of Maps well into 2008. A local ne...
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A significant Bulls trade prior to deadline not likelyJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - The need for a significant move may be strong, but chances are the Bulls won't do anything before the Feb. 21 trade deadline. Something could still happen. General manag...
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Your healthJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - From the heart Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in America, claiming the lives of over half a million women a year. Friday is Wear Red Day in Chicago, an effor...