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Bask in glow of Shining Stars at Celestial CelebrationJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Tickets for the Mount Prospect's Celestial Celebration are going quickly, so don't delay. The event is considered to be the village's premier awards show, since it high...
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Time to get ready for more class expansion in IHSA sportsJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The big news out of the Illinois High School Association's office last week was the decision to move forward with a drug testing program for high school athletes. What g...
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Tax time will be here before we know it, so now's the time to prepareJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Once again, that tax-time clock is ticking. It means there are fewer than 12 weeks left to get all of your canceled checks, records and receipts together. These days, mi...
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Chelios a competitor to the endJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - When Chris Chelios was playing dominant defense for the Blackhawks in the early 1990s, one of his assistant coaches -- who shall stay unnamed to protect his foolishness ...
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Sinking teams fail to weigh down sports talk radioJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - The Bears rallied at the end of the season in December, but that's nothing compared to the charge WMVP 1000-AM put on. The station rose from a 1.3 percent share of the o...
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Bid on bargains at Troop 32's annual auction fundraiserJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - "Going once, twice, three times -- it's yours" will be the phrase of the evening at Boy Scout Troop 32's auction fundraiser set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday at American Legion...
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Palatine reaches out to BrooksJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Few signs indicated Feb. 6 would be one of the biggest days in the young life of Monroe Brooks. Brooks was hardly an athletic prodigy. He made a last-minute decision to ...
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Barrington's 'Material Girl' to retireJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - In an effort to inspire her customers, Dyllis Braithwaite made a new outfit for herself nearly every week. From fur coats to sundresses, Braithwaite would wear the cloth...
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Arlington robot team waits for word on invite to world competitionJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Since September, an Arlington Heights-based robotics team has worked toward getting their robot ready for the state competition, which took place Saturday. Now, it turns...
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Working on the railroadJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - When Fred Krause moved into his home in St. Charles, he had his eye on a corner in the basement. It was big enough to house his trains and a layout to run them on. His l...